The PGA of America has announced that players competing on the LIV Golf tour will be eligible to participate in the Ryder Cup.
To be eligible to participate in the biennial event, golfers must hold membership with the PGA of America. The organization has now included the Saudi-backed tour as part of its list of ‘approved tours,’ granting membership to those players.
The PGA of America stated: “To ensure the PGA Championship will continue to deliver the strongest field in golf and that the US Ryder Cup team will continue to have access to the best American players, the PGA of America has determined that LIV Golf players will be eligible for both.
“Going forward, all LIV Golf players are eligible for the PGA Championship and any American player who qualifies for the Ryder Cup on points or is added to the US team as a captain’s pick is eligible to compete.
“This is consistent with LIV Golf players competing in the PGA Championship the past two years. Brooks Koepka was a member of the US Ryder Cup team last year.”
This confirmation allows prominent players, such as Bryson DeChambeau, to represent the U.S. team against Europe, if picked by team captain Keegan Bradley. He is currently placed in third on the points list thanks to his success at this year’s U.S. Open and his runner-up finish at the PGA Championship.
Talks are still ongoing between the PGA, DP World Tour, and LIV Golf over the “framework agreement” for a merger with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund that was first revealed last year.
The next edition of the Ryder Cup will take place between 26-28 September 2025 at Bethpage Black Course in New York.