The PGA of America has added LIV Golf to its list of approved tours effectively making its members immediately eligible for future events including the 2025 PGA Championship and 2025 Ryder Cup. Previously, LIV Golf players were granted exemptions into those events under a "grace period" that ran through June 2024.

The top three seeded teams receive a first-round bye. Awaiting Friday’s winners will be No. 1 Crushers GC captained by SMU’s Bryson DeChambeau, No. 2 Legion XIII led by Jon Rahm and No. 3 Ripper GC captained by Cameron Smith.

Five-time major champion Brooks Koepka has revealed what he knows about the potential merger between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour following months of tense negotiations