A week after the PGA Tour denied players conflicting event releases to participate in the first LIV Golf Invitational Series event, the breakaway circuit’s commissioner fired back claiming. “the era of free agency in professional golf has finally arrived.”
In a letter sent to Tour players late Sunday, LIV Golf CEO and commissioner Greg Norman said the Saudi-backed circuit is “here to stay” and added that the PGA Tour’s denial of releases “in no way lessens our resolve.”
Norman said the plan is to have a full field (48 players) at the first invitational event outside of London in early June, and he pointed out that LIV Golf expanded its schedule in 2023, ’24 and ’25 and has added an additional $2 billion investment.