Laurie Canter's close call in South Africa puts several earthquake events firmly on his radar – starting with the flagship event of the PGA Tour…
Laurie Canter may have lost the playoffs at the South African Open, but the British almost lost a glimmer of hope in the DP World Tour.
The 35-year-old was championed by South Africa's Dylan Naidoo but got enough world ranking points to get him into the world since the start of the controversial tour, he hasn't been a player of other past or present since the start of the controversial tour.
Kanter's performance put him in the top 50 in the world, earning a spot in the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass, which means he has the chance to be the first PGA Tour to have no major or co-approval on the DP World Tour.
At most, the move also caused him to be invited by the girl master. If he keeps himself in the top 50 until the end of March, he will have a bad way to mitigate the blow.
Canter was part of the first player to take the brunt of jumping criticism to Liv.
Initially, he was a reserve team, but before joining the Cleeks, he played in all eight events of the Liv's inaugural season on the Majesticks GC team.
Canter played 10 games in 2023 – losing Anthony Kim’s place earlier in 2024.
After earning nearly $6 million through LIV, Kanter returned to the DP World Tour with little time to make an impact.
He won the European Open in 2024 and made a strong start in 2025. After third place in the Dubai Desert Classic, he won the Bahrain championship on his close call in South Africa.
After the fourth round of the South African Open was cancelled due to flooding, Kanter beat Naidoo in the playoffs of the champion's sudden death, but the latter claimed to have won his first DP World Tour as a birdie.
However, after Kanter last played in the LIV event, he spent his time in the PGA Tour wilderness and is now eligible to make his debut in the iconic TPC Sawgrass on March 13, before taking his first potential trip to Magnolia Lane.
