Bubba Watson has made moves that could have consequences. He decided to join LIV Golf. Watson is aware he could face a ban at Augusta National but is hoping for a positive outcome. “For me, it’s a weird situation being a Masters champion; right now, we can play in it, and I’m hoping and praying they make the right decisions,” Watson said, as quoted by golfdigest.com “I sat my kids down and told them there is a possibility we can’t go to Augusta.
If they [Augusta National] tell me I can’t go, [even as a] past champion, then I don’t want to be there anyway because that’s just the wrong way to look at it”. – There is a huge question about whether LIV events will receive Official World Golf Ranking points.
That would be a big problem for LIV if the world golfing organization decides otherwise. Cameron Smith (new LIV Golf player) emphasized the importance of such a decision. “I hope that these World Ranking points will sort themselves out before my exemption is up,” Smith said.
“I think to the fans of major championship golf, it may be a little bit unfair on them. Majors are about having the best guys in the best field on the best golf courses”.
Joaquin Niemann on the majors
Joaquin Niemann, also a new member of LIV Golf, is against any kind of ban and believes that top players should play in the majors.
“We earn our place in the majors and if they want to see real competition, they have to have the top players,” Niemann said. “That’s why the majors are there”. Harold Varner III is of a similar mindset, but he doesn’t seem too worried.
“For me, [the majors] weighed a lot,” Varner said. “This was my first year playing in every major, so it was cool. But like I think it’s way cooler making sure my kid doesn’t have to worry about anything”.
