Bryson DeChambeau says the PGA Tour has weakened its own Presidents Cup by not allowing LIV players to compete.
Trevor Immelman’s International team has been decimated by defections after top points-earner Cameron Smith as well as Joaquin Niemann, Louis Oosthuizen and Abraham Ancer all left for LIV Golf and were ruled ineligible to compete in the biennial team competition. As a result of those moves – two of which came after the automatic qualifiers had already been established – Immelman’s captain’s picks increased from four to six.
The American side wasn’t hit nearly as hard, though Dustin Johnson (who went 5-0 in last fall’s Ryder Cup) likely would have been under consideration for a wildcard pick.