Dhaqaalaha LIV Golf oo dhacay: Xukuumadda Malinauskas waxay ku guuleysatay inay ka hortagto khilaafka
Xukuumadda Peter Malinauskas waxay ku bixisay in ka badan $45 milyan si ay uga dhigto xarunta ciyaaraha golfka ee North Adelaide, iyadoo la ogyahay in shirkadda LIV Golf ay ku guuleysatay inay ku biirto baahida dhaqaale ee Mareykanka. Laakiin, xukuumaddu waxay ku guuleysatay inay ka hortagto khilaafka siyaasadeed iyadoo la xaqiijiyay in tartanka caalamiga ah ee Australia uu ka furmi doono magaaladaasi 2028.
LIV Golf oo ku guuleysatay baahida dhaqaale
Shirkadda LIV Golf waxay ku guuleysatay inay ku biirto baahida dhaqaale ee Mareykanka, taas oo dhacday afar bilood kadib markii dhaqaalaha dowladda Soomaaliya ee Saudi Arabia ay go'aansatay inay ka baxdo lacagaha ay ku bixisay. Madaxweynaha shirkadda, Scott O'Neil, wuxuu sheegay in tallaabadu ay tahay mid lagu xaqiijinayo horumarka shirkadda.
LIV Golf waxay u baahan tahay inay ka baxdo baahida dhaqaale ee 2027, laakiin waxaa jira khataro badan oo ku saabsan inay ka baxdo ciyaartoyda ugu caansan sida Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau, iyo Cameron Smith, oo dhammaantood lacagaha badan ku jira shirkadda.
Xukuumadda Malinauskas waxay ku guuleysatay inay ka hortagto khilaafka
Xukuumadda Malinauskas waxay ku guuleysatay inay ka hortagto khilaafka siyaasadeed iyadoo la xaqiijiyay in tartanka caalamiga ah ee Australia uu ka furmi doono magaaladaasi 2028. Wasiirka Clare Scriven waxay sheegtay in xukuumaddu ay diiradda saartay fursado kale oo ay ku kordhin karto dhaqaalaha.
Wasiirka Nick Champion wuxuu sheegay in xukuumaddu ay diyaar u tahay inay ka hortagto khilaafka, isagoo sheegay inay diyaar u tahay inay ka hortagto khilaafka siyaasadeed.
Kooyonga Golf Club waxay sugaysaa lacagta
Kooyonga Golf Club waxay sugaysaa lacagta ka horreeya ee LIV Golf, taas oo muhiim u ah inay diyaariso ciyaarta 2027. Xaaladda lacagtaas waxay ku jirtaa mid aan la ogeyn, laakiin waxaa jira warar sheegaya in shirkaddu ay diyaar u tahay inay bixiso lacagta.
Warbaahinta waxay sheegaysaa in shirkaddu ay diyaar u tahay inay bixiso ciyaarta, laakiin waxaa jira khataro badan oo ku saabsan inay ka baxdo ciyaartoyda ugu caansan.
South Australia's Malinauskas government spent at least $45 million upgrading North Adelaide Golf Course to host LIV Golf, only for the tour to file for bankruptcy four months after Saudi Arabia pulled its funding. The state's political exposure was mitigated when it secured hosting rights for the Australian Open from 2028.
Bankruptcy Hits LIV Golf After Massive Investment
LIV Golf filed for bankruptcy in the US four months after Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund announced it would withdraw its billions in funding. Chief executive Scott O'Neil said the move was intended to keep the league in business while transitioning to a player-first ownership model, with hopes to exit bankruptcy in early 2027.
The tour owes huge sums to creditors, including star players. Jon Rahm is owed more than $10 million, Bryson DeChambeau nearly $8 million, and Australian Cameron Smith about $6.5 million. They could all walk away if not convinced by LIV's new model.
Government Secures Australian Open to Justify Spending
Premier Peter Malinauskas announced a six-year contract extension for LIV Golf until 2031 in February 2025, alongside plans to move the event to a new Greg Norman-designed championship course at North Adelaide in 2028. The upgrade involved the loss of 585 trees and was always intended to be underpinned by LIV Golf.
The announcement in May that the prestigious Australian Open golf tournament would come to the redeveloped North Adelaide Golf Course from 2028 has taken some of the sting out of what would otherwise have been a nasty political headache surrounding LIV Golf's financial demise.
Kooyonga Golf Club Faces Uncertainty Over Payment
LIV Golf is next due in Adelaide in March 2027 at the Kooyonga Golf Club, but the western suburbs club has been waiting on an advanced payment from LIV Golf to help prepare. The status of that fee remains unclear, raising questions about the financial stability of the tour.
The government remains certain that even if LIV dies, the North Adelaide course upgrade is set to survive. Cabinet colleague Nick Champion said the state government is not 'over-reliant' on one event, pointing to the world-class golf course next to a world-class Adelaide Oval in a world-class city.
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