Some more big names are done with LIV Golf.
Tyrrell Hatton, the 26th-ranked player worldwide, and former No. 5 Ian Poulter both announced Friday they will not be part of LIV 2.0.
The English duo joins the likes of No. 15 Jon Rahm as those who have said they will not be returning to the formerly Saudi-backed circuit.
Hatton did not describe his reasons for exiting LIV, only writing in an Instagram story that he is “excited for what the next chapter of my career holds.”
Poulter, 50, said his choice was made in order to spend more time with family and reduce international travel.
Tom McKibbin, a young player from Northern Ireland who joined LIV two seasons ago, also announced his exit Friday, saying he intends to play a full European tour schedule next season.
Louis Oosthuizen, David Puig, Adrian Meronk, Branden Grace, Lucas Herbert, Abraham Ancer, Thomas Pieters and Charles Howell III have all previously announced they would not return to LIV.
The lone public commits to the league — which is currently in bankruptcy court — are Richard Bland, Ben Campbell, Victor Perez and Cameron Tringale.
Bryson DeChambeau, Cameron Smith and Dustin Johnson are among those who have yet to make a public commitment.
BC Partners Credit has pledged $300 million for LIV 2.0 to move forward. The amended restructuring support agreement has moved the deadline to Oct. 25 to secure a “critical mass of players sufficient to operate a bona fide professional golf league.”
That’s up to BC Partners to decide how many players — and who they are — can satisfy the requirement.
The PGA Tour has not announced a specific path back from LIV for players. As things stand, the top 10 players from the European tour automatically earn PGA Tour cards for the following season, which is how former LIV players Patrick Reed and Eugenio Chacarra appear set to return to North America in 2027.
However, the competitive structure of the PGA Tour is set to change in 2028, and it is not yet clear whether those same cards will be up for grabs.
— With files from Associated Press