Tom Watson blasts PGA Tour over returns of LIV Golf rebels Reed and Koepka

‘I thought LIV players were supposed to be banned for life’ Player tells Woods to ‘not drive a car and get a chauffeur’ The honorary first drive was not the only shot Tom Watson played on the first morning of the 2026 Masters. Moments after taking part in the ceremony Watson, who won eight majors, lambasted the PGA Tour over its recent decision to allow Brooks Koepka and Patrick Reed to return from LIV Golf. Watson said by reinstating Reed and Koepka the Tour had reneged on the promises it made to the players who had remained loyal to it during the schism. “I thought the LIV players, when they left, were supposed to be banned for life,” he said. Continue reading...

Andy Bull at Augusta National · Thu, Apr 9, 2026, 6:45 AM
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Tom Watson blasts PGA Tour over returns of LIV Golf rebels Reed and Koepka

‘I thought LIV players were supposed to be banned for life’
Player tells Woods to ‘not drive a car and get a chauffeur’

The honorary first drive was not the only shot Tom Watson played on the first morning of the 2026 Masters. Moments after taking part in the ceremony Watson, who won eight majors, lambasted the PGA Tour over its recent decision to allow Brooks Koepka and Patrick Reed to return from LIV Golf.

Watson said by reinstating Reed and Koepka the Tour had reneged on the promises it made to the players who had remained loyal to it during the schism. “I thought the LIV players, when they left, were supposed to be banned for life,” he said.

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