The Players Championship is famed for having the strongest field in golf and there’s even been speculation that it could, and should, be the fifth Major in men’s golf.
This point has divided many, with one of the main arguments being that, without the inclusion of LIV Golfers, it can’t be classed as a Major field, with The Players Championship only allowed to be played by those on the PGA Tour.
Rory McIlroy defends his Players Championship title this week
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LIV Golfers are banned from teeing it up in PGA Tour events and have been since 2022; however, if LIV Golfers were allowed to play at TPC Sawgrass in the circuit’s Flagship Event, which players would we see?
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Looking at the qualifying criteria for The Players Championship, some notable names would be present and, given their reputations, they would no doubt boost the field even further.
One of those is Brooks Koepka, for example, who left LIV Golf to rejoin the PGA Tour this year via it’s all-new Returning Member Program. Although he isn’t able to play in Signature Events, he does qualify for The Players Championship thanks to his 2023 PGA Championship victory.
Below, we list which of those from the LIV Golf League would be able to play in this year’s Players Championship, if they were allowed and able to.
Jon Rahm
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How Would He Qualify? – 2023 Masters Win
Rahm signed with the LIV Golf League at the end of 2023, claiming the circuit’s individual title in both 2024 and 2025, as well as three victories over those three years.
Thanks to his Masters triumph in 2023, where he earned a four stroke victory over Koepka and Phil Mickelson, Rahm secured multiple perks in the process, including Players Championship invites for the next five years.
Given his regular position in the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup Standings while on the circuit, it was unlikely that Rahm would ever need to use this Players Championship invite had he stayed on the PGA Tour, but he would have been teeing it up this week if he had remained present.
Bryson DeChambeau
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How Would He Qualify? – 2024 US Open Win
Like Rahm, DeChambeau would qualify…
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