With their eligibility up in the air after joining LIV Golf, the two Spaniards still want to play for Team Europe at the upcoming Ryder Cup. There is a time and a place for it.
The captain of the United States golf team has warned American players that they may not be picked for next year's matches in Italy.
A total of 17 players were suspended by the PGA Tour for violating the tour's rules. The players who resigned from the tour are no longer eligible to play in the Presidents Cup or tour events.
The first event in the US by LIV Golf will be held in Portland, Oregon, starting Thursday.
Speaking at a news conference ahead of the John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run,Zach Johnson was asked about the challenge of making captain's picks
If you want to play on the team, you have to get points through the PGA of America. You need to be a member of the PGA of America in order to get points for the cup. We are members of the PGA of America through the tour. You will be able to connect the dots from there.
Johnson, a 12-time winner on tour and two-time major champion, said he still has respect for golfers who have defected.
Some of my friends have decided to follow that route. I am for a lot of people. These are my acquaintances. I support them. They need to do well. I want them to be happy in whatever it is. I don't want to say how that develops or how they discover that. I have the greatest respect for them individually.
Patrick Reed said that his decision to join LIV Golf was right for his family, despite the fact that he contemplated not being picked for the U.S. team.
I might not be at the Presidents Cup. Who would not? Reed spoke before the event. "But at the end of the day, I felt like, when my family and I sat down and we just weighed all of our options, we felt like joining LIV Golf, especially with talking to some of the guys that played in London, that this was definitely the right decision," he It's the right decision for our mental and physical health. The quality of life is the most important thing. It has been the hardest thing to be able to spend more time with the children.
The ongoing issue has not been commented on by the captain of Team Europe or the former European Tour.
Ian and Lee Westwood are two of the European golf players who have joined LIV Golf. The golf defectors were fined and banned from competing in three tournaments co-sponsored by the PGA Tour.
When asked if he knew before joining the LIV Series that it could affect his eligibility for theRyder Cup, he said, "You never know how everyone is going to act." You were hoping that it would stay the same. We hope that it will not affect it.
The Marco Simone Golf and Country Club is in Guidonia Montecelio, near Rome, and will be the site of the 2020 Olympics.
Why shouldCup eligibility be at risk? Westwood made a comment. The criteria for being a member of the European Tour has been met. Being a member of the European Tour requires you to play four events. Shouldn't they change that now?
Why would the European Tour change their rules so quickly because another tour doesn't like it or feels financially threatened? There is too much protection and not enough transparency.
If you fulfill the criteria to be a European Tour member, then you should be able to try to get on the team.
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