2010 Open Champion Oosthuizen Parts Ways with LIV Golf
Says Goodbye to LIV Golf in Social Media Post
Expected to Return to the DP World Tour Next Year
Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa is also leaving LIV Golf.
On October 22 (Korea time), Oosthuizen posted on social media, "I will be leaving LIV Golf, and this was the toughest decision of my life." The 44-year-old said, "I believe I have a few more years to play competitive golf, and to maintain that competitiveness, I want a schedule that I can control." He is expected to return to the DP World Tour next season.
Oosthuizen is a major champion who won The Open in 2010. He has finished runner-up five times across the four major championships and has risen to No. 4 in the world rankings.
LIV Golf has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States after the Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF), stopped providing financial support. The DP World Tour is pressuring players who remain with LIV Golf, warning that they will not be eligible for membership next season.
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Sergio Garcia of Spain, Thomas Pieters of Belgium, Abraham Ancer of Mexico, David Puig of Spain, and Adrian Meronk of Poland have already left LIV Golf. Last week, former world No. 1 Jon Rahm of Spain also announced that he was parting ways with LIV Golf.
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