Sweden’s Henrik Stenson all through day two of The Open on the Earlier Course, St Andrews on July 15, 2022. Henrik Stenson is anticipated to be imminently stripped of his Ryder Cup captaincy and be part of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Sequence.
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Henrik Stenson is anticipated to be imminently stripped of his Ryder Cup captaincy and be part of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Sequence.
The 2016 Champion Golfer of the 12 months, who’s about to information Group Europe in subsequent September’s model of the biennial contest, has been repeatedly linked with the Greg Norman-fronted tour.
Stenson suggested reporters that his schedule for the remainder of the yr was “undecided” after missing the decrease on Friday at The Open in St Andrews, with the 46-year-old now set to determine to the breakaway circuit.
New Champion Golfer of the 12 months Cameron Smith has beforehand been rumored to be considering the breakaway circuit, with the Australian refusing to deny speculation about his {{golfing}} future throughout the media conference after his one-shot victory at St Andrews.
When requested about changing into a member of LIV Golf, immediately after his win at The Open, Smith talked about: “I merely obtained the British Open, and in addition you’re asking about that. I really feel that’s pretty not that good.
Smith, who’s now exempt in all 4 majors until 2027, added: “I have no idea, mate. My workforce spherical me worries about all that stuff. I’m proper right here to win golf tournaments.”
LIV Golf players considering Asian Tour appearances?
Players who joined the circuit are suspended indefinitely by the PGA Tour, whereas the DP World Tour issued £100,000 fines for these competing throughout the opening event of the inaugural season, leaving restricted having fun with options for LIV Golf members exterior their very personal events.
The dearth of world rankings elements in the meanwhile on present on the Greg Norman-fronted tour means players are prone to shortly falling down the standings, jeopardizing potential eligibility of having fun with in majors going forward for these not already holding an exemption, with Paul Casey confirming these involved are considering totally different decisions.
“There’s focus on guys type of having fun with a pair [of Asian Tour events],” Casey talked about after his closing spherical at The Open. “I don’t even know the schedule. I’m sorry, whether or not or not they go play one factor sooner than Bangkok to organize, or the break in August.
“Do they go play to be a bit sharper? There’s quite a lot of dialogue, quite a lot of WhatsApp chat group feeds going spherical. I’m not part of most of them. I really feel the dialogue was if guys flip up en masse, then it lifts the world score elements. So if they’re going to go play an Asian Tour, all of them go collectively.”
What subsequent for the LIV Golf Invitational Sequence?
Trump Nationwide Golf Membership Bedminster hosts the next event from July 29-31 and an extra match takes place in Boston from September 2-4, the week after the PGA Tour’s season-ending Tour Championship.
Rich Harvest Farms in Chicago is the venue for the fifth event, taking place from September 16-18, whereas Stonehill Golf Membership in Bangkok is the venue from October 7-9 and Royal Greens Golf Membership — the positioning of the Saudi Worldwide in latest occasions — hosts the subsequent week.
The season-ending Group Championship will in all probability be held at Trump Nationwide Doral Miami from October 27-30. LIV Golf then plans to have 10 events in its 2023 calendar sooner than rising to 14 tournaments from 2024, although dates and locations for these haven’t however been confirmed.
