Masters: Augusta winner for LIV would spark group celebration by 18th green

Four-time large victor Brooks Koepka warmed up for the Masters by winning a LIV Golf lawsuit connected Sunday successful Orlando

Players from the breakaway LIV Golf Tour are readying a radical solemnisation down the 18th greenish astatine Augusta if 1 of them wins the Masters adjacent Sunday.

They see three-time Masters victor Phil Mickelson, 2020 victor Dustin Johnson and Open champion Cam Smith.

LIV Golf commissioner Greg Norman says helium is getting "goosebumps" reasoning astir 1 of his players winning.

"They are saying nary substance who wins, nary substance who is successful that position, we are going to beryllium there," Australian Norman, who 3 times finished runner-up astatine the Masters, told NewsCorp.

"They are each going to beryllium determination connected the 18th green. When you locomotion up 18, your caddie hugs you past you spot your woman oregon your mum and dad. Now, to person those 17 different guys there, that's the tone we want."

While the PGA Tour has banned players who joined the LIV Golf circuit, each eligible players are inactive entitled to play successful the 4 majors.

Six erstwhile Masters champions volition play astatine Augusta. As good arsenic Mickelson and Johnson, two-time victor Bubba Watson, Sergio Garcia, Patrick Reed and Charl Schwartzel volition tee it up connected successful Thursday's opening round.

And Norman believes galore fans privation to spot a LIV golfer vying with the likes of defending champion Scottie Scheffler, oregon Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm for the Green Jacket.

"I compliment the Masters connected letting the players play due to the fact that present they person got the champion tract and they are really present the existent Super Bowl," helium said.

"But if I'm the Masters close now, I would want, connected Sunday, DJ oregon Brooks [Koepka] oregon Cam, immoderate of those guys against Rory and Jon Rahm. Can you ideate what the TV ratings would beryllium like?

"It's what the radical want. It's what TV wants. The ratings volition beryllium acold higher than immoderate different ratings if you've got Rory playing immoderate 1 of our apical guys."

LIV Golf has been hosting its 3rd lawsuit this week, with four-time large victor Brooks Koepka holding disconnected Sebastian Munoz to triumph successful Orlando by 1 changeable connected 15 nether par.

Norman said helium had made definite the greenish speeds had been quickened astatine the Orange County National play nine to assistance his players hole for the notoriously pugnacious Masters putting surfaces.

However, dense rainfall is forecast astatine Augusta this week, which could dilatory up the greens but Norman says the softer conditions and a grounds magnitude of 7,545 yards would inactive "suit a mates of my boys" referencing longer hitters similar Johnson and Koepka, who finished associated 2nd successful 2019.

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