Since LIV Golf emerged back in 2022, no breakaway league player—past or present—has featured in a PGA Tour-sanctioned event.
Unlike the DP World Tour, those players who joined the Saudi-backed venture are banned from PGA Tour events for one year following their last LIV event.
For example, Bryson DeChambeau, who was linked with a PGA Tour return, would have to wait until February 2026 to play if he didn’t compete in another LIV event.
However, there is one golfer who could be set to make history after serving his 12-month ban.
Laurie Canter nears Players Championship qualification
Laurie Canter, currently ranked 53rd in the world, has already won on the DP World Tour in 2025 and finished runner-up at the South African Open on Sunday, March 2.
Despite Dylan Naidoo making a birdie on the first playoff hole to win, Canter will likely move into the world’s top 50 players.
Those inside the OWGR top 50 automatically make the field for the upcoming Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass.
Canter has also put himself in an excellent position to earn a spot at the 2025 Masters. If Canter tees it up in Florida, he will be the first former LIV player to compete in a PGA Tour-organised event.
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Canter’s impending rise in world rankings comes at a time when the PGA Tour and Public Investment Fund are looking to reunify the sport.
Donald Trump’s meeting with Adam Scott and Jay Monahan renewed optimism that a merger agreement between the parties could finally be reached.
There were even suggestions that LIV Golf stars could compete at the Players Championship, but such an eventuality seems unlikely.
Fresh rumours claim talks between the PGA Tour hierarchy and Yasir Al-Rumayyan did not go as planned. The PIF chief is eager to ensure team golf remains a part of the professional game.
There is still plenty to resolve before those who left the PGA Tour for LIV can return to compete on golf’s traditional circuit.
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