The struggle with the OWGR qualification was a factor that affected LIV golfers’ participation in the majors. However, earlier this year, the R&A announced a new exemption for players leading the LIV standings who can qualify for the event. The news came out in February, and Joaquin Niemann joined the roster of the Open Championship. But now with five months to the new, there is more opportunity to add for the golfers.
Recently, the Augusta National Golf Club and the R&A have jointly shared their plans to extend qualification criteria for inviting international players in both majors. Sharing that, Fred Ridley, Chairman of Augusta National Golf Club, said, “The Masters Tournament has long recognised the significance of having international representation among its invitees.”
As per the update shared on X by the official page of the Open, it shared how new pathways can offer opportunities to the winners from a variety of events. The list of event winners to get an exception for a year includes, Scottish Open Champion, the Spanish Open Champion, the Japan Open Champion, the Hong Kong Open Champion, the Australian Open Champion, and the South African Open Champion.
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LIV golfers, with their active participation in the Asian Tour, will have the opportunity to get into the majors. This is great news for the players who recently faced trouble in participating at the DP World Tour.
This is a developing story…