with exemptions and performance-based spots from designated events-marking a major step toward integrating LIV players into championship fields. Masters Tournament

In a seismic shift, golf’s governing bodies have rolled out a new route that lets LIV players compete for places in The Open via designated events and special exemptions – a major rethink of long-standing entry rules for the storied championship.

Once languishing at No. 500, he ripped through the ranks with blistering form and timely finishes, earning a coveted Masters invitation – a comeback story that celebrates grit, reinvention, and a late-career resurgence on golf’s biggest stage