Henrik Stenson \’A Little Bit Baffled\’ At Majors\’ Stance On LIV Golfers

The Swede was speaking exclusively to Golf Monthly about Major exemption rules and why he believes they should be slightly altered given the current landscape in men\’s pro golf

LIV Golfer and 2016 Open champion Henrik Stenson has admitted he is \”a little bit baffled\” that all four men\’s Majors have not fought harder to ensure all of the best players in the world are at their tournaments.

While much of the conversation in men\’s pro golf is about trying to reunify the top of the sport – ensuring the very best are competing against each other at least four times a season – some players feel they are being unfairly left out due to poor world-ranking positions as a result of playing in the LIV Golf League which does not offer the relevant points. Talor Gooch has previously voiced his displeasure at being excluded from the Masters due to his lowly standing at the OWGR and said he will not attempt to qualify for the US Open due to the lack of a special invitation to the 2023 LIV Golf individual champion of the year. Meanwhile, Jon Rahm has called on four key tournaments to consider an exemption for the “deprived” LIV golfer. And Stenson, who as a former champion has qualified for the 2024 British Open to be held at Royal Troon in July, said that when it comes to his frustration with the disrespect Gooch and co. , I believe that it is indeed correct.

Stenson said in an exclusive interview with Golf Monthly: All majores want to have the best players in the world in tournaments, so it’s interesting not to get there. \ ”

Sweden -Swedish, who had been driving a European team in the latest rider cups in Rome, is indifferent to the four major golf courses before the post is stripped after joining Rive. I felt that it was considered. Do what they can do to attract the people who want at their own events.

Stainson continued: “Major should not fight someone else. Liv golfers do not win world classification points, you can build a solid case that there should be places in the majors of the best LIV players who are not already exempt. Whether three or five places, it can be debated, but there should certainly be a path to these events. Instead of our trust or sponsor, contact me with other emails from Brandsreceive, accept the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, and send information over 16 years old.

\ “LIV has a very powerful golfer. They are much more difficult to enter a major without a world classification point, even if they play forever at the highest level. “Some say LIV golfers have made their own choices, but to me the question is whether the big players want to have the best players on their courses.”

Stenson is not alone on this side of the fence, as many others have cited cases like Joaquin Niemann’s. The Chilean played several tournaments on the Asian Tour and DP World Tour at the beginning of the new year in order to quickly qualify for the Masters. Joaquin
Although he was a failure from an OWGR perspective, Niemann’s victory at the Australian Open secured him a spot at Troon, and eventually a place at Augusta through a special invitation from the tournament committee. The way was opened. Niemann also later confirmed that he had been granted an exemption to play in this week’s PGA Championship at Valhalla. Stainson returned to Scotland in July behind the T13 finish in Royal Ribpool in 2023, and hoped for a shocking rehearsal for his victory in 2016.

Johnny Life Field is our full -time writer who participated in golf in the 2023 cups and rider cups. He graduated from the University of Brighton with a degree in Sport Journalism in 2017 and spent almost five years as the sole sports reporter at his local newspaper. An improving golfer who still classes himself as ‘one of the worst players on the Golf Monthly team’, Jonny enjoys playing as much as he can and is hoping to reach his Handicap goal of 18 at some stage. Participated in the 150th and 151st open matches.