The captain for the American team at the upcoming Presidents Cup, which begins next week in Canada, has little to no interest in the event being “competitive.” He wants to win. Badly.
“Some PGA Tour players” reportedly want LIV players to pay back the huge sums given to them by LIV Golf before being granted a return to their former employer.
The season-long championship came with plenty of goodies, including a $US22 million winner’s cheque, but none more unique as the diamond-studded ring/ball marker gifted to Rahm after his big win.
[PHOTO: Quinn Harris] When Jon Rahm made his highly publicised move to LIV Golf last December, it is unlikely he pictured the following scenario – that he would claim the league’s season-long individual championship at LIV Golf Chicago on the same day that Rory McIlroy would be trying to win the DP World Tour’s Irish Read more…
US Solheim Cup captain Stacy Lewis felt the game missed a chance to promote itself with the Ryder Cup and Solheim Cup being held in the same year in 2023. Her next big suggestion for the two tours to grow the game is to make the Presidents Cup a blended event.
If the former Masters and US Open champion, and now LIV Golf League player, wishes to be eligible for what would be his fourth Ryder Cup appearance for Europe next year, he has a decision to make. And soon.
The LIV Golf League is set to crown an individual season-long winner, with Jon Rahm and Joaquin Niemann contending for the honour. It’s also set to send a handful of players packing when its individual season draws to a close this weekend.
Joaquin Niemann has aired his latest grievance, this time about the International Presidents Cup team roster. Mainly, his absence from it, among other LIV players.
After lifting the trophies in front of record crowds in 2023, Chile’s Joaquin Niemann and South Africa’s Ashleigh Buhai have today confirmed they will defend their titles at the 2024 ISPS HANDA Australian Open in Melbourne.
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