LIV golfers allowed in US Ryder Cup team, PGA says

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

LIV players will besides beryllium capable to compete astatine nan PGA Championship.

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

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

LIV's Brooks Koepka was included successful nan US squad for nan biennial tourney against Europe arsenic a wildcard prime past year, but only because 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 pinch Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund - which backs LIV - past year. However talks are still ongoing to repair nan fracture successful men's golf.

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

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

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