New Open champion Cameron Smith will reportedly become the latest player to drop a bombshell on the golfing world by heading a list of the six players set to become the latest recruits for the controversial LIV breakaway competition.
The Australian became the first player from his country to claim the famous Claret Jug since Greg Norman at Royal St George’s in 1993, pipping Rory McIlroy to glory on Sunday.
His celebrations however were soured when he clashed with a British journalist about joining the rebel Saudi LIV tour just minutes after his stunning victory in St Andrews.
Major players have and continue to be tempted away by the ludicrous sums of money on offer, with the breakaway being backed by $2billion of Saudi money and the total prize money pot across eight events amounting to around £205million.
There has been a frenzy of speculation around Smith and others – including Ryder Cup captain Henrik Stenson and English star Tommy Fleetwood – about their desire to join up with the Saudi-backed LIV Series.
And now a report has added to the mounting whirlwind by claiming Smith, 28, is set to follow up winning the most prestigious golf major by joining the breakaway tour headed by fellow Aussie Norman.
It claims he is set to be joined by another countryman in Marc Leishman.
Also among the fresh batch of rebels is Stenson, who is set to be stripped of the Ryder Cup captaincy, just two months after he was announced as the skipper for the match against the US in Italy next year.
Open champion Cameron Smith is reportedly set to join the LIV breakaway tour this week
The Australian became the first Open champion from his country since 1993 before seeing his celebrations soured
Stenson missed the cut at The Open by a single shot and would not be drawn on his future when asked about it on Friday, replying when asked about the makeup of his forthcoming schedule: ‘Undecided.’
However, Swedish outlet Expressen claim the 2016 Open winner will arrive at Royal…
Source : dailymail
