Master, Open and others. LIV players may miss out on this experience: It doesn’t matter, many children’s lives will be changed

The tug of war in world golf continues and will probably continue for a long time. The clash of the PGA Tour and LIV Golf offers plenty of questions for the future. Like whether players at LIV Golf will ever be able to play on the PGA Tour again. But then there are other, more important events. Will defectors lose the unique honor of playing in the majors?

A fierce clash of two worlds is beginning to produce consequences. The open warfare between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf has already managed to divide the golf community. There are now many questions surrounding the future of the sport with unclear answers.

One of them concerns major tournaments. The Masters, The Open, the PGA Championship with the U.S. Open are among the absolute highlights of the season. There are virtually only two ways for players to qualify. Either to place well at one of the aforementioned tournaments or through the world rankings.

Both of these options, however, pose a problem for LIV Golf at the current stage. There are rumours in the backstage that some organisers don’t want these players in their tournaments anymore. And if they do, the PGA Tour players themselves are considering a boycott at their potential participation.

The PGA Tour, the US Golf Association, the PGA of America and the DP World Tour are likely to take up this serious issue when they discuss the future in a few days in Florida.

One of the faces of world golf and now a member of the rival LIV Golf is rather optimistic about the issue. “Ireally don’t think it’s going to happen. I believe the leaders of the majors are really great people who love golf. And I believe that they also understand that not having many of the top players in the world under them undermines the quality of their tournaments. That they also realize how it would hurt the game of golf,” Phil Mickelson let slip to si.com some time ago.

Mickelson doesn’t see how such a thing could benefit anyone. “I believe they are wise enough,” he added. He himself had conversations with Fred Ridley (chairman of the Masters) some time ago, which he said were conducted in a pleasant spirit.

“Considering how many great players are part of the LIV, if these events didn’t have world ranking points, they would completely undermine the world ranking system. And it would force a new world ranking system that would be credible. I believe the World Golf Ranking Organisation (OWGR) realises this and will award world points to LIV events,” he added with conviction.

And if they don’t? Then we’re probably in for a dark period when the Masters will no longer be the Masters in the true sense of the word. The current situation is best summed up by the recent words of Harold Varner III and Bubba Watson at a press conference. Watson said that if he doesn’t get an invitation, he simply won’t go to the Masters, even though he has managed to dominate it twice in the past.

“It would justbe the wrong way to look at the whole situation. It’s golf.We’reall trying to be the best players,” he added.

Harold Warner III, for his part, said the LIV is the perfect choice for him to provide for himself and his family in the future. He considers providing for his offspring an absolute priority in his life. Watson further spoke to his colleague, “You’re not going to play any majors if you keep getting fired.” Varner replied, “I know. But it’s going to be OK. We’ll live. Alot of kids’ lives will change.”

Source:: si.com, golf.com