The former World No.1 appeared on the talkSPORT Breakfast Show to discuss LIV’s format change. And when he was asked about Rory’s response, he didn’t hold back.
The idea of a LIV Golf player becoming captain of either the US or European teams seems very unlikely; the Europeans would actually have to re-write their rules to allow it to happen. It also seems like Mickelson isn’t biting on the idea, either.
LIV Golf released a video of the former world No.1 recalling winners of the claret jug going back in time. And he nearly made it all the way to his birth year of 1973.
Westwood, who has just one top-10 finish on the LIV Tour in 2025, shot rounds of 70 and 67, a seven-under total that was the lowest of anyone in the 68-player field.
From humble beginnings, here’s what made LIV Golf Adelaide in 2023 such a memorable experience. Now it shapes as being an even greater spectacle this April.
LIV Golf’s 2023 individual champion Talor Gooch is disappointed he is without a Masters invitation while former world No.1 Lee Westwood says golf’s majors will lose credibility if they continue to use an “obsolete” Official World Golf Ranking when issuing invitations.
The Englishmen got into a testy Twitter spat over the Saudi-backed LIV Golf league with Pepperell eventually pointing out that Westwood got paid £100,000 last week for “playing like a turnip”.
Thanks to a nifty little chart posted on Twitter by @Robopz, you can see that a fair number of LIV golfers have already locked up spots in the four events. However, that number, at least as of now, is considerably lower than a year ago.
Slowly but surely more players are publicly acknowledging their interest in playing the first LIV Golf Invitational Series event at the Centurion Club outside London next month.
The viability of a golf league to compete with the PGA Tour has always hinged on a single point: How many tour pros would be willing to play on the rival circuit?
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