Golf: Louis Oosthuizen to leave LIV for DP World Tour in 2027
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Businessday
South African golfer Louis Oosthuizen will leave LIV Golf and return to the DP World Tour in January 2027, ending his role as player and captain of Southern Guards GC. He says he wants control over his schedule to remain competitive, according to a statement reported by Businessday.
South African golfer Louis Oosthuizen will leave LIV Golf and return to the DP World Tour in January 2027, he announced, Businessday reports. He will also step down as player and captain of Southern Guards GC, the South African team he has led since LIV Golf began.
Oosthuizen, winner of the 2010 Open Championship and a member of the breakaway circuit since its launch in 2022, said he wanted to control his schedule so he could remain competitive. He called his departure “the hardest decision” of his career, while saying he had no regrets about his time at LIV.
The South African helped organise LIV Golf’s first tournament in South Africa, held in March at Steyn City. Southern Guards GC finished second in front of its home crowd. Oosthuizen said the event was among the best achievements of his career.
LIV Golf is facing a period of uncertainty after Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund announced in April that it would reduce its funding. The circuit is seeking to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and has secured an investment from BC Partners Credit. Former world number one Jon Rahm is also among the players leaving the circuit.
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