Two DP World Tour winners have confirmed their entries for next month’s LIV Golf Promotions event.
Spaniards Gonzalo Fernández-Castano and Álvaro Quiroz, who have won seven DP World Tour events in their respective careers, will compete at LIV’s Q-School, a qualifying event at Abu Dhabi Golf from December 8-10. He plans to participate in the battle. club.
Fernandez Castano He revealed his plans on his podcast “Golf sin Etiquetas.” On the other hand, Kiros He blogged about his decision to outlet Ten Golf.
Fernández-Castano, 43, last won the DPWT in 2013, while Quiroz, 40, hasn’t won on the European circuit since 2017. Neither player will be eligible to participate fully on next year’s DP World Tour or Challenge Tour. Fernandez-Castano played in four DP World Tour events this year, missing out twice, but also finished in the T-20 at the Qatar Masters. Quiros made three starts on the DP World Tour, but played primarily on the Challenge Tour, missing 15 of his last 17 starts.
Promotional tournaments are three-day, 72-hole competitions with scores reset after the first and second rounds. The top 20 players and tied players who advance to the second round will be joined by players already exempt from playing their first 18 holes. From there, the top 20 advance to the final day of 36 holes, where the top three qualify for the 2024 LIV, and those ranked 4th to 10th qualify for next year’s International on the Asian Tour, another gateway to success. This will earn him a ticket to the series. to a lucrative Saudi-backed league. The qualifying event also offers a first-place prize of $200,000.
The full number of spots for the first promotional event has not yet been announced, but the list of participants could be announced as early as this week. Or he could be the last of the second stage of the PGA Tour Q School on Friday, announced after the two venues are finished. It is believed that there will be at least one player, possibly more, who will compete in the second stage this week and will compete in a promotional event, and if a player in that scenario makes it to the final stage, that player will be eligible for LIV. It is thought that he may wish to withdraw from the qualifying round. And you can avoid unnecessary public criticism.
Entries officially closed just one week ago.
Monday Q information I reported it on Twitter last week. Current promotions include major champions, multiple PGA Tour winners, top 100 players in the Official World Golf Rankings, and former decorated amateur players. Sports Illustrated said: Approximately 10 players who have PGA Tour status or have played in a tour event in the past are expected to participate.
The PGA Tour, which suspended players for participating in LIV and competing in LIV events, previously said in a statement that it would not penalize players who teed up in qualifying events:
“Based on publicly available information regarding the LIV Golf Promotional Event, it is determined that it is a qualifying event only and is not part of an unauthorized series. Therefore, the LIV Golf Promotional Event is classified as an “Unsanctioned Tournament.” is not classified. This classification is subject to change if the details of the event change. ”
However, SI also said that PGA Tour members must be granted media releases to compete in promotional events without potential penalties, and those releases must be submitted 45 days prior to the event. reported. LIV he announced the promotional dates 48 days in advance.
It’s unclear how many releases the PGA Tour would have allowed, if at all.
Eligibility criteria for the first round of LIV’s promotional tournaments include top players from the World Amateur Golf Rankings, International Series Rankings, and select international tours such as the Sunshine Tour and Japan Tour, as well as recent winners of elite amateur events. and runner-up. as the U.S. Amateur, British Amateur, and NCAA Championships. Exemptions from the second round of qualifying for LIV include the top two players on the WAGR, places 2-8 on the International Series, the top five players on the Korn Ferry Tour and DP World Tour points lists, and the winners of PGA Tour and DP World Tour events. included. Major winners from early 2022 and Ryder Cuppers from 2019, and the top 15 players within the top 150 of the Universal Golf Ranking.