Ledarna för PGA Tour och LIV Golf diskuterar framtiden efter 2026

PGA Tour-chefen Brian Rolapp säger att hans organisation ännu inte fokuserar på att återintegrera spelare från LIV Golf. LIV Golf-chefen Scott O’Neil söker aktivt efter nya investerare efter att Public Investment Fund meddelat att de avslutar sitt stöd efter säsongen 2026.

Rolapp berättade för The Rich Eisen Show att samtal med spelare som söker klarhet är naturliga, men att PGA Tour fortsatt fokuserar på sin egen framtid. Han noterade att alla LIV-spelare fortfarande är under kontrakt och att ett eventuellt återvändandeprogram skulle kräva medlemmarnas godkännande. Rolapp tillade att det tidigare återvändandeprogrammet som erbjöds Brooks Koepka inte längre är tillgängligt.

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