8/11/2023 0 Comments Centurion club outside london![]() ![]() MAJESTICKS - Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood, Sam Horsfield, Laurie Canter SMASH - Sihwan Kim, Scott Vincent, Jinichiro Kozuma, Itthipat BuranatanyaratĬRUSHERS - Peter Uihlein, Richard Bland, Phachara Khongwatmai, Travis Smyth IRON HEADS - Kevin Na, Sadom Kaewkanjana, Hideto Tanihara, Viraj Madappa ![]() PUNCH - Wade Ormsby, Matt Jones, Ryosuke Kinoshita, Blake WindredĬLEEKS - Martin Kaymer, Pablo Larrazabal, JC Ritchie, Ian Snyman HY FLYERS - Phil Mickelson, Justin Harding, TK Chantananuwat (a), Chase Koepka Team names and captainsĬaptains in bold, with the 48-strong field divided into 12 teamsĤ ACES - Dustin Johnson, Shaun Norris, Oliver Bekker, Kevin Yuan The top four seeds automatically receive a bye through the first round, with the remaining eight teams playing against each other to see who reaches the quarter-finals. The format changes in the Team Championship, which is a seeded four-day, four-round, match play knock-out tournament. For the third and final round, the best three scores will count, with the lowest overall team score after 54 holes being named the team winner. What is the format?Īll 48 players compete against each other in a traditional stroke play format, with the lowest 54-hole total from the no-cut event being the winner, while a draft will help allocate players into the team format.Įach team will have a LIV appointed team captain who will select their three open team positions via a snake draft format, similar to those used on the Ladies European Tour in the Aramco Team Series.įor the first two rounds, the best two stroke play scores will count for each team. Mickelson has since apologised for his "reckless" comments. Paul McGinley says Dustin Johnson's decision to take part in the opening Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series event could prove to be an 'historic moment in the game' Reports first began to surface of a rival league to the PGA Tour as far back as 2019, but it was only in late 2021 that the proposal truly began to take shape with the formation of LIV Golf Investments. The USGA confirmed on Tuesday that those teeing it up at the Centurion Club that have already qualified for next week's US Open - which is live on Sky Sports from June 16 - will be allowed to take part. Rory McIlroy has ruled out joining the LIV series but believes those that do compete should not be disqualified from Ryder Cup selection.Įach of the four majors are independently run and can decide whether LIV golfers can participate in their competitions. ![]() Johnson's decision to resign from the PGA Tour means that as of now he is unable to be selected for future Ryder Cups, although he remains hopeful that the situation may change.Įuropean Ryder Cup legends, Garcia, Poulter and Westwood are also hopeful they will be allowed to take part in future events. Johnson, Na, Garcia, Oosthuizen, Charl Schwartzel and Branden Grace have all resigned from the PGA Tour, but Mickelson and DeChambeau do not plan to do so. What does this mean for the Majors, Ryder Cup and other tours? Looking ahead to the second event at Pumpkin Ridge in Portland from June 30 to July 2, Bryson DeChambeau has said he will play in it and Patrick Reed and Rickie Fowler are reportedly set to join him. Some 42 players were initially named in the field for the inaugural event, with five more added after the Asian Tour event at Slaley Hall on Sunday. Dustin Johnson, Graeme McDowell and Louis Oosthuizen had to field difficult questions at the press conference for the opening LIV tour event ![]()
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