Top Englishman Turns Down PGA Tour and Joins LIV Golf

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00:00Top Englishman Turns Down PGA Tour and Joins Live Golf

00:03England's Laurie Cantor rejects a PGA Tour spot to rejoin Live Golf in 2026,

00:09signaling how fast professional golf's landscape is shifting.

00:13It's a decision that underscores just how rapidly the landscape of professional golf is shifting

00:18and how deep the Live Project's roots have grown in the sport.

00:21Cantor, now 36, parlayed a strong 2025 DP World Tour season into 7th in the race to Dubai,

00:29earning direct access to the PGA Tour.

00:32For many players, this is the Holy Grail,

00:35the opportunity to compete weekly against the deepest fields in golf

00:38on the biggest stages with legacy and tradition at the forefront.

00:42Cantor, never one to follow a prescribed script, has chosen otherwise.

00:47He is heading back to Live Golf, where he competed from 2022 to 2024.

00:52He will once again suit up for Majestic's GC,

00:55co-founded by Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood, and Henrik Stenson.

01:00Majestic's GC is one of the league's original teams.

01:03This is more than a return. It's a statement.

01:06The league's growth has been remarkable, Cantor said in the statement.

01:10Live has gone from curiosity to contender,

01:13building a team-centric identity that's reshaping how fans engage with the game.

01:17The format is controversial in some circles, but compelling for many players,

01:21with lucrative contracts, guaranteed starts, and a new rhythm to professional competition.

01:27Since his first stint with Live, he has become a proven winner,

01:31claiming the 2024 European Open and the 2025 Bahrain Championship.

01:36And at the 2025 Players Championship,

01:39he became the first former Live player in a PGA Tour-only event,

01:43which symbolized a thaw.

01:45His return to Majestic's GC feels almost poetic.

01:49A player whose game has matured in parallel with the league's own evolution

01:52is now rejoining a squad that values excellence, ambition, and identity.

01:57Words that mirror the arc of his own career.

02:00The bigger question now?

02:02Whether Cantor's decision will inspire more players to follow his lead,

02:05or whether he's simply blazing a personal trail in a sport

02:08that's still figuring out how to reconcile its past with its future.

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