Davis Love III says major strike is a 'lever' option for PGA Tour players in battle with LIV Golf

Davis Love III has suggested PGA Tour players could take a nuclear choice to head off the threat of LIV Golf by boycotting a major championship. LIV Golf and the established tours — the PGA Tour and DP World Tour — are at loggerheads due to the Saudi-backed startup’s entry into the sport. Ad/> A host of players have jumped ship on the back of massive contracts, with two-time Masters winner Bubba Watson the latest to join, and there are rumours that others are set to follow suit after the FedEx Cup later in the summer.

Golf'He’s a risk-taker' — Bubba Watson confirmed as latest LIV Golf recuit3 HOURS AGO The PGA Tour has handed down suspensions to all players who have moved to LIV, but the real battle is likely to be further down the line. LIV has submitted a request for world ranking status, as their events do not currently qualify and the players are shedding ranking points. Qualification for the majors is done on ranking positions for all those who are not eligible via a win in a major.

'He’s a risk-taker' — Bubba Watson confirmed as latest LIV Golf recuit 'Coming to try and buy a sport' — Pepperell compares LIV to failed European Super League The next major is not until the Masters in April, so it is likely to be some time before the tournaments take a decision on the eligibility of LIV players. Former world No. 2 Love III feels that if LIV players are given the green light to compete, the PGA Tour members should come together and boycott the majors.

As things stand the top 16 players in the world are not on LIV’s books. “Well, here’s the biggest lever; and it’s not the nice lever,’’ Love told Sports Illustrated. “But if a group of veterans and a group of top current players align with 150 guys on the Tour, and we say,