LIV Golf denied from 2024 Presidents Cup qualification course of

Since its inception, LIV Golf has staged occasions worldwide, wanting to turn out to be the premier worldwide golf circuit for the very best gamers on the planet.

However LIV golfers won’t be eligible for the 2024 Presidents Cup, which can pit the USA in opposition to the very best Worldwide gamers not from Europe.

Meaning no Cameron Smith of Australia or Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa.

Individuals Brooks Koepka, Phil Mickelson, and Bryson DeChambeau are additionally ineligible.

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All gamers who want to compete within the 2024 Presidents Cup should be eligible to compete in a PGA Tour-sanctioned occasion, per Tuesday’s announcement of the qualification course of.

That would all change within the coming months, because the PGA Tour, DP World Tour, and Saudi Arabian Public Funding Fund (PIF)—the beneficiary for LIV Golf—are negotiating how skilled golf will look sooner or later.

Ought to these three our bodies come to an settlement, then maybe LIV golfers will turn out to be eligible for PGA Tour occasions, that means they achieve entry to the Presidents Cup.

For now, that’s not the case.

Any participant on the Saudi-backed circuit stays suspended by the PGA Tour.

Alas, right here is the total qualification course of for the 2024 Presidents Cup, which can be held at Royal Montreal Golf Membership from Sept. 24-29, 2024.

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United States – 2024 Presidents Cup Qualification Course of:

Just like the 2023 Ryder Cup, the U.S. group may have six automated qualifiers and 6 captain’s picks chosen by skipper Jim Furyk, the 2003 U.S. Open champion.

Additionally, just like the Ryder Cup, the Presidents Cup may have rankings, which at the moment are reside.

The highest 12 within the U.S. standings, together with the purpose totals, follows under:

1. Scottie Scheffler (3,228 factors)

2. Max Homa (1,832)

3. Wyndham Clark (1,805)

4. Collin Morikawa (1,760)

5. Patrick Cantlay (1,567)

6. Eric Cole (1,481)

7. Xander Schauffele (1,471)

8. Lucas Glover (1,449)

9. Rickie Fowler (1,421)

10. Brian Harman (1,369)

11. Sam Burns (1,292)

12. Sahith Theegala (1,286)

Factors are accrued and weighed as follows:

From the 2023 Sentry at Kapalua by means of the 2023 RSM Traditional, one FedEx Cup level accrued at these occasions equates to at least one Presidents Cup level.

Issues change for 2024, as qualifying will finish on the 2024 BMW Championship, the penultimate occasion in the course of the FedEx Cup Playoffs.

One FedEx Cup level equals two Presidents Cup factors for The Gamers and all 4 main championships in 2024. Then, for all different occasions in 2024, one FedEx Cup level correlates to 1.5 President Cup factors.

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Worldwide – 2024 Presidents Cup Qualification Course of:

Just like the U.S., the Worldwide group may have six automated qualifiers and 6 captain’s picks. Canadian Mike Weir, who received the 2003 Masters, will captain the Internationals.

The rankings, which at the moment are reside, are listed under. Notably, the standards for choosing the Worldwide group differs from the U.S. group; the quantity in parentheses is the common variety of factors accrued quite than the full quantity:

1. Tom Kim – South Korea (4.4319)

2. Jason Day – Australia (3.4972)

3. Sungjae Im – South Korea (3.2115)

4. Ryan Fox – New Zealand (3.1238)

5. Corey Conners – Canada (2.7576)

6. Emiliano Grillo – Argentina (2.6022)

7. Hideki Matsuyama – Japan (2.4813)

8. Si Woo Kim – South Korea (2.3257)

9. Cam Davis – Australia (2.3001)

10. Min Woo Lee – Australia (2.2029)

11. Adam Scott – Australia (2.1895)

12. Adam Hadwin – Canada (2.0740)

Official World Golf Rating (OWGR) factors will decide the 2024 Worldwide group.

The automated qualifiers would be the prime six eligible Worldwide gamers within the OWGR standings after the conclusion of the 2024 BMW Championship.

Weir will then make six picks the next week on the 2024 Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Membership in Atlanta.

Worldwide gamers who want to mechanically qualify must compete in 15 or extra OWGR-rated occasions from Sept. 12, 2022, by means of the 2024 BMW Championship, by which the ultimate spherical is scheduled for Aug. 26, 2024.

Therefore the common variety of factors getting used within the Worldwide rankings versus the full variety of factors utilized within the American rankings.

The explanation for that is {that a} participant won’t be penalized for lacking time on account of harm, sickness, or private causes.

There isn’t a minimal variety of occasions for captain’s picks, nonetheless.

But, just like the U.S. group, all gamers should be eligible to play in a PGA Tour-sanctioned occasion, that means no LIV gamers can swimsuit up on both facet—at the very least for now.

Jack Milko is a golf employees author for SB Nation’s Taking part in By. You possibly can observe him on Twitter @jack_milko for extra golf protection. Make sure you try @_PlayingThrough too.