LIV golfers allowed in US Ryder Cup team, PGA says

Golfers who play connected the Saudi-backed breakaway LIV Golf circuit volition beryllium allowed successful the United States Ryder Cup team, the PGA of America has announced.

LIV players volition besides beryllium capable to vie astatine the PGA Championship.

Golfers indispensable beryllium members of the PGA of America to beryllium considered for the Ryder Cup and the assemblage has present added LIV to its database of "approved tours", giving those players membership.

"Going forward, each LIV Golf players are eligible for the PGA Championship and immoderate American subordinate who qualifies for the Ryder Cup connected points oregon is added to the US squad arsenic a captain's prime is eligible to compete," the assemblage said.

LIV's Brooks Koepka was included successful the US squad for the biennial tourney against Europe arsenic a wildcard prime past year, but lone due to the fact that of a grace play that was successful spot pursuing golf's split.

The PGA and Europe's DP World Tour announced a "framework agreement" for a merger with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund - which backs LIV - past year. However talks are inactive ongoing to repair the fracture successful men's golf.

LIV players tin suffice for the European squad but they request to person retained their rank of the DP World Tour and played successful 4 of the organisation's events.

They whitethorn incur penalties for playing connected the LIV circuit without a waiver from the European tour, but stay eligible if they settee those sanctions.

The Ryder Cup betwixt Europe and the United States volition beryllium played astatine Bethpage Black successful New York adjacent September.