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Should it be true he will join fellow European Ryder Cup stars Lee Westwood, Sergio Garcia, Paul Casey, Martin Kaymer, Ian Poulter and Graeme McDowell, all of ...

The move would almost certainly see Stenson step aside from the Ryder Cup captaincy, which would be a crippling blow to the matches in Italy next year, both in terms of face and timing. Stenson was only named as the skipper as recently as March, a relatively late appointment in terms of the captaincy, and it might open the door to Luke Donald to take over the reins in Italy. Earlier in the week the R&A's chief executive Martin Slumbers said that any LIV players would not be called for pre-championship interviews – not that the Ryder Cup skipper, even one who won The Open as recently as 2016, would generally speak with the media ahead of The Open.

You probably haven't heard of the Thai professional golfer but here are seven facts to rectify that somewhat.

6. Kaewkanjana looks to be a Titleist staff player and we believe he uses a full bag of clubs from the brand. 2. Thailand’s Sadom Kaewkanjana secured the biggest title of his fledgling career when he won the SMBC Singapore Open in 2022. 1. Sadom was born on July 6th, 1998 in Thailand and we believe he still decides to call Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, his home as well.

A number of golf stars are being targeted by the Saudi-backed LIV Golf including the likes of Matsuyama and even Europe's Ryder Cup captain Henrik Stenson.

Garcia , who has been stung by the public outcry over stars selling out to LIV, said: "The next one in 2030 is probably tough. Now more PGA Tour players look set to defect after the FedEx, which is scheduled for August 11-14. He is set to make a decision and an announcement after playing in next month’s PGA Tour’s FedEx St. Jude Championship at Memphis, which has a £12.6million purse.