LIV golfers cleared for US Ryder Cup team and US PGA Championship

Players who have signed a contract with the LIV Golf Circuit will be eligible to participate in the PGA Championship and become members of the U.S. Ryder Cup team, the PGA of America announced Thursday.

“To ensure the PGA Championship continues to produce the strongest field in golf and the U.S. Ryder Cup Team continues to have access to the best American players, the PGA of America Board of Directors has determined that LIV Golf players will be eligible for both,” the organization said in a statement on social media.

“As of now, all LIV Golf players are eligible to play in the PGA Championship and any U.S. player who qualifies for the Ryder Cup on points or is named to the U.S. team as a captain’s pick is eligible to play,” the PGA of America said. “This is consistent with LIV Golf players who have played in the PGA Championship for the past two years.”

One of those players, Brooks Koepka, was on the 2023 U.S. Ryder Cup team due to a grace period that allowed him to temporarily retain his PGA of America membership despite signing with LIV. Bryson DeChambeau, winner of the 2024 U.S. Open, is ranked No. 3 on the 2025 Ryder Cup points list, good enough to qualify automatically.

The next PGA Championship is scheduled for May 15-18 at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. The United States will host the 2025 Ryder Cup in September at the Bethpage Black Course on Long Island in New York.

LIV Golf members from Europe must compete in four DP World Tour events in one season to qualify for their Ryder Cup team.