Brooks Koepka and past two champions in Houston are among the missing because of rival...
Kyle Westmoreland putts on the practice green during the Houston Open Pro-Am at Memorial Park Golf Course in Houston, TX on Wednesday, November 9, 2022.Jason Kokrak is not at Memorial Park Golf Course in defense of his Cadence Bank Houston Open championship. Carlos Ortiz, who won here as well in 2020, also is not in the 132-player field.
Backed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, LIV Golf has been throwing money to attract established PGA Tour players. Greg Norman is commissioner. Phil Mickelson was one of the first big names to join LIV, which held eight events in its inaugural year in 2022 and will transition to 14 events in 2023.
Four-time major winner Brooks Koepka was a PGA Tour player consultant for the renovation of the Memorial Park Golf Course. He too is a member of LIV Golf, which has also landed Bryson DeChambeau, Joaquin Niemann and Paul Casey. There is still a good number of name players in this year’s Houston Open, highlighted by 2022 Masters champion Scottie Scheffler, 2017 Houston Open winner Russell Henley, Sam Burns, Tony Finau, Hideki Matsuyama and Aaron Wise.
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