Charl Schwartzel took home a staggering £ 3.2m to win the opening ceremony of the Saudi-backed LIV golf series at the Centurion Club in Hemel Hempstead last month as the rebel course now travels to the US for three stops .
As always with the rebels, there was rarely a dull moment. And all eyes will be on Portland, Oregon on June 30 to witness the next fascinating installation.
Which players entered?
Brooks Koepka, unveiled exclusively by Telegraph Sport, has been announced as the Saudi rebels’ latest high-profile signing and will play on US soil in the first LIV series event.
The four-time major winner joins Brother Chase on Greg Norman’s getaway tour and will almost certainly be banned from the PGA Tour as a result. His LIV debut in Portland, Oregon, will be another blow for the American Ryder Cup team, which faces five members of 2018 team and three from 2021 who are deemed unfit for next year’s game in Rome.
Koepka, 32, has been in talks with the Saudi-funded series for months and sources have confirmed that the deal has finally been delivered. Dustin Johnson, another former world number 1, has signed for a £ 120 million ($ 150 million) upfront fee and Koepka will also have ordered a seven-figure sum while taking his place with not only Johnson but Phil Mickelson, Sergio García, Bryson DeChambeau, Patrick Reed, Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter and Abraham Ancer, who were revealed as a catch.
Where are the eight LIV Golf events?
The breakaway circuit started at the Centurion Club in Hertfordshire, and is now moving to the United States for three stops.
It then has two rallies in Bangkok and Saudi Arabia, before the tour ends at the end of October at Trump Doral in Miami.