Sweden’s Henrik Stenson all through day two of The Open on the Outdated Path, St Andrews on July 15, 2022. Henrik Stenson is predicted to be imminently stripped of his Ryder Cup captaincy and sign up for the Saudi-backed LIV Golfing Invitational Sequence.
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Henrik Stenson is predicted to be imminently stripped of his Ryder Cup captaincy and sign up for the Saudi-backed LIV Golfing Invitational Sequence.
The 2016 Champion Golfer of the 12 months, who is ready to steer Workforce Europe in subsequent September’s version of the biennial contest, has been ceaselessly related with the Greg Norman-fronted excursion.
Stenson informed newshounds that his agenda for the rest of the yr was once “not sure” after lacking the reduce on Friday at The Open in St Andrews, with the 46-year-old now set to decide to the breakaway circuit.
New Champion Golfer of the 12 months Cameron Smith has up to now been rumored to be bearing in mind the breakaway circuit, with the Australian refusing to disclaim hypothesis about his {golfing} long run within the media convention after his one-shot victory at St Andrews.
When requested about becoming a member of LIV Golfing, instantly after his win at The Open, Smith mentioned: “I simply gained the British Open, and you are asking about that. I believe that is beautiful now not that excellent.
Smith, who’s now exempt in all 4 majors till 2027, added: “I have no idea, mate. My staff round me worries about all that stuff. I am right here to win golfing tournaments.”
LIV Golfing avid gamers bearing in mind Asian Excursion appearances?
Avid gamers who joined the circuit are suspended indefinitely by way of the PGA Excursion, whilst the DP International Excursion issued £100,000 fines for the ones competing within the opening match of the inaugural season, leaving restricted taking part in alternatives for LIV Golfing contributors out of doors their very own occasions.
The loss of global scores issues lately on be offering at the Greg Norman-fronted excursion method avid gamers are in peril of briefly falling down the standings, jeopardizing possible eligibility of taking part in in majors going ahead for the ones now not already conserving an exemption, with Paul Casey confirming the ones concerned are bearing in mind different choices.
“There is discuss guys form of taking part in a pair [of Asian Tour events],” Casey mentioned after his ultimate spherical at The Open. “I do not even know the agenda. I am sorry, whether or not they pass play one thing ahead of Bangkok to get in a position, or the damage in August.
“Do they pass play to be a little bit sharper? There is numerous dialogue, numerous WhatsApp chat staff feeds going round. I am not a part of maximum of them. I believe the dialogue was once if guys flip up en masse, then it lifts the sector score issues. So if they are going to pass play an Asian Excursion, all of them pass in combination.”
What subsequent for the LIV Golfing Invitational Sequence?
Trump Nationwide Golfing Membership Bedminster hosts the following match from July 29-31 and an extra event takes position in Boston from September 2-4, the week after the PGA Excursion’s season-ending Excursion Championship.
Wealthy Harvest Farms in Chicago is the venue for the 5th match, happening from September 16-18, whilst Stonehill Golfing Membership in Bangkok is the venue from October 7-9 and Royal Vegetables Golfing Membership — the website online of the Saudi World lately — hosts the next week.
The season-ending Workforce Championship will likely be held at Trump Nationwide Doral Miami from October 27-30. LIV Golfing then plans to have 10 occasions in its 2023 calendar ahead of increasing to fourteen tournaments from 2024, even supposing dates and places for the ones have now not but been showed.