Friedkin in the swing of things for UK golf visit

OWNER Dan Friedkin still hasn't been to an Everton game since he completed his takeover last December.

- By CHRIS BEESLEY

But almost 10 months on, he is in the UK to take part in a golf tournament ahead of David Moyes’ men taking on Crystal Palace.

Friedkin, who is currently placed at number 369 with an estimated fortune of $9.49billion (approximately £7.03bn) by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a daily ranking of the world's richest people, completed his acquisition of the Blues from Farhad Moshiri on December 19.

But he never watched them play at Goodison Park and to date has not attended a fixture at Hill Dickinson Stadium.

However, the avid golfer - who built the Congaree golf course in South Carolina and owns Diamond Creek Golf Club in North Carolina - is making what has become a regular trip for him in recent years to Scotland for the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.