Demoted on the Korn Ferry Tour after a difficult 2021-22 season on the PGA Tour (171st in the FedEx Cup, 26 tournaments played, 11 cuts cleared, only one top 10), Paul Barjon launches his season this Sunday in the Bahamas.
Hyper motivated to regain full playing rights on the PGA Tour in 2024, the Frenchman who has been living in Fort Worth (Texas) for many years is aiming for the final top 30 at the end of the year, synonymous with a return to the most challenging of professional circuits.
Paul Barjon, statements
“We noticed that most of the guys have slipped significantly in the world rankings. And I don’t have the impression that they are going to succeed with the world points, precisely. Still, they knew what could happen when they signed”.
The native of Bordeaux, who grew up in New Caledonia, also took the opportunity to discuss the rather delicate position of LIV Golf players in relation to obtaining world points and, therefore, a place worthy of their status within the world ranking.
“We realized that most guys have slipped significantly in the world rankings,” he told us. And I don’t have the impression that they are going to succeed with the world points, precisely. Still, they knew what could happen when they signed.
I feel like they valued the check before the glory. I think for some it suits them. But for the youngest, like Bryson DeChambeau or Cameron Smith, it is less certain. For the moment, they can still play the Majors… But will this still be the case next year? We will see… “.
LIV Golf, also known as the Super Golf League, is a professional golf circuit. It was founded in 2022, with the sponsorship of the Public Investment Fund (it is the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia) 1. The circuit rivals the PGA Tour (United States) and the DP World Tour (Europe), offering substantially higher prize money.
The name LIV refers to the total number of holes to be played in each event (54 in Roman numerals, corresponding to 3 rounds of 18 holes), as opposed to the usual 72 holes (4 rounds of 18 holes) on other tours. Alternatively, 54 is the score obtained by scoring a birdie on every hole on a par 72.2 round.
