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The exodus in golf does not stop. And it is that the nascent LIV Golf Invitational Series continues to recruit players who have decided to leave the PGA Toursince now it is the turn of the American Brooks Koepkawho has decided to reach the arms of the competition that has as its backing Saudi Arabia.
It is clear that the nascent LIV Golf Invitational Series is giving the juiciest economic prizes in the history of golfsince they are awarding close to 25 million dollars in each of his competitionsfigure that doubles what the tournaments of the PGA Grand Slam. There’s not much to think about it.
Brooks Koepka32, has won four majors, the US Open and the PGA Championship twice each, between 2017 and 2019, and was considered to play the Travelers Championshipbut the PGA ha announced at the last minute that it will not be so.
Everything indicates that Koepka is one of the PGA victimscompetition that has decided to ‘veto’ his tournaments to all those players who have chosen to play the LIV Golf Invitational Series. As happened with some who participated in the opening of the tournament that was played in London last weekend and where Charl Schwartzel was the winner.
the march of Brooks Koepka immediately gives a boost to the LIV Golf Invitational Seriessince it would be one of the most attractive players of the Saudi competition, coupled with the fact that it would already have in its bag eight of the top 50 players in the world for their next eventto be held at Pumpkin Ridge de Portland (United States) from June 30.
It should be remembered that recently it was also made official that the Mexican Abraham Ancer joins the LIV Golf Invitational Seriesleaving in the past its history in the PGA.
The Majors can play them
The golfers participating in the LIV Golf Invitational Series have received the green light for participate in the 150th edition of the British Openannounced the organization of the tournament Majorwhich will be held from July 14 to 17.
Golfers who have left the PGA
- Dustin Johnson
- Phil Mickelson
- Turk Pettit
- Peter Uihlein
- Hudson Swafford
- Andy Ogletree
- Louis Oosthuizen
- Burning Grace
- Charl Schwartzel
- Lee Westwood
- Martin Kaymer
- Kevin Na
- Graeme McDowell
- Abraham Ancer
- Bryson DeChambeau
- Patrick Ree
Brooks Koepka
This is how LIV Golf will be played in 2022
- LIV Golf Portland, Pumpkin Ridge (June 30-July 2)
- LIV Golf Bedminster, Trump National (29 to 31 July)
- LIV Golf Bangkok, Stonehill (October 7-9)
- LIV Golf Jeddah, Royal Greens (October 14-16)
- LIV Golf Miami, Trump National Doral (October 27-30)
