Majesticks GC co-captain Lee Westwood has announced he will miss the opening two events of the new LIV Golf League season.
Not only has LIV Golf lost Brooks Koepka and Patrick Reed to the PGA Tour and DP World Tour, respectively, since the final tournament of last year, but now two of its more experienced faces will be absent.
Phil Mickelson confirmed he would not be appearing in the first couple of tournaments this season due to “a family health matter” which required him to remain in the US, and now Westwood has followed suit.
Unlike Lefty, though, the Englishman has suffered an injury and has been advised to take an additional period of time off before potentially returning to the fold in Hong Kong next month.
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In a statement shared via his social media channels on Monday, Westwood revealed he has sustained a wrist injury that was picked up while preparing for the new term.
He said: “Disappointingly, I sustained an injury to my wrist while practicing in preparation for the first event of the season.
“Thankfully, it’s nothing too serious. However, I’ve been advised to manage my rep count over the coming weeks. Therefore, I’ll unfortunately be missing this month’s LIV Golf events in Riyadh and Adelaide.
“I look forward to starting my season in Hong Kong and wish Majesticks Golf Club all the best under the lights & Down Under!”
Unfortunately I won’t be in Riyadh or Adelaide for the start of the @livgolf_league season but I will be supporting @MajesticksGC from afar🇬🇧💪🏼 pic.twitter.com/1JOc5Zg5mnFebruary 2, 2026
In the meantime, Ian Poulter will operate as the sole captain of the all-English line-up and new signing Laurie Canter is set to make his first full start for Majesticks alongside Sam Horsfield.
The fourth member of Majesticks GC’s team for Riyadh and Adelaide will be English pro, Ben Schmidt, who finished T16th at last week’s Bahrain Championship on the DP World Tour.
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