Augusta National will allow LIV golfers to compete in next year's Masters tournament
Augusta National Golf Club officials announced that golfers who qualified for the Masters tournament based on its previous criteria will be eligible to play in April 2023. Bubba Watson, Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Sergio Garcia, Patrick Reed and Charl Schwartzel are among the golfing stars who defected from the PGA Tour to LIV Golf.
Augusta National Golf Club Chairman Fred Ridley announced the organization's decision to invite LIV Golf players to play in the 2023 Masters Tournament. Liv Golf has been at odds with the PGA Tour for several months. Phil Mickelson, Bryson DeChambeau and nine other L IV golfers filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against the Tour in August. The suit suggested the tour colluded with Augusta National in an effort to ban L iv golf players for the sport's biggest events. Mickelson decided not to compete in this year's Master tournament.
