{"id":76560,"date":"2025-08-18T04:05:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T04:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/76560\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T04:05:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T04:05:06","slug":"former-major-winner-among-six-liv-golf-players-booted-out-of-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/76560\/","title":{"rendered":"Former major winner among six LIV Golf players booted out of league"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Open champion Henrik Stenson was among the six full-time LIV Golf<\/a> players that were relegated from the PIF-backed breakaway.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Stenson<\/a> went into the final event of the regular season in Indianapolis in the dreaded drop zone.\u00a0<\/p>\n

His Majesticks teammates and co-captains, Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter, were also in danger of being relegated.<\/p>\n

But it is the Swede who will now have to look for playing opportunities elsewhere, after his T22 finish was not enough to finish above 49th in the individual standings.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Poulter and Westwood managed to escape the drop with a flurry of birdies on Sunday to climb the leaderboard and secure the valuable points they needed to lift themselves out of the relegation zone.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Stenson, who was stripped of the European Ryder Cup captaincy in 2022 when he joined LIV, was previously exempt from relegation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Captains were offered a reprieve from the boot during the first three seasons of LIV, but the Saudi-backed circuit announced the controversial rule would no longer be in place going forward.<\/p>\n

It is widely assumed the move is part of LIV’s attempt to secure Official World Golf Ranking<\/a> accreditation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Which other LIV Golf players were relegated?<\/p>\n

Anthony Kim<\/p>\n

Kim was once a promising talent on the PGA Tour<\/a> and even played a starring role for Team USA at the 2008 Ryder Cup, dismantling Sergio Garcia in the Sunday singles.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He disappeared from the sport without a trace in 2012, but made a shock return to the sport in 2024 by signing a two-year deal with LIV.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Kim – who played as a wildcard – failed to register a single point all season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Is it safe to say the Anthony Kim experiment – widely seen as a PR move – failed miserably?<\/p>\n

Mito Pereira<\/p>\n

Pereira showed promise on the PGA Tour and had it not been for a disastrous tee shot on the 72nd hole of the 2022 PGA Championship would be a major winner.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He had a challenging season, to say the least, and only secured five points.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Andy Ogletree<\/p>\n

The 2019 U.S. Amateur champion was among the first wave of players to be recruited by LIV in 2022 and finished dead last in their inaugural event.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He fought his way back to the circuit via the International Series’ order of merit in 2024, but has struggled considerably this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Phil Mickelson will have a new member of the HyFlyers.<\/p>\n

Yubin Jang<\/p>\n

The South Korean was touted as a huge prospect by his team captain, Kevin Na, at the beginning of the year. But he has been woeful.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fredrik Kjettrup<\/p>\n

Signed by the Cleeks’ Martin Kaymer, the young Dane was also touted as a golfer with a big future. The fact he has failed to register a single point all season would suggest otherwise.\u00a0<\/p>\n

LIV Golf drop zone: Final standings<\/p>\n

Rank<\/p>\n

Name<\/p>\n

Club<\/p>\n

Total points<\/p>\n

45<\/p>\n

Brendan Steele<\/p>\n

HyFlyers GC<\/p>\n

9.36<\/p>\n

46<\/p>\n

Lee Westwood<\/p>\n

Majesticks GC<\/p>\n

9.2<\/p>\n

47<\/p>\n

Chieh-Po Lee<\/p>\n

Wild Card<\/p>\n

9.16<\/p>\n

48<\/p>\n

Ian Poulter<\/p>\n

Majesticks GC<\/p>\n

6.5<\/p>\n

Drop zone<\/p>\n

49<\/p>\n

Henrik Stenson<\/p>\n

Majesticks GC<\/p>\n

6.12<\/p>\n

50<\/p>\n

Andy Ogletree<\/p>\n

HyFlyers GC<\/p>\n

5.53<\/p>\n

51<\/p>\n

Mito Pereira<\/p>\n

Torque GC<\/p>\n

5.1<\/p>\n

52<\/p>\n

Luis Masaveu<\/p>\n

Reserve<\/p>\n

4.59<\/p>\n

53<\/p>\n

Yubin Jang<\/p>\n

Iron Heads GC<\/p>\n

1.28<\/p>\n

54<\/p>\n

Young-han Song<\/p>\n

Reserve<\/p>\n

0.33<\/p>\n

55<\/p>\n

Anthony Kim<\/p>\n

Wildcard<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

56<\/p>\n

Wade Ormsby<\/p>\n

Reserve<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

57<\/p>\n

Frederik Kjettrup<\/p>\n

Cleeks Golf Club<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

58<\/p>\n

Ollie Schniederjans<\/p>\n

Reserve<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

59<\/p>\n

Max Rottluff<\/p>\n

Reserve<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

60<\/p>\n

John Catlin<\/p>\n

Reserve<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

61<\/p>\n

Minkyu Kim<\/p>\n

Reserve<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

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