{"id":1475619,"date":"2022-02-02T16:20:08","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T21:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1475619"},"modified":"2022-02-03T12:03:12","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T17:03:12","slug":"ian-poulter-pga-tour-latest-30-million-reason-panic-over-dustin-johnson-and-phil-mickelson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/ian-poulter-pga-tour-latest-30-million-reason-panic-over-dustin-johnson-and-phil-mickelson\/","title":{"rendered":"Ian Poulter Is the PGA Tour\u2019s Latest $30 Million Reason to Panic Over Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How much is Ian Poulter worth to a prospective employer given that he owns one victory on the PGA<\/a> or European tours in the past eight years and has scored just one top-10 finish in major events alongside the world's best golfers<\/a> in that time? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greg Norman thinks the 46-year-old Englishman is worth $30 million. Naturally, that shoots the value of Dustin Johnson and Jon Rahm into the stratosphere, so sports fans might want to dial back their griping about Tobias Harris\u2019 five-year, $180 million contract with the Philadelphia 76ers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, golf is exactly that messed up these days. The PGA Tour as we know it might change radically in the coming months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greg Norman is throwing money around like Mardi Gras beads<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Phil Mickelson of the United States waits with Dustin Johnson of the United States during The Players Championship on The Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on March 12, 2020. | Cliff Hawkins\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Former PGA Tour great Greg Norman failed<\/a> to launch a previous golf series to challenge the PGA Tour by offering bigger prize purses to the world\u2019s best players. He\u2019s now more than two years into his second attempt, and the enormous financial backing poses a serious challenge to the status quo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Norman is spearheading the effort of LIV Golf Investments, a firm operating with the promise of $300 million from Saudi Arabia\u2019s Public Investment Fund, according to Sports Pro Media<\/a>. LIV Golf has affiliated with the Asian Golf Tour and projects a 10-event international schedule beginning in March. The format calls for teams and individual components for 48-player fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This weekend\u2019s tournament isn\u2019t an official part of the Super Golf League schedule, but it goes head-to-head with the PGA stop at Pebble Beach<\/a> as somewhat of a dry run. Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson, Bryson DeChambeau, and Xander Schauffele are among those playing in the Saudi Invitational, which offers $5 million in prize money to a small field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PGA Tour began fighting off the upstart last year with a\u00a0$40 million Player Impact Program<\/a>\u00a0to complement prize money. It didn\u2019t disclose the 10 players paid from that fund, which grows to $50 million this year, but many of the big-name stars Norman covets undoubtedly made the list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ian Poulter is the PGA Tour\u2019s latest $30 million reason to panic<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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