Phil Mickelson says improved LIV roster 'going to happen' - ESPN

18.10.2023 - 22:31 espn.com

Phil Mickelson on Wednesday said a revised agreement «kind of opens the door» for other PGA Tour players to join the LIV Golf League, with the six-time major champion hinting that the breakaway league's roster is «going to improve next year.» «Do I think that?

No. I know that's going to happen,» Mickelson said at a news conference at Trump National Doral Golf Club outside Miami, the site of this weekend's LIV Golf League team championship. «When players look at LIV, they are wanting to be a part of it.

Everybody here is happy and enjoying what we are doing and enjoying the team aspect of it and enjoying each other and the camaraderie and enjoying playing golf globally and all the benefits that come with playing this tour. »There's a lot of players that see that and want to be a part of it.

The question is how many spots are available? There's a lot more players that want to come than there are spots." The framework agreement that the PGA Tour reached with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund and the DP World Tour on June 6 included a provision that the LIV Golf League would stop recruiting players from the other tours.

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Victor Wembanyama shines late, helps deliver Spurs' first win - ESPN

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Masters, Open not planning on offering LIV exemptions

Organisers for the Masters and Open Championship on Thursday dismissed the notion that they would create automatic major exemptions for LIV golfers next year. "While we do not at this time anticipate making any changes in 2024, we do always look at them and we will continue to do that," said Augusta National Golf Club chairman Fred Ridley. "Our qualification criteria are very much dynamic, and we adjust to what we feel is in the bestinterests of the tournament representing the best players in the world, so we always look at that." When a reporter suggested it would be a "shame" if LIV Golf's individual season-long points winner Talor Gooch wasn't able to compete in the Masters, Ridley responded: "They made decisions based on what they thought was in the best interests of their golf careers, and we certainly respect that." Last April, 18 LIV Golf members competed in the Masters -- with Brooks Koepka and Phil Mickelson finishing in a tie for second place, four strokes behind the winner Jon Rahm. Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau and Cameron Smith are the lone LIV players currently eligible for the 2024 Masters field. R&A chief executive officer Martin Slumbers said Thursday that it was premature to discuss the qualification criteria for The Open in 2024. "There has been some speculation in the media recently, and I would say that it is completely off the mark," Slumbers said.