Hideki Matsuyama has insisted he is “fully committed” to the PGA Tour after a summer of rumours linking him to LIV Golf.
The former Masters champion was heavily tipped to jump ship for the new Saudi-funded enterprise in the wake of The 150th Open at St Andrews.
Some outlets even reported that the 30-year-old had been offered an eye-watering $400million to sign with the start-up upstart.
However, speaking ahead of his ZOZO Championship title defence this week in his home country, the Japanese superstar dismissed any chance of him joining Cam Smith, Bryson DeChambeau and Dustin Johnson in aligning with Greg Norman’s new tour.
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“I’m a member of the PGA Tour,” said Matsuyama. “Never been prouder, especially last week at the Presidents Cup.
“The players who left did so because they thought it was the right thing to do. I can’t say anything about them. But I am playing on the PGA Tour and I want to continue doing my best.”
Speaking through a translator, Matsuyama did add that he believes LIV golfers should be eligible for world ranking points.
An application was submitted by LIV Golf chiefs to the OWGR earlier in the summer. With a decision on that not…
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