New Orleans will officially host a LIV Golf event next summer, Gov. Jeff Landry announced Wednesday at City Park, making it the fifth U.S. stop on the international tour.

The league, backed by a multi-billion dollar Saudi Arabian wealth fund , brings a second professional golf tournament to the metro area, with dates set for June 26-28 at Bayou Oaks golf course in City Park.

"I've always imagined that the city of New Orleans will surpass all cities in the country as being the place where you want to entertain, and we have proven that again and again," Landry said during his announcement of the move at City Park's Pavilion of Two Sisters.

The Louisiana Legislature, at Landry’s request earlier this year, helped lure the tour to New Orleans with a $7 million one-time budget allocation —

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