Augusta National Alexis Mac Allister Dustin Johnson Brooks Koepka Sergio Garcia Fred Ridley Phil Mickelson Yazeed Al-Rajhi Argentina Britain Spain Usa Australia South Africa Washington Morocco Saudi Arabia Jeddah Newcastle Chile Brighton county Patrick county Johnson Carabao Cup World Cup 2022 Augusta National Alexis Mac Allister Dustin Johnson Brooks Koepka Sergio Garcia Fred Ridley Phil Mickelson Yazeed Al-Rajhi Argentina Britain Spain Usa Australia South Africa Washington Morocco Saudi Arabia Jeddah Newcastle Chile Brighton county Patrick county Johnson

Masters will allow LIV golfers who qualify to compete in 2023

arabnews.com

WASHINGTON: LIV Golf League players will be able to compete in next year’s Masters after Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley said Tuesday the event will keep “current criteria” for 2023 entrants.

Without mentioning the Saudi-backed upstart series by name, Ridley expressed disappointment with golf’s ongoing divide caused by LIV luring away top PGA Tour talent with record prize money for 54-hole events. “Regrettably, recent actions have divided men’s professional golf by diminishing the virtues of the game and the meaningful legacies of those who built it,” Ridley said. “Although we are disappointed in these developments, our focus is to honor the tradition of bringing together a preeminent field of golfers this coming April. “Therefore, as invitations are sent this week, we will invite those eligible under our current criteria to compete in the 2023 Masters tournament.” Of 78 players currently qualified for the 2023 Masters, 16 are LIV Golf members.

Six former Masters champions playing on the LIV circuit are set for next year’s first major golf showdown at the historic venue.

They include Phil Mickelson, a three-time Masters winner and six-time major champion who was the first top player to push LIV Golf forward.

Related News
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan described a landscape Sunday of two rival leagues going down different paths, even as the PGA Tour is still trying to formulate plans for a revamped structure in 2024.
Spain's fifth-ranked Jon Rahm said on Tuesday he expects more PGA Tour players to exit for Saudi-backed LIV Golf in 2023 and anticipates a tense champions dinner at the Masters.
HAIL: French driver Guerlain Chicherit bounced back from five punctures on Monday to win Tuesday’s third stage of the Dakar Rally which was shortened from 447 kilometers to 378km due to torrential rain. The 44-year-old Prodrive driver timed 10 hours 56 minutes with South African Henk Lattegan finishing second, 3min 26sec off the pace. Argentinian Orlando Terranova posted the third fastest time, 5min 4sec adrift.
LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte has insisted Harry Kane will be in the right frame of mind when the England striker returns to Premier League action following his World Cup heartache. Kane’s missed penalty late on against Spurs team-mate Hugo Lloris was a key moment in England’s 2-1 quarter-final loss to France. However, Conte expects his star player to put that disappointment behind him now he’s back on club duty, starting with Monday’s clash at London rivals Brentford.
GENEVA: A $42 million claim for compensation from FIFA will be tough for Shakhtar Donetsk to win, the Ukrainian club’s chief executive acknowledged Friday, though a clear message had been sent by taking the case to sport’s highest court. Shakhtar are determined not to be a pushover in the January transfer window. Not after the club believed they lost control of too many players who left Ukraine this year as other teams gained from FIFA’s emergency transfer rules during the Russian invasion.
MANCHESTER, England: Greater Manchester Police are investigating several incidents of crowd trouble during Manchester City’s League Cup clash with Liverpool on Thursday night, including one that led to a 15-year-old girl being treated for head injuries. The clubs issued a joint statement condemning the violence, which they called “hugely disappointing.” City won the match 3-2 to progress to the quarter finals.

Latest News

Change privacy settings
This page might use cookies if your analytics vendor requires them.