English golfer Laurie Canter has turned down a PGA Tour card and joined Saudi-backed LIV Golf for a second time.
Canter completed seventh within the DP World Tour’s Race to Dubai and so was amongst 10 gamers who earned an opportunity to affix the PGA Tour.
However by becoming a member of LIV, he’s suspended from the PGA Tour and his card as a substitute goes to Daniel Brown.
Canter initially joined LIV when the tour launched in 2022, ending twenty eighth within the standings.
He was a reserve in 2023, filling in for injured gamers, and competed 11 instances. Canter started 2024 by enjoying twice extra as a reserve on LIV till he was changed by Anthony Kim.
The 36-year-old returned to the DP World Tour and received the European Open in Germany in 2024. He turned the primary former LIV participant to look at The Gamers Championship in 2025 and in addition appeared at The Masters.
Canter has joined the Majesticks crew for the 2026 LIV season, the English-based outfit that started with Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter, Henrik Stenson and Sam Horsfield.
Stenson failed to complete within the high 48 this yr and was relegated, opening a spot for Canter.”
“Becoming a member of Majesticks GC is an unbelievable alternative to be a part of a crew that has helped form LIV Golf from day one,” Canter said in a statement.
“The league’s progress has been outstanding and my expertise within the league has led me to turn into a extra full participant and a a number of winner on the DP World Tour.
“To return to the league with Majesticks GC is a huge honour, they bring a standard of excellence, ambition, and identity that really resonates with me.”
Final yr, Tom McKibbin earned a PGA Tour card via the DP World Tour and joined LIV in January.
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Rory McIlroy doubts the fracture in golf might be repaired because the “irrational” spending of the LIV sequence has created such a gulf within the sport.
There had been hopes the acrimonious cut up, which occurred when the Saudi breakaway league lured away most of the high stars with large contracts in 2021, could possibly be healed when a merger was proposed.
However over two and a half years after that was mooted, the 2 events seem like no nearer to a decision.
“I think for golf in general it would be better if there was unification, but I just think with what’s happened over the last few years, it’s just going to be very difficult to be able to do that,” McIlroy instructed CNBC’s CEO Council Discussion board.
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Rory McIlroy has described LIV Golf’s resolution to broaden its occasions to 72 holes as ‘peculiar’
“As someone who supports the traditional structure of men’s professional golf, we have to realise we were trying to deal with people that were acting, in some ways, irrationally, just in terms of the capital they were allocating and the money they were spending,
“It has been 4 or 5 years and there hasn’t been a return but however they’ll need to preserve spending that cash to even simply preserve what they’ve proper now.
“A lot of these guys’ contracts are up. They’re going to ask for the same number or an even bigger number. LIV have spent five or six billion US dollars and they’re going to have to spend another five or six just to maintain where they are.
“I am far more comfy being on the PGA Tour aspect than on their aspect however who is aware of what’ll occur?”
