The team is looking for a fourth and final member of the squad after Frederik Kjettrup, who didn\u2019t notch a single point for the Cleeks last season, was relegated from the league.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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So who could replace Kjettrup?<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a lot of interest from the European Tour,\u201d said Kaymer, a two-time major champion. \u201cGuys who were finishing top 10 in Ireland [last month]. I have had calls from managers; they wanted to talk. There is a lot of interest.\u201d<\/p>\n
LIV made its mark in professional golf after poaching many notable names from the PGA Tour for lucrative deals. However, the newest Cleek won\u2019t necessarily be cashing a seven-figure check.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Richard Bland is among the returning members of Cleeks GC. \/ Aaron Doster-Imagn Images<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople are just thinking about the rumours of millions of dollars left, right and center,\u201d Kaymer, 40, said. \u201cWe are not that kind of team. Of course, you get paid well if you play well, but not just because you put a signature on a contract.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur team should be on performance, and that is something we are lacking massively. This is something we need to change, and we need to find people who are willing to work hard and can inspire each other on the team.<\/p>\n
And that\u2019s something the league as a whole is embracing, not just the Cleeks.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNot only come here just for a big paycheck,\u201d the German said, \u201cand LIV are not going to do that anymore. They are done with those big paychecks. With every new starter, you invest at the get-go, but once you establish yourself, they don\u2019t need it anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Change is coming to LIV Golf\u2019s Cleeks in 2026, with the team\u2019s playing captain, Martin Kaymer, spearheading tweaks…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":184184,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[443],"tags":[49,48,622,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-184183","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golf","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-golf","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=184183"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184183\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/184184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=184183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=184183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=184183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}