Lee Westwood on the 11th tee during the final round of the LIV Golf event at The Old White Course. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
LIV Golf Jeddah will also have some future implications as far as player eligibility is concerned.
Players can secure their LIV Golf League status for the 2024 season if they finish inside the top 24 on the points list (the Lock Zone). Nos. 25-44 (the Open Zone) can be traded or released from their team during the offseason transfer period. Nos. 45 and below (the Drop Zone) are “relegated” from the LIV Golf League, but not fully. They can still qualify via the league’s inaugural promotion tournament (more on that here).
Not only that, team captains from the 2023 season are fully exempt from any relegation.
For instance, Lee Westwood, one of three captains on the Majesticks GC, and Martin Kaymer, the injury-riddled captain of Cleeks GC, are currently in the drop zone, but their status as captains will push them through to 2024. The next-closest captains to the drop zone are Phil Mickelson (38, HyFlyers GC), Bubba Watson (35, RangeGoats GC) and Ian Poulter (34, Majesticks GC).
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