\t\t\t\tWhich players are leaving LIV Golf? And who is sticking around for the league\u2019s 2.0 era? This is everything you need to know\u2026<\/p>\n
The deadline for LIV Golf players to decide whether they will stick or twist is almost here. <\/p>\n
The league has until October 25 to convince key names to sign up for the new iteration of the league ahead of a possible $300 million investment from credit firm BC Partners.<\/p>\n
And it is crucial that the league persuades some big hitters to stay for its relaunch. But the DP World Tour\u2019s move to reject memberships<\/a> for players who hope to sign up to LIV 2.0 has made LIV\u2019s prospects a whole lot more difficult.<\/p>\n So, what do we know so far?<\/p>\n Wants to stay<\/p>\n So far, these are the players who have said they will be staying should LIV 2.0 come to fruition\u2026<\/p>\n Richard Bland Cameron Tringale Brendan Steele Victor Perez Ben Campbell Definitely gone<\/p>\n These are the players who are 100 percent out the door and not coming back\u2026<\/p>\n Jon Rahm Louis Oosthuizen David Puig Abraham Ancer<\/p>\n As first reported by Sports Business Journal\u2018s Josh Carpenter, the Mexican, who won close to $34 million in prize money on the league, will depart<\/a>.<\/p>\n Going <\/p>\n These are the players who appear to have signaled their exit plans\u2026<\/p>\n Sergio Garcia Thomas Pieters Adrian Meronk Charles Howell III Tom McKibbin and Laurie Canter Sam Horsfield, Josele Ballester, Luis Masaveu, Michael La Sasso and Yosuke Asaji<\/p>\n This quintet signed up to the Second Stage of DP World Tour Q School. If they go all the way and secure membership, they will not be able to accept unless they quit LIV 2.0. So it\u2019s fair to say they each have one foot out of the door.<\/p>\n Undecided<\/p>\n The big name that LIV 2.0 is likely to hinge on is Bryson DeChambeau. The two-time US Open champion has been tight-lipped ever since teasing that something \u201cfun\u201d was coming after the league\u2019s abrupt season finale in Indianapolis in August. DeChambeau has been seeking out possible starts on the DP World Tour<\/a>, but would not be able to take up membership if he joins LIV. The PGA Tour is also unlikely to be bring back the program that enabled Brooks Koepka to return, so DeChambeau\u2019s options have narrowed. Of course, DeChambeau could still choose to be the face of LIV 2.0 \u2013 though that would hinder his chances of a PGA Tour return in 2028<\/a> \u2013 or decide to focus on YouTube instead.<\/p>\n
Englishman Bland was the first player to commit to LIV 2.0. The Cleeks star told Flushing It<\/a>: \u201cApart from the Legends Tour, I have nowhere else to play. I\u2019m banned until next August on the PGA Tour Champions, and I don\u2019t have the desire to go back to the DP World Tour and start from the bottom again. I\u2019m too old for that. I\u2019m 54 next year and I\u2019m done chasing after the game and trying to work my way up the ladder. I\u2019ve done that for 25 years. The last few years on LIV have been absolutely brilliant and if LIV doesn\u2019t come off, I\u2019ll play the senior majors.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another player who has told Flushing It he will stay is Tringale. The 39-year-old American, whose only victory in nearly 20 years as a pro was the 2014 Franklin Templeton Shootout, has earned north of $18 million<\/a> in his five years on the league. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Tringale\u2019s HyFlyers teammate said in August: \u201cI\u2019m committed to being here. This is where I want to be. This has been home to me for the last four years, it\u2019s been great. I\u2019m happy to stay.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cAs of today, I play for the Cleeks,\u201d the Frenchman told Golf Planete<\/a> in September. \u201cI hope the situation gets resolved, and I hope there\u2019s a future for LIV 2.0 because they have been some really great tournaments. There are people there who genuinely gave me my smile back and helped me rediscover the enjoyment I had maybe lost a little during my second year in the United States.\u201d Perez added: \u201cPlaying fewer tournaments gave me a lot more mental clarity and allowed me to really appreciate the opportunity we have \u2013 to be here, to travel the world and play golf. I think that if LIV hadn\u2019t existed, I might not have found that again. So naturally, I hope it continues.\u201d<\/p>\n
The New Zealander, who played on Bubba Watson\u2019s RangeGoats team last year, has told TG he definitely wants to return to LIV<\/a> next year as he recovers from hip surgery.<\/p>\n
The two-time major champion has had one foot out the door for months, but his exit was confirmed via a bankruptcy hearing in New Jersey. Rahm\u2019s lawyer said he deemed the conditions for a LIV 2.0 contract \u201cunacceptable.\u201d Three individual titles and over $100 million in prize money alone<\/a>, Rahm\u2019s years on LIV were nothing if not lucrative.<\/p>\n
The 2010 Open champion and Southern Guards captain was speaking at the Link Hong Kong Open when he declared himself out<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s time to move on,\u201d Oosthuizen said. \u201cIt\u2019s a lot of international travel for single events.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t see myself playing in the LIV 2.0,\u201d Puig said at the Open de Espana. \u201cIt\u2019s a decision I\u2019ve made. I hope to play the European Tour next year, which I really enjoy, with a fuller schedule.\u201d<\/p>\n
Garcia has not officially stated he wants out. But if he wants to play on the DP World Tour, and indeed the European Ryder Cup team, like he says he does, he will have to be. He has exited his original 1.0 contract and now seems destined to refuse terms for the second iteration as he plots more regular starts in Europe.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Belgian, who won just shy of $25m in four years on LIV, told TG in July<\/a> that he has \u201cno ego\u201d and will go back to DP World Tour Q School if he has to. And it seems like he will take up the Wentworth-based circuit\u2019s recent offer<\/a>, according to Flushing It<\/a>.<\/p>\n
According to Polish reporter Jacek Person<\/a>, Meronk does not intend to play on LIV next season. That decision was perhaps made easier by the fact Meronk wrapped up his DP World Tour card for 2027 with a win at the Dunhill Links Championship.<\/p>\n
Another scoop for SBJ, with Josh Carpenter saying he\u2019s spoken to people<\/a> close to the American who has apparently decided to not sign up for LIV 2.0 and instead pursue a year on the DP World Tour. Chucky Three Sticks becomes the first person to leave Crushers GC<\/a> since the team was formed in the league\u2019s very first season.<\/p>\n
While neither players has spoken publicly, both appeared at the DP World India Championship wearing clothing and carrying bags that had no LIV Golf branding.<\/p>\n