The disagreement between PGA Tour and LIV golfers on the BMW PGA Championship this week continued on Tuesday, with Talor Gooch hitting again at Billy Horschel, who took intention at LIV golfers who're enjoying within the DP World Tour (previously European Tour) occasion this week.
“He helps what’s greatest for his profession,” Gooch wrote on Twitter, after mentioning that Horschel had performed simply six DP World Tour occasions in his profession. “Like all of us do.”
LIV golfers are banned from PGA Tour occasions, however they're allowed to play on this week’s BMW PGA on the Wentworth Membership outdoors London after a U.Okay. arbiter quickly lifted DP World Tour suspensions pending a authorized overview that's set for February 2023. To be eligible for the occasion, gamers should both be within the high 60 of the world rating (Gooch and Abraham Ancer) or be members of the DP World Tour (Sergio Garcia, Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood).
In all, there are 17 gamers from LIV within the subject this week.
“I truthfully don’t assume that the American guys who haven’t supported the Tour ought to be right here,” Horschel mentioned earlier this week. “Abraham Ancer, Talor Gooch … you’ve by no means performed this match, you’ve by no means supported the DP World Tour. Why are you right here?
“You might be right here for one cause solely and that’s to attempt to get world rating factors since you don’t have it [at LIV Golf events]. It’s hypocritical due to what a few of these guys have mentioned once they mentioned they wished to play much less golf.”
Gooch, in the meantime, admitted that world rating factors figured extremely into his resolution to play the occasion.
“World rating factors and the primary time I’ve earned a spot into this occasion,” Gooch tweeted. “Tremendous excited to play. Identify a top-50 participant in historical past who hasn’t chased world rating factors…”
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