Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau and Cam Smith have all indicated they may stay with LIV Golf moderately than rejoining the PGA Tour.
5-time main winner Brooks Koepka was not too long ago accepted again on the American circuit after he stop the Saudi Arabian-backed collection to prioritise “the wants of his household”.
The PGA subsequently opened the door for fellow main winners Rahm, DeChambeau and Smith to comply with Koepka underneath 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 most effective” however was “not planning to go anyplace”.
“So far as I am involved, I am targeted on LIV for this yr and hoping my crew can repeat as champs,” stated the Spaniard.
American DeChambeau stated he was “contracted by way of 2026” and “was so enthusiastic about this yr” 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 not less than two years and have received The Gamers Championship or a significant between 2022-25 had been eligible to return underneath the phrases of the PGA initiative.
PGA Tour chief govt Brian Rolapp outlined that programme could be solely open for the 2026 marketing campaign and was in “response to a singular set of circumstances”.
“This can be 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 accessible once more.”
