Former LIV golfer, Hudson Swafford claims he is suspended from the PGA Tour until 2027 and believes the date was set to coincide with a potential unification of sorts between the game’s biggest stars.
Swafford departed the PGA Tour ahead of LIV’s inaugural competition in 2022 and signed a multi-year contract before being relegated from the PIF-backed circuit as a wildcard in 2024. In his first season, he played five events without permission to compete in a conflicting event.
However, while other players – such as James Piot and Laurie Canter – have been able to serve a one-year suspension since their most recent LIV start before teeing it up at a PGA Tour event once more, the University of Georgia alumnus says his situation is different.
Swafford – who has been working in real estate but has not closed the door on returning to pro golf – acknowledged he always knew there would be some form of punishment for his decision to leave the PGA Tour but suggested his unusual return date must rely on other factors.
Speaking on the SubPar podcast, he suggested that his circumstances are being affected by the door being left open for players like Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka to come back over once their initial LIV deals end after 2026.
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Swafford said: “We knew there would be some repercussions. I knew I’d be suspended for a little while. Didn’t know how long. There were definitely some unknowns there, but I didn’t think [the pro game] would be this fractured this long, to be honest with you. I don’t think any of us did.
“I’ve had some good back and forth with the PGA Tour, but then some wishy-washy. It’s still not set in stone. They’ve said I’m suspended until [January} 2027, which I know they’re basing that on a couple [LIV] players’ contracts being up after the ’26 season, so then they can kind of change rules in favor of everybody coming back.
“I know some guys who didn’t have any status on the PGA Tour, it’s a hard one-year [suspension] in terms of no PGA Tour-sanctioned events, but then you can come back and play. But, problem is, if I come in and talk to them, it’s like, ‘OK, I can come back and play in ’27, but what does ’27 on the PGA Tour really look like?’
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