LPGA Tour legend not keen on LIV Golf for women
An LPGA Tour star has added her thoughts to the LIV Golf women's league discussions.
Five-time LPGA Tour winner Michelle Wie West said she believes the idea of a women's LIV Golf circuit is a "complicated" one, while speaking to reporters earlier this week.
Wie West, one of the biggest LPGA Tour stars from the past decade, spoke to reporters for the Mizuho Americas Open media day, a new LPGA Tour tournament she hosts.
The inaugural event is set for the beginning of June at Liberty National Golf Club in New Jersey and will have a purse of $2.75m.
Just a few weeks ago in Australia for the LIV Golf Adelaide event, LIV CEO Greg Norman spoke about the idea of creating a new women's league.
He told reporters:
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Now, at the media day for the Mizuho Americas Open, Wie West spoke about the same idea, however, the 33-year-old does not appear sold.
She told reporters:
She also added:
A big aspect of LIV Golf, and why many players have chosen to leave the PGA Tour for the league, is due to the financial compensation LIV Golf provides.
Each LIV Golf tournament has a purse of $25m with $4m alone going to the individual winner.
And when it comes to the financial aspect of working as a professional athlete, Wie West pointed out that LPGA Tour players are not earning the same compensations as many players in other leagues do.
Ultimately, the American said that she would engage in a conversation about a LIV Golf women's league, but reiterated that it's a complicated concept.
She said:
This week, the LPGA Tour is at Upper Montclair Country Club, also in New Jersey, for the Cognizant Founders Cup where Minjee Lee is the defending champion.
