Martin Kaymer, the former World No. 1, confessed he’would be lying’ if he said he wasn’t interested in the tumultuous LIV Golf Invitational series, but he did so for a variety of reasons.

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The LIV Golf Invitational Series, presented by LIV Golf Investments and its CEO Greg Norman, will feature eight events, beginning this weekend at the Centurion Club in London, only one week before the US Open.

The series, which is supported by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, features massive prize pools.

The eight events will pay out over £200 million in total prize money, with five of them taking place in the United States.

The seven regular-season tournaments will have total purses of £20 million, the richest in professional golf, with £16 million in individual prizes and £4 million for the top three teams.

The top three players after the seven regular-season events will each receive a £24 million bonus, with the season-ending team match-play championship set for October 27-30 at Trump National Doral in Miami.