The 2025 Ryder Cup will be held in a little over a year, when 12 top American players will face off against a dozen top European players at Bethpage Black.
But will LIV golfers ever get a chance to compete, or has their decision to join the high-stakes prize money tour dashed their hopes?
In short, LIV golfers qualify to play, but their chances of getting in are not as good as those of golfers on the PGA Tour and DP World Tour.
Qualifying for the American players has already begun. As with the last tournament at Marco Simeone, six players will automatically qualify based on how much money they earn during the allotted time, with captain Keegan Bradley then selecting six wildcard players to complete the squad.
At the same time, the European team announced changes to the qualifying process. Previously, the European standings (based on Race to Dubai ranking points) and the world standings (based on Official World Golf Ranking points) were used to determine the six automatic qualifiers. Now, captain Luke Donald will be able to provide wildcards to the remaining six at his discretion.
While the wildcard element remains unchanged, the streamlined system will see a list with points allocated across a range of different tournaments, including majors, the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour.
While this is all well and good, neither the US Qualifying nor the European system take into account the LIV Golf Championship. So, where does this leave the players? Well, players on both teams can still automatically qualify, but to do so they need to play in qualifying tournaments.
For US players, 1 point is awarded for every $1,000 won in qualifying events, meaning Majors take on extra importance.
One LIV Golf star who has benefited from the majors is Bryson DeChambeau. He is currently third in the standings thanks to his winnings from successful majors, including his win at the U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2. However, due to his suspension, he and other American LIV golfers are unable to accumulate points on the PGA Tour.
Bryson DeChambeau is third in the U.S. standings
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Technically, there is nothing wrong with European LIV golfers automatically qualifying. After all, they can play in majors if they qualify, and they can even play on the DP World Tour as long as they have no outstanding fines or bans.
Two LIV golfers hoping to accumulate points this way are Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton, who plan to play the minimum required DP World Tour events this season to retain their membership.
If a LIV golfer is unable to qualify due to limited opportunities to earn points, they can still hope to receive a wild card.
Is it possible? Well, in 2023, Brooks Koepka is one of the wildcards to join Zach Johnson on Team USA, although it's hard to count him out considering he won the PGA Championship this season. However, as the only LIV golfer among the 24 players on both teams, he's more of an exception than the norm.
Brooks Koepka is the only LIV golfer in the 2023 Ryder Cup
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Whether captains would prefer to select LIV players next time may depend on political acceptability.
Currently, various parties are still trying to broker a deal between the PGA Tour, the Dubai Global Tour and the Saudi Public Investment Fund behind LIV Golf, but the two sides remain at a stalemate.
The negotiations are likely to be concluded before the wild-card selection next year. How the talks go could affect whether the captains feel they can rely on the tour to round out their teams.