Australian golf star Cameron Smith has begged the PGA Tour and majors to allow players who’ve defected to the Saudi-backed LIV Golf to let them play in their events.
Smith, the reigning Open champion, has a five-year exemption to play in all four majors thanks to his win at St Andrews but the futures of others who have joined the controversial rival tour are unclear.
While the PGA Tour has indefinitely banned golfers who’ve played a LIV event and the DP World Tour is caught up in court proceedings about players on their circuit, it’s unclear what The Masters, USPGA Championship and US Open will do.
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The question of ranking points is also up in the air, with Smith currently world No.3 but set to slide because LIV’s 54-hole, no-cut…
