8 LIV golf stars withdraw from Masters as sports world intensifies amid civil war
8 LIV golf stars withdraw from Masters as sports world intensifies amid civil war
Augusta National will host his first major event of 2024, the Masters, which brings together professional golfers from LIV Golf and the PGA Tour. However, the contingent representing LIV is smaller than before. Compared to last time, the number of LIV golf players participating in this year’s Masters has decreased significantly.
Of the 88 golfers waiting to play at Augusta, only 13 are in the league. That number is lower than last year’s total of 21 players, but it saw debuts from newcomers like Adrian Melonk and defending champions Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton.
Bubba Watson, Charl Schwartzel, Dustin Johnson, Patrick Reed, Phil Mickelson and Sergio Garcia are past recipients of the award, as well as lifetime tax exemptions, as is Rahm. Meanwhile, Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau and Cameron Smith have been enjoying big-win status as of late. Hatton, Melonk and Joaquin Niemann have also benefited from their performances so far, but that leaves eight players out. LIV golf stars who will miss this week’s Augusta tournament have been listed by Sport Base.
Despite winning the LIV Golf Tournament in Hong Kong, Anser will not be returning to Augusta this year. This marks the end of his streak of consecutive appearances at 4. Although the former world No. 11 has competed in all four major tournaments in 2023, she is not eligible to compete in any tournaments this year as there is currently no exemption. Harold Warner III
Varner, who won his first victory at LIV Golf Win in Washington last May, will not play in this year’s Masters despite finishing in the top 30 in his past two appearances.
Jason Kokrak
Kokrak, who missed out on Augusta last year despite finishing 14th the year before, was unable to improve his situation this time. Additionally, he missed the remaining three majors in 2023, meaning he won’t play in any of the four for a full year.
Kevin Na
By March of this year, Na’s ranking had fallen to 1,257th place. Unfortunately, he won’t be able to match his record of four top-15 finishes at Augusta since he withdrew from the tournament due to illness during the first round a year ago.
Louis Oosthuizen
Oosthuizen, the 2010 British Open champion, will compete at Royal Troon this summer. However, after breaking into the top 50 in the rankings in 2022, despite winning the Alfred Dunhill Championship and the Mauritius Open at the end of last year, it was not enough to secure him a spot. He does not plan to participate in any other major tournaments this year. . He will be in the top 50 in the 2022 rankings. Become one of the 100 best players.
Unlike his compatriot Niemann, Pereira will not compete at Augusta. He won an exemption to the Masters by finishing third at the 2022 PGA Championship and managed to qualify for the Masters on his first try, but he won’t have a chance this year.
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Gooch, who qualified for the 2022 tournament and earned a good ranking, will not be returning this year. He failed to qualify for the Open Championship or the PGA Championship. Therefore, there are no big tournaments scheduled this season.
thomas peters
Peters finished fourth in his debut seven years ago, his best result at Augusta. Unfortunately, he was unable to repeat this success in subsequent attempts. Peters has appeared in all eight major tournaments held since then, but that streak will end this year as the Belgian team will not be competing, but this means he won’t turn professional. This is not something that has ever happened since then.
