Tyrell Hatton sounds alarms on PGA-PIF negotiations, says LIV players “deserve” to be in the majors

The ongoing season has been nothing short of exceptional for Tyrell Hatton. After joining the Saudi-backed LIV Golf ahead of the 2024 season, Hatton experienced his first win on tour at LIV Golf Nashville. He scored 65-64-65 to secure this win and followed it up with a third-place finish at LIV Golf Andalucía.

While Hatton's performances have earned him praise and a spot in one Major championship next season, Hatton said that he hopes there are a certain number of spots available for LIV Golfers soon.

LIV players are technically eligible for majors, but no official pathway has been created for them to qualify through LIV performances. Ahead of the LIV Golf UK, Hatton expressed concern on the matter and said:

“I know that the guys at LIV are trying to figure it out with the powers that be in golf. I think everyone in the golf world can agree that there are enough fantastic players on LIV that you’d like to see them in fields at majors. Currently, obviously they go off the world ranking system. I think, from a players perspective, I hope that something can be worked out where if it goes into 2025 there’s X amount of spots that LIV receive to play in majors."

Hatton also added:

"Just with the quality of fields that we have, I don’t see how people could argue that those guys wouldn’t be deserving of a spot in those tournaments.”

Hatton's comments come at a time when PGA and PIF are negotiating a merger. While a framework was agreed last year, there haven't been significant developments leading towards a merger.

A look at Tyrell Hatton's LIV Golf performances in 2024

Here is a detailed list of the performances by Tyrell Hatton in 2024:

Date: 2/2 - 4/2
Event: LIV Golf Mayakoba
Course: El Camaleón Golf Course at Mayakoba
Finish: T8 72-70-64 206 (-7)
Date: 8/2 - 10/2
Event: LIV Golf Las Vegas
Course: Las Vegas Country Club
Finish: T12 67-67-70 204 (-6)
Date: 1/3 - 3/3
Event: LIV Golf Jeddah
Course: Royal Greens G&CC
Finish: T15 65-69-69 203 (-7)
Date: 8/3 - 10/3
Event: LIV Golf Hong Kong
Course: Hong Kong Country Club
Finish: T21 68-65-70 203 (-7)
Date: 5/4 - 7/4
Event: LIV Golf Miami
Course: Trump National Doral Golf Course
Finish: T4 70-67-71 208 (-8)
Date: 26/4 - 28/4
Event: LIV Golf Adelaide
Course: The Grange Golf Club
Finish: T14 70-66-67 203 (-13)
Date: 3/5 - 5/5
Event: LIV Golf Singapore
Course: Sentosa Golf Club (Serapong Course)
Finish: T5 68-68-66 202 (-11)
Date: 7/6 - 9/6
Event: LIV Golf Houston
Course: Golf Club of Houston
Finish: T18 70-70-71 211 (-5)
Date: 21/6 - 23/6
Event: LIV Golf Nashville
Course: The Grove
Finish: 1 65-64-65 194 (-19)
Date: 12/7 - 14/7
Event: LIV Golf Andalucía
Course: Real Club Valderrama
Finish: 3 72-68-69 209 (-4)

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Varun is a Golf and MLB journalist for Sportskeeda with over 4 years of work experience in his bag. He has a Master’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication, and has worked for many sites, including EssentiallySports, FanSided, Khel Now, Get Football, and a few others.

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