Golf 2023

[Martin Alvito]

I think you get a long exemption for any major that you win (think the number of years varies but it's a long time), and then also about 5 years of exemptions to the other majors when you win one.

None of the majors are ran by the PGA tour so Liv players can still play if they meet any of the criteria to qualify. It will become increasingly difficult for LIV players who have never won a major, to qualify for future majors, because they aren't picking up ranking points.

Short version: for past champions the Masters is lifetime (until you get 'the letter' from the committee), the US Open is ten years, the PGA is lifetime and the Open is until age 60. You get five years into everything else as a major champion, and three years into the majors if you win the Players. The tournaments all more or less agreed they're better off with the best players, so the LIV players that have exemptions from the majors are all in.

The tournaments all then have interesting ways of filling the field out. The Masters likes people who won in the last twelve months on the PGA Tour (unless it was paired against an event like a major or a WGC), the PGA prioritizes OWGR and the club pros, the US Open primarily uses OWGR and sectional qualifying, and the Open uses OWGR, the Race to Dubai and some qualifying spots. All of them except the PGA also have a few amateur carve-outs.

 

[maccavennie]

That was a great tournament this week. Made up for Hovland who has been knocking on the door lately

Brilliant display by McKibbin as well on the DP tour. 20 years old, first season on tour and has a title in the bag already. Absolutely fantastic nerve shown today, especially on the 16th.

 

[Martin Alvito]

Champ to caddie: Hovland helps pal's Open bid

A day after winning on the PGA Tour, Viktor Hovland caddies for his former college teammate's attempt to qualify for the U.S. Open.

espn.com

Wow. Looping for a former college teammate for 36 holes to help him get into the US Open. Unreal. What a guy.

Shame it doesn't look to be going well. Still some time left.

 

[Connor]

 

[Mozza1987]

Wasn't expecting that. Very, very shocked

 

[ArtetaMoney]

Good for the sport, I think.

 

[Huyton Layne]

Nice golf company you got there. Be a shame if anything happened to it. Maybe we should become partners.

 

[DanEFC92]

 

[Ring master]

 

[Parker]

Horrible.

2 years of playing the moral high ground just to then surrender said morals for the blood money.

It's becoming more and more impossible to enjoy sport without feeling like your contributing to helping a murderous set of wealthy bigots.

 

[woomy]

So in other words, LiV is no more and the players come back?

 

[Parker]

Apparently haven't even told the PGA tour players either. They're all finding out like us.

Rory's gonna be livid.

 

[mightymoyes]

Good for the sport, I think.

not sure how having the head-choppers involved is good for anything

 

[bcblue1878]

So in other words, LiV is no more and the players come back?

Very weird, presumably it’ll have implications for Ryder Cup selections!
May be the likes of Westwood, Poulter, Stenson will all get a crack for RC captaincy again?

Not a bad deal for the LIV golfers, pocket the bundles of LIV money then welcomed back into the PGA/DP World tour fold as if nothing happened!

 

[ArtetaMoney]

not sure how having the head-choppers involved is good for anything

Mo' Money, Mo' Birdies