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The PGA Tour is undergoing some drastic changes. However, one thing is remaining the same. That is, there are now active plans to revive the “Returning Member Program” to bring back LIV golfers.
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Instead, PGA Commissioner Brian Rolapp has provided a new avenue for LIV golfers to take to return, per The Pat McAfee Show. He told McAfee that the players can come back to the PGA. However, they will have to work for it.
“People made the decisions they made, and there were consequences of those decisions,” Rolapp said. We’re gonna make sure we do what’s in the best interest of the @PGA Tour. “We’ve gotta be pure to the game and pure to the tour.”
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He added more about LIV golfers under contract.
“I don’t know what’s going on with LIV and we’ve been clearly focused on the @PGATOUR,” Rolapp said.
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“Those guys that are under contract, I don’t know when they’re not gonna be under contract. If they can demonstrate that they aren’t under contract, then we can have a conversation”
The LIV Golf Tour, established in 2022 with the support of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), became an alternative pro golf league. At one point, it offered a 54-hole format, whereas the PGA operates a traditional 72-hole format. Then it transitioned to the traditional format. LIV Golf also offers guaranteed money, whereas PGA prize money is based on individual performance.
Many former PGA players have played for LIV Golf. Among them are Phil Mickelson, Bryson DeChambeau, Dustin Johnson, and Brooks Koepka.
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