'I have no plans to play the LIV series' - Viktor Hovland plays down rumours of switch from PGA Tour
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Updated 16/06/2022 at 15:18 GMT
There is lots of intrigue as to which players are set to break away from the PGA Tour and join the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series. Viktor Hovland's name had been mentioned as a possible mover after the US Open, but he has denied that is the case. The 24-year-old Norwegian will attempt to win his first major at this week's major at the Country Club in Brookline.
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Viktor Hovland has denied rumours suggesting he was set to join the LIV Golf Series.
The Saudi-backed LIV Golf seems intent on disrupting the game, and has thrown huge amounts of money at players in a bid to entice them to sign up.
Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson were the big names to play in the first event last week, and they are set to be joined by Bryson DeChambeau and Patrick Reed at the second tournament in Portland at the end of the month.
Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm, amongst others, have spoken out against LIV Golf - saying the PGA Tour is the elite competition for golfers to compete on.
Both said they could understand why players at certain stages of their careers were being enticed by the huge amounts of money on offer, but not players at the peak of their powers.
Hovland, at 24, has his best years ahead of him, and it came as a surprise when he was named as a likely mover in the coming weeks.
Speaking prior to this week’s US Open, the Norwegian has denied that is the case.
“I have no plans to play the LIV series,” Hovland told the Norwegian Golf Association.
Eurosport Norway spoke to Hovland during the Memorial Tournament, where he expressed surprise that Johnson had elected to quit the PGA Tour to play LIV Golf.
“Some of them were expected,” Hovland said. “But I must say DJ’s name came as a surprise to me.
“There were a couple of other names there too, but...I do not talk to people all the time and ask what they think and should do.
“But it will at least be exciting to see what happens in the future.”
Hovland will bid to win the first major of his career this week as players tee it up at the Country Club in Brookline for the US Open.
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