The PGA, which sanctions the tournament in Detroit, has taken a hard-line approach to golfers who decide to play on the LIV tour. Johnson hasn't returned to Detroit since missing the cut in the inaugural Rocket Mortgage Classic. Mickelson's participation in the Rocket Mortgage Classic last year was marked by a weekend of drama over a Detroit News report that would later be dwarfed by fallout from controversial comments he made about the Saudi regime and the LIV tour. Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson are the confirmed headline players for the new LIV tournament. Multiple reports have said his announcement to participate is expected, but he remained noncommittal in an interview with the Golf Channel on Monday. Rickie Fowler, who Rocket Mortgage has positioned as the face of its golf tournament since its launch in 2019, has also expressed interest in the LIV circuit, which debuts Thursday with an event in London. Two of the Rocket Mortgage Classic's marquee stars are reportedly poised to play in a controversial Saudi-backed golf tour, raising questions about their playing eligibility for the Detroit tournament and sponsorship status with the mortgage giant.īryson DeChambeau, who won the tournament at Detroit Golf Club in 2020 and signed a sponsor deal with Rocket Mortgage the following year, will play on the LIV Golf tour, according to a Wednesday report from the Telegraph.
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