The Premier Golf League, which was promising multimillion-dollar guarantees to top-ranked golfers to break away from the PGA and European Tours, has reemerged with big offers to Dustin Johnson, Justin Rose, Brooks Koepka and Phil Mickelson.
The Daily Telegraph reported that the “World Tour” would begin in September 2022, likely forcing players to choose between the PGA Tour and the circuit that is backed by Saudi Arabia money interests.
Two agents who wished to remain anonymous confirmed to ESPN that the Premier Golf League is again courting players.
The idea for a rival golf tour gained traction early in 2020, with talk of big guarantees and a team structure to create a star-driven tour that would play around the world. Originally, plans were for an 18-event schedule from January to September with 48-player fields and $10 million purses each week, with a season-ending team championship.
Anyone who signs on would almost certainly not be allowed to compete on the PGA Tour, which requires releases for conflicting events on other tours that are typically limited to a handful of events each year.