Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau and Cam Smith have all indicated they may stay with LIV Golf reasonably than rejoining the PGA Tour.
5-time main winner Brooks Koepka was not too long ago accepted again on the American circuit after he give up the Saudi Arabian-backed sequence to prioritise “the wants of his household”.
The PGA subsequently opened the door for fellow main winners Rahm, DeChambeau and Smith to observe Koepka below a brand new returning member programme open till 2 February.
However the trio have since quashed the prospect of a return at a information convention for LIV Golf captains.
Rahm, 31, stated he “wished Brooks the very best” however was “not planning to go anyplace”.
“So far as I am involved, I am centered on LIV for this 12 months and hoping my crew can repeat as champs,” stated the Spaniard.
American DeChambeau stated he was “contracted via 2026” and “was so enthusiastic about this 12 months” whereas fellow 32-year-old Smith of Australia added that he had “decided” and can “be on LIV for years to come back”.
Solely gamers who’ve been away from the PGA Tour for no less than two years and have gained The Gamers Championship or a serious between 2022-25 have been eligible to return below the phrases of the PGA initiative.
PGA Tour chief government Brian Rolapp outlined that programme could be solely open for the 2026 marketing campaign and was in “response to a singular set of circumstances”.
“It is a one-time, outlined window and doesn’t set a precedent for future conditions,” Rolapp stated in an open letter.
“As soon as the door closes, there is no such thing as a promise that this path might be out there once more.”
