As reported by Telegraph, the Chilean will accompany Joaquín Niemann in the competition promoted by Saudi Arabia.
LIV Golf is about to bring a new Chilean to the competition. After Joaquín Niemann joined the circuit promoted by Saudi Arabia, Mito Pereira appears among the new players who will participate in this league .
The sports world has been waiting since the end of November for the list of competitors who will join Cameron Smith, Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau among others who left the PGA attracted by the competition and the big bags of money it distributes.
FFinally, next week LIV Golf will announce the list, among which Mito Pereira should arrive as confirmed by the Telegraph, which places the Chilean golfer among the main novelties.
Regarding the Chilean, they point out that “the capture of Pereira would not be a surprise. The world number 44, who painfully doubled 18th at the US PGA last May to miss a playoff that was eventually won by Justin Thomas, he is a close friend of fellow countryman Joaquin Niemann, the 22nd ranked player he traded last year ”.
They also stress that one should not “make fun” of the Chilean’s move to the Saudi league, because “he played in the Presidents Cup in November and is a very promising competitor which will further strengthen the Latin American presence in the LIV by also joining Mexicans Abraham Ancer and Carlos Ortiz, winners of the PGA Tour.
Either way, the new tournament is still looking for another big name. The same media points out that Patrick Cantlay “kept the door ajar”, but that for the moment he opts for the traditional. Thus, the Japanese Heidiki Matsuyama appears as the main objective.
The start of the circuit, which includes 14 tournaments with 48 players, is scheduled for next month with the event in Mexico with a total of $25 million to be given away.
With Niemann’s approval
At the end of the year, it was Joaquín Niemann himself who highlighted Jock that he had tried to convince his compatriot to change competition. “I’d love to bring her, I try my best, but in the end it’s her decision “, he said.
“I imagine him playing the LIV. It would be ideal if he made the squad, but that’s not known yet. I hope. For me, at least, it would be ideal if he was in the team “, he added later.
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