“At least he’s man enough to step up”- Robert Garrigus requests leave from PGA Tour to play in LIV Golf Series
It was confirmed on Tuesday that Robert Garrigus has filed for release from the PGA Tour today to play in the first LIV Golf Invitational series in London from June 9th to June 11th. Members of the PGA Tour are required to obtain a waiver to play in tournaments the same week as the PGA Tour. It was reported that he sought a conflicting release, which is a requirement for Tour members to compete overseas.
Members of the PGA Tour are required to obtain a waiver to play in tournaments the same week as the PGA Tour. While Garrigus is the first player to have filed for one, he may not be the last. Sources have cited that other players are soon expected to follow suit.
Step 1: Get Robert Garrigus to commit to your first LIV Golf event.
Step 2: Use Garrigus to recruit his playing partner at the Zurich Classic, Tommy “Two-Gloves” Gainey.
Steps 3-16: [?????]
Step 17: Graciously accept Rory, Rahm, and Spieth’s requests to join your golf league.
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Garrigus is currently ranked at 1,043 in the world and has not participated in a full PGA Tour season since 2018.” I am grateful to have been given a sponsor exemption into this week’s event and I just want to focus on playing the best I can,” the 44-year-old said.
“The PGA Tour is in trouble now”
The tournament is the first of eight scheduled events announced by Australian entrepreneur Greg Norman, who is the face of LIV Golf. The tournament is quite lucrative, with 25 million purses with $4million for the first place. It has been universally criticized as a blatant attempt by the Saudi regime to ‘sportswash’ its human rights abuses.
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It is expected that the players on LIV Golf will largely comprise journeymen from the PGA tour and the DP World Tour. Garrigus, 44, joined the PGA Tour in 2006 and since then, has had one career victory in 2010 and has limited status on the PGA Tour.
Currently, Garrigus has limited status on the PGA Tour as a veteran and a past champion. His earnings in the PGA Tour estimate to be around $14.9 million, which could significantly increase when he plays the LIV Golf series. He will be in the field this week for the team event, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans with Tommy Gainey.
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