LIV Golf’s expansion into South Africa is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.
Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Scott O’Neil, the CEO of LIV Golf at Steyn City in Johannesburg.
LIV, the challenger golf series to the US PGA that has come up in the last five years, is getting ready for its first tournament on South African soil.
O’Neil explains that bringing LIV Golf to a new city requires four elements: government support, a title sponsor, a world-class golf course, like Steyn City and interested fans.
Now in its fifth year, LIV Golf has 57 players from 21 different countries and plays on five continents and in 10 countries.
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