Former British Open Championship winner Louis Oosthuizen has announced he is leaving LIV Golf and plans to return to the DP World Tour in 2027. Oosthuizen, 44, joined LIV Golf in 2022 and served as captain of the all-South African team Southern Guards GC. “Five years ago, I made one of the best decisions of Read more…
Louis Oosthuizen posted a message on social media on Wednesday, announcing he is leaving the circuit that filed for bankruptcy to play on the DP World Tour in 2027.
A US court has rejected more than a dozen LIV Golf player contracts, including those of Cameron Smith and Lucas Herbert, freeing the players to seek representation elsewhere or negotiate new deals.
During a legal hearing last week regarding the LIV’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, Rahm’s lawyer informed a New Jersey judge that his client had reviewed the proposals for “LIV 2.0” and had no interest in being part of the league’s next iteration.
Speaking at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in New Delhi, Rory McIlroy said he would vote to let former LIV Golf players return to the PGA Tour, but didn’t say how or when.
Those still with LIV must apply for DP World Tour membership by November 16, and guidelines now stipulate that double-dipping between tours is not allowed.
Jon Rahm will not be participating in LIV Golf 2.0, the vision of CEO Scott O’Neil to keep the league competing in 2027. The news is a body blow to the rebel league which remains publicly bullish about its prospects despite founding backers, the Saudi Public Investment Fund, withdrawing. “Mr Rahm has independently reviewed the Read more…
Rahm’s lawyer, John Beck, informed a New Jersey judge that his client had reviewed the proposals for “LIV 2.0” and had no interest in being part of the league’s next iteration.
Travis Smyth will compete at the Capital.com Australian Open this December, returning to Kingston Heath after a breakthrough year that included a DP World Tour card, an Open exemption and two LIV team titles.
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PGA Tour chief executive Brian Rolapp did not mince words in relaying that the returning member program that enabled Brooks Koepka to compete on the tour this season is off the table going forward.
There was a lot of specificity in the PGA Tour’s overnight announcement about future membership criteria towards its two-tiered future. Which made the lack of information towards one group somewhat noteworthy.
Rahm was pressed on whether there was a threshold in his LIV contract where he knew he was free to leave, adding that he has not been involved with the planning discussions for the competition and structure of LIV 2.0.