You may see 18 at 18 on Sunday at Augusta.
LIV Golf will have a major presence at this year's Masters tournament, with 18 players of the PGA Tour rival making an appearance in Augusta. Of those 18 players, six are former Masters winners. Should there be a seventh, Greg Norman has something special planned.
The LIV Golf CEO says that, should one of those 18 players wind up winning the Masters, the other 17 players may surround the green in a show of solidarity and support for their winner.
"There’s talk in our teams all around here, there are 18 or us LIV guys at Augusta and if one of the guys, no matter who it is, they are all going to be there on the 18th green, they are all going to be there, and that just gives me goosebumps to think about," Norman said recently.
He added: "When you walk up 18, your caddy hugs you then you see your wife or your mum and dad. Now to have those 17 other guys there, that’s the spirit we want."
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Brooks Koepka, one of LIV's most high-profile gets, also was in support of the idea, which is why
"All 18 of us want to win," Koepka said after his LIV Golf win in Orlando. "I think when you look at it, if one of the guys does, I would be shocked if all of us aren't there."
Using the platform that the Masters provides as something of a marketing tactic for LIV Golf would only be beneficial for Norman, Koepka and the rest of the series. The tour hasn't performed particularly well in TV viewership, suffering a 24 percent viewership drop between its season-opening Mexico event and the next stop in Tucson.
There's also rumors that some players may be unhappy with the tour's potential expansion to 14 events through the year, saying their contracts may only be guaranteed for 10 events as opposed to the potential 14.
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The tour, though, has certainly gained momentum in its ranks since last year. Cameron Smith, fresh off of winning The Open Championship, joined LIV Golf late last year. Smith was their last and biggest PGA Tour defection, with the 2023 field set.
We'll see if a potential show of strength on Sunday lures more players to the circuit in the future.
