Newcastle chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan to play in iconic golf tournament under pseudonym
Yasir Al-Rumayyan will play in the DP World Tour's Dunhill Links Championship this week under a pseudonym.
The Newcastle chairman and governor of the Saudi Public Investment Fund [PIF] is set to tee it up at St Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns under the name 'Andrew Waterman'.
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According to , Al-Rumayyan has been given a sponsor's invite by the Johann Rupert, who is the driving force behind the iconic event.
LIV Golf chief executive Al-Rumayyan will play alongside R&A CEO Martin Slumbers in the £4.1million tournament.
It comes as the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and the PIF continue to negotiate a new joint entity despite months of all-out war.
Al-Rumayyan is at the centre of talks and it was revealed in July that the 53-year-old asked to become a member of the R&A and Aususta as part of the deal.
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It is understood that the Saudi tycoon did not attend the Ryder Cup to avoid detracting from the event.
Besides his control of Newcastle and LIV Golf, Al-Rumayyan is also chairman of oil giant Aramco and Saudi Pro-League club Al-Hilal.
Al-Rumayyan is on the board of Uber, SoftBank and Reliance, making him one of the world's most powerful individuals.
He is also obsessed with golf, competing in a number of LIV Golf pro-ams and attending multiple big events, including The 2023 Open.
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Rupert, the chairman of Dunhill’s parent company Richemont and also chairman of the event’s championship committee, told The Scotsman: “Sport is supposed to unite people, not divide. We need to get peace.”
A number of LIV Golf players will also compete in the event as golf works towards a more united future.
Talor Gooch and Louis Oosthuizen are among those who travel to Scotland with no outstanding fines to pay the DP World Tour.
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