Louis Oosthuizen, 2010 Open Champion, Also Parts Ways with LIV Golf

Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa, who won the British Open (The Open) in 2010, has joined the growing list of players leaving LIV Golf.

According to the UK's BBC on October 22 (KST), Oosthuizen posted on his social media, "I will be leaving LIV Golf, and this has been the hardest decision of my life."

Along with his victory at The Open in 2010, Oosthuizen has finished as a runner-up five times across the four major championships and once reached No. 4 in the world rankings.

Oosthuizen, 44, added, "I believe I have a few more years of competitive golf left in me, and maintaining this competitiveness requires having a schedule that I can control."

Oosthuizen is expected to return to the DP World Tour next season.

LIV Golf has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States after Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) halted its support.

In addition, the DP World Tour has pressured players by stating that those who remain with LIV Golf will not be granted DP World Tour membership for next season.

Sergio Garcia (Spain), Thomas Pieters (Belgium), Abraham Ancer (Mexico), David Puig (Spain), and Adrian Meronk (Poland) have already left LIV Golf, and Oosthuizen has now added his name to the departure list.

Last week, former world No. 1 Jon Rahm (Spain) also announced his parting ways with LIV Golf.

Meanwhile, to continue hosting tournaments next season, LIV Golf has secured $300 million in funding from investment firm BC Partners Credit and is currently seeking players to participate in equity investments.

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