LIV Officially Adds European Tour Player Of Year Meronk, Lucas Herbert And 2 Others For 54-man Field – News18

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.: LIV Golf formally added Adrian Meronk of Poland and Lucas Herbert of Australia to its roster, together with two different gamers who will compete solely as people.

The additions of Hudson Swafford and Laurie Canter will permit for a 54-man subject taking part in 54 holes when the brand new season begins this week in Mexico.

Meronk, voted the European tour participant of the yr in 2023, had reportedly joined final week. He withdrew from the PGA Tour occasion at Torrey Pines. He shall be a part of the Cleeks workforce captained by Martin Kaymer.

Herbert, whose lone PGA Tour victory got here in Bermuda within the fall of 2021, will play for the Australian-led Ripper.

LIV now has 13 4-man groups with the addition of Jon Rahm’s Legion XIII. By having two wild playing cards, that permits for threesomes on each gap for the shotgun begin.

Swafford was among the many first gamers to hitch LIV in June 2022 when the Saudi-funded league started. He had hip surgical procedure a yr in the past and missed an enormous a part of 2023. Canter, of England, crammed in as an alternate final yr and performed 11 occasions, incomes simply over $2.2 million.

Swafford and Canter will compete for the $20 million purses and be eligible for the person factors title. Swafford has been assured of entering into each event as a wild card, whereas Canter is assured the primary two occasions.

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