With his statement on Thursday, US Ryder Cup captain Zach Johnson surprised everyone with what he had to say. As such, Johnson stated that LIV Golfers have not yet been ruled out from being selected for the Ryder Cup and they will still be considered.
There are currently a number of factors at play, as Johnson pointed out, and there is no way to predict what will happen in the near future because there are so many variables involved. As an individual, he does not want to make any decisions on his own.
“No decisions have been made,” said Johnson, as quoted by skysports.com “There’s still a lot of time left in that regard, and so many fluid factors involved. As far as personally making decisions, no.” There will be six players on the US team who will qualify through a points system and six players who will be chosen by the captain of the team.
LIV Golfers
There are currently several popular US players playing at LIV Golf, which poses a huge problem for Johnson if things do not get sorted out in the near future. There has yet to be a decision on which six players will be among the members of the team, but a lot will depend on the players.
“I’m going to rely heavily on the guys that actually make the team because it’s their team.
So I don’t know who those six are going to be, obviously, but their ownership and their opinions will weigh heavily into what I, what we, decide to do.” Johnson emphasized that a handful of LIV Golfers are still part of the PGA of America.
“Those individuals that have left the PGA Tour, to my knowledge, are still members of PGA of America,” he said. “There’s a grace period involved there. I don’t know the specifics.”
