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”.
Conversely, American players who left for LIV can still qualify despite being prohibited from playing in PGA Tour events based on still technically being members of the PGA of America.
The DP World Tour has won its legal battle against LIV Golf, according to a report from the Times of London, delivering a devastating blow to the Saudi-backed circuit.
Here’s what few if any of the players competing in this week’s Saudi International want to discuss: the so-called Super Golf League that appears to be creeping ever closer to some sort of inauguration.
A 90-second sequence Saturday morning produced bruised egos, indignant stares and affronts to manhood, and while it generated some savoury social-media clips, it was no surprise. Like poor fashion choices and awkward celebrations, this sort of matter is ingrained in the Ryder Cup.