LIV Golf general manager: These two PGA Tour players regret saying ‘no’
A LIV Golf general manager has claimed at least two high-profile PGA Tour players will join the breakaway in 2025 after having regrets about previously turning down big-money moves.
In an interview with Matt Vincenzi of SI, the anonymous general manager said the players have told him it was ‘the worst decision of their lives’ by not accepting the lucrative offers.
“Two guys that had very big offers that are now calling would love to be on a LIV team and said that was the worst decision they made is not accepting the offer and coming over,” he said.
He added: “My phone’s been ringing nonstop basically since right before Dallas and things are starting to happen from either players directly or agents calling exploring and wanting to look at the possibility of coming on.”
Read the full SI report here.
Which players could the general manager be talking about?
LIV have not announced any fresh signings yet.
Their third full campaign gets underway next February in Riyadh.
Five players were relegated from the league in 2024, with Bubba Watson, Kalle Samooja, Branden Grace, Kieran Vincent and Scott Vincent finishing in the drop zone.
It is understood Watson will return as the playing captain of the RangeGoats.
And the South African Stinger team are keen on tying up Grace to one more year, providing he doesn’t play his way back onto the league via LIV’s upcoming Promotions event, where one ticket will be given away.
The International Series’ order of merit winner will also be playing on LIV next year, and that is likely to go to the American John Catlin.
That leaves a few spots vacant.
It is understood that Jon Rahm wants to add a high-profile player to his team.
Rahm is reportedly targeting a Callaway staffer.
Elsewhere, SI have reported that Dustin Johnson wants to sign a younger player to replace either Pat Perez or Harold Varner III.
Varner and Perez narrowly avoided relegation.
Bryson DeChambeau
LIV’s posterboy, Phil Mickelson, claimed the breakaway will target some high-profile players in the coming weeks.
Hideki Matsuyama is an obvious candidate.
Will Zalatoris, Tony Finau and Patrick Cantlay and Rickie Fowler have all rejected past offers, understood to be north of $50m each.
Former World No.1 Jason Day recently claimed he reached out to LIV over a potnetial move, only to be told he was too injury prone to be given a deal.
Read more about that here.
*LIV Golf teams as of 23 November
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Cameron Smith |
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Marc Leishman |
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Matt Jones |
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Lucas Herbert |
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Joaquin Niemann |
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Carlos Ortiz |
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Mito Pereira |
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Sebastian Munoz |
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Thomas Pieters |
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Matthew Wolff |
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Peter Uihlein |
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TBC |
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Dustin Johnson |
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Pat Perez |
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Patrick Reed |
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Harold Varner III |
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Brooks Koepka |
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Jason Kokrak |
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Talor Gooch |
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Graeme McDowell |
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Louis Oosthuizen |
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Charl Schwartzel |
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Dean Burmester |
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TBC |
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Phil Mickelson |
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Brendan Steele |
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Cameron Tringale |
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Andy Ogletree |
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Kevin Na |
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Danny Lee |
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TBC |
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Jinchiro Kozuma |
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Bryson DeChambeau |
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Paul Casey |
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Charles Howell III |
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Anirban Lahiri |
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Lee Westwood |
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Ian Poulter |
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Henrik Stenson |
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Sam Horsfield |
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Sergio Garcia |
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Abraham Ancer |
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David Puig |
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TBC |
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Martin Kaymer |
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Richard Bland |
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Adrian Meronk |
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TBC |
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