Golf: Breakaway tour invite would be hard to turn down - Westwood


FILE PHOTO: May 16, 2021; McKinney, Texas, USA; Lee Westwood and his caddie Helen Storey converse as the walk to the second fairway on during the final round of the AT&T Byron Nelson golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Jim Cowsert-USA TODAY Sports

(Reuters) - Lee Westwood said he would find it hard to turn down an invite to the proposed Super Golf League (SGL) though he can understand why there has been a negative reaction to it from other players and the PGA Tour.

Britain's Daily Telegraph this month detailed a renewed Saudi Arabian-led plan to create a breakaway rival circuit, with players offered between $30 million-$100 million to take part.

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