Englishman Laurie Canter chose to return to LIV Golf despite qualifying for a PGA Tour card.<\/p>\n
Canter told The Times of London that the decision had to do with the point he\u2019s reached in his career and personal life and that he won\u2019t be turning his back on the DP World Tour, either.<\/p>\n
LIV members are currently allowed to play on the DP World Tour (formerly known as the European Tour) provided they pay fines for competing in LIV events that conflict with the tour\u2019s own schedule. The Saudi-funded golf league has been paying those fines for their players, but will stop doing so in 2026.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe tour has to do what\u2019s best for itself, but as to whether I\u2019m having my cake and eating it, I feel like I\u2019m doing the opposite,\u201d Canter told the Times.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not leaving the DP World Tour. I\u2019m playing LIV instead of playing on the PGA Tour. I will have to start paying fines myself and I\u2019m not over the moon to drop \u00a31 million to stay a member, but I want to be involved.\u201d<\/p>\n
Canter joined LIV Golf in 2022 but was demoted to a reserve by 2023 and appeared in just two events in 2024 as a \u201cwild card\u201d unaffiliated with a team.<\/p>\n
He returned to Europe and won his first two DP World Tour events in June 2024 and February 2025. At the end of the 2025 season, Canter was among the top 10 players in the tour\u2019s Race to Dubai points standings not already exempt on the PGA Tour \u2014 meaning he had earned a dual membership, if he wanted it.<\/p>\n
At the same time, LIV came calling back for Canter, now 36. He chose to join Majesticks GC in place of the relegated Henrik Stenson of Sweden. Canter will play with countrymen Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood and Sam Horsfield.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe offer I had to go was brilliant,\u201d Canter said of LIV. \u201cYou\u2019re weighing up all these things: where am I going to play my best golf and how do I feel I can do that and be compensated in the best way that I can, but it is also the lifestyle.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe PGA Tour schedule is still probably the pinnacle of tour golf but, truthfully, I enjoy playing in Europe and I\u2019m still passionate about playing events on the DP World Tour.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you\u2019re going out to play on the PGA Tour and you can live in America, that\u2019s obviously achievable but, at this point, I don\u2019t want a life like that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Canter added that his wife and two daughters are settled in their home in Dubai and traveling back and forth to the United States \u201cisn\u2019t sustainable.\u201d<\/p>\n
Canter and Frenchman Victor Perez are the two new free agent signings for LIV this winter. Zimbabwe\u2019s Scott Vincent and Japan\u2019s Yosuke Asaji earned invites through the International Series Order of Merit standings. Two more players will be invited through the LIV Golf Promotions event scheduled for January in Florida.<\/p>\n
\u2013Field Level Media<\/p>\n
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