With men's professional golf in its most fractured and contentious state for a generation, we head to St Andrews and 'the home of golf' for a tournament that will live long in the memory, and could shape the game's future.
The most incredibly thing about the course, and the thing that has seen it remain arguably the best in the world for centuries, is that it becomes completely different with every change in the weather.
Greg Norman is the head of LIV Golf, and the money is coming from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund — the sovereign wealth fund of the country, which has been accused of using its ties to sport in part to distract and override its many human rights abuses.The result has been a massive split through golf. Some players have taken the money, largely ignoring where it came from, and played in LIV's first two events.
All of which creates a unique context for a tournament at the most historic place in the game, and will go some way to answering the question of what really matters in golf and sport: is it money and prestige, or history and legacy?It's difficult to predict a winner because so much will be dependent on the weather and how the course plays, but it is fair to say players with experience in links-style golf have an automatic advantage.
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