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‘No Hard Feelings’: Justin Rose Welcomes Back LIV Golfers as He Credits Tour Improvements

Justin Rose has offered a conciliatory stance as LIV Golf’s collapse accelerates, welcoming back high-profile defectors who are now exploring returns to the PGA Tour and DP World Tour. The former world No.

1 praised the shift, noting that the exodus—including recent departures by Jon Rahm, Sergio Garcia, and others like Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson, and Bryson DeChambeau—benefits established tours by restoring competition among the game’s elite. With LIV Golf filing for bankruptcy after Saudi funding dried up, a wave of players, such as David Puig, Abraham Ancer, and Charles Howell III, have either left voluntarily or been released by the league, which recently terminated 19 contracts, including DeChambeau’s.

Rose emphasized that the disruption forced the PGA and DP World Tours to elevate their own offerings, creating a more balanced landscape for players to compete at the highest level.

The DP World Tour has further signaled its intent to reclaim top talent, issuing an ultimatum that joining a potential LIV 2.0 would result in permanent exclusion from the European circuit. Meanwhile, LIV’s legal battles—including Garcia’s contract dispute and a court-approved mass termination—highlight the league’s rapid unraveling.

As stars like Mickelson, Rahm, and Garcia align with traditional tours, Rose’s open-door approach underscores a broader reconciliation in golf’s fractured power structure.

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