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Brison DeChambeau has officially joined the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series and will play in the second Portland event starting later this month
Brison DeChambeau has officially joined the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series and will play in the second Portland event starting later this month
Former US Open champion Bryson Deschamps has officially joined the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series, tournament officials said.
DeChambeau has confirmed his intention to join the rebound round on Wednesday and will play in another event in Portland starting later this month.
The 28-year-old will join Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Sergio Garcia and Ian Poulter, who will play at the inaugural event at the Centurion Club in St. Albans this week.
Minutes after the first shots on Thursday, the PGA Tour suspended all 17 players on the field who took part, despite being rejected for the requested releases, and said “the same fate applies” to players participating in the future LIV Golf Events , so DeChambeau, the eight-time winner of the PGA Tour including the US Open 2020, will also be suspended.
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DeChambeau revealed on Wednesday that he will play the second tournament of the LIV Golf Series in Portland at the end of the month, despite indications last week that he will not join the series that separated.
Back in February, DeChambeau denied being offered £ 100 million to join the Saudi-backed LIV golf series, and wrote on his official Twitter account: “Although there has been a lot of speculation about my support for another tour, I want to I manage very clearly that as long as the best players in the world play the PGA Tour, so will I. “
“He is not afraid to think outside the box and supports our mission to do things differently to improve our game. The strength and energy he brings to the course will provide additional electricity to our competition in Portland and beyond. ”
Greg Norman on Bryson DeChambeau
The 28th tennis player in the world, who has been suffering from an arm injury in recent months, also distanced himself from the tour last Thursday, claiming that he would not “risk” joining at this stage of his career.
However, he has now changed his mind with his agent Bret Falkoff, who said earlier this week: “Brison has always been an innovator. The opportunity to enter the ground floor of something unique has always been intriguing. The golf we know is changing and happening fast.”
The second tournament of the series is at Pampkin Ridge in Portland from June 30 to July 2.
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Ski Sports reporter Jamie Weir has more details as the PGA Tour has suspended all current and future players who have decided to join the LIV Golf Invitational Series
LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman, who is expected to sign more players ahead of another event with Patrick Reed, Ricky Fowler and Buba Watson, among those connected, said: “Brison DeChambeau is an exciting addition to LIV Golf’s overcrowded style of play.
“He is passionate about sports, innovative in his approach and dedicated to pushing boundaries in search of excellence.
“He is not afraid to think outside the box and supports our mission to do things differently to improve our game.
LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman poses with Phil Mickelson ahead of the inauguration event
“The power and energy he brings to the course will provide additional electricity to our competition in Portland and beyond.”
While many top players have so far avoided the huge money offered by LIV Golf, the series now has eight top winners in its ranks.
The 54-hole event in London, with no cuts or shotgun starts, is the richest golf tournament ever with a $ 4 million individual winner and a $ 5 million split between the top three teams.
There is no Johnson’s application for the DP world tour
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Dustin Johnson has admitted that he plans to play golf only in major tournaments and the LIV Tour, following his decision to join a Saudi-backed tour
Dustin Johnson said that he plans to play only in golf tournaments and LIV events after the suspension from the PGA Tour.
Johnson was among the players banned from competing in the PGA Tour after their participation in this week’s inaugural event at the Centurion Club. .
However, contrary to reports in the British media, the American did not apply for membership in the DP world tour, which would allow him to pick up points at the world rankings and potentially earn a place in future major tournaments.
Johnson had to apply by May 1 to become a member of the DP world tour for this season.
Johnson spoke to Ski Sports after the second round of the LIV Invitational event at the Centurion Club on Friday, where he was asked if there was any legal help after the PGA Tour was banned.
“At the moment, my plan is to play LIV events, a few majors, that’s it,” Johnson replied.
“That’s the whole reason why I started playing at LIV, playing less golf, not more.
“What am I going to do the other 40 weeks of the year? I can do whatever I want.”
‘Brison DeChambeau is at the box office’
Ski Sports News reporter Jamie Weir is at the Centurion club this week and expressed his opinion on DeChambeau’s transfer …
“Brison DeChambeau, he’s a good man. Love it or hate it, however, it has box office and fans on the PGA Tour love it. He hits the ball for a village mile, doing things as Greg Norman suggested, quite differently, doing some weird things that are thin and a few feathers, but he’s fun to watch.
DeChambeau’s powerful hit has been a feature of the PGA tour in recent years
“This is another big blow to the PGA Tour. There are now 18 players, including Bryson Deschambo, who will lose their PGA Tour status and how many more of these superstars can afford to lose before they may be forced into a shameful descent and these guys have been told you can stay on the PGA Tour and that you can play in the Saudi golf series.
“This is a fascinating time at the moment in the world of golf and who knows what will happen next.”
And on other PGA Tour players who are connected to the LIV series …
“Patrick Reed is a name I keep hearing. Matt Wolf, a young superstar in the game who has lost a bit of his way, has lost a bit of confidence, but he is a talent. Jason Kokrak is another name that is emerging. Pet Perez.
The 2018 Masters Champion Patrick Reed is also strongly associated with the series
“Ricky Fowler is a name I’ve heard a lot, but as far as I understand, they haven’t finished that deal yet. And Buba Watson is one more - he is injured, he is probably off the field. until the fall - but you think he would be a star name for LIV Golf as well. “
Shipnuck expects a compromise
Journalist Alan Shipnuk, who is Mickelson’s biographer, believes that a compromise will eventually be reached to allow the rebel players to continue playing on the PGA tour.
Speaking of Ski Sports News at the Centurion club, he said: “I think everything will be negotiated and in the end the players will get what they want, and that is to keep their membership on the Tour, but to play at some of the Saudi events.
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Phil Mickelson’s biographer Alan Shipnuk says LIV Golf is a great moment for golf and believes players will eventually get what they want
Maybe, if the Tour is smart, it will create another strategic alliance in which it will absorb Saudi tournaments, play those in the fall when there is no good golf in the US, and then players will be able to earn their money, fans will be able to watch the Tour has somehow bought their way out of competition.
“We don’t know how all this will play out, and the lawyers will certainly be involved, but everything is ready.”
“This is a very chaotic moment and the whole world golf order is at stake, but I think it will make some kind of compromise where it will probably help everyone involved.
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