"Did you p*** off Tiger?" Pro urged to join LIV Golf after PGA Tour snub

DP World Tour star Thomas Pieters has tweeted his disappointment at being refused entry into his "favourite tournament" of the season at this week's Genesis Invitational hosted by Tiger Woods on the PGA Tour. 

Pieters, 31, is a six-time winner on the DP World Tour but has yet to taste victory on the PGA Tour circuit. 

The closest Pieters has come to winning on the PGA Tour was in this very tournament with a tie for second behind Dustin Johnson back in 2017. 

Pieters arguably shone the most on the world stage when he was top points scorer taking four points at the 2018 Ryder Cup, a feat that surpassed the previous European Ryder Cup rookie record haul of 3.5 points set by Paul Way (1983), Sergio Garcia (1999) and Paul Lawrie (1999).

But despite now being ranked 34th in the world, something Pieters made a point about in his irate tweet, there was no place for the big-hitting Belgian in this week's 120-man field at famed Riviera. 

Pieters tweeted: 

Sad to miss my favorite tournament of the year. Because well as #34 in world, I just couldn’t get in @PGATOUR. #GenesisInvitational

— Thomas Pieters (@Thomas_Pieters) February 15, 2023

Isn't is an invitational? Did you piss off Tiger?

— Haney916 (@ChrisHaney916) February 15, 2023

"Did you p*** off Tiger?" one golf fan replied to Pieters' tweet. 

"The LIV door is open," tweeted another fan. 

The LIV door is open. I'd love to see a former Illini golfer make the jump and cash in.

— PD Bayne (@PaulBayne64) February 15, 2023

Fellow DP World Tour player Wade Ormsby commented: "That's madness mate!" 

That’s madness mate!

— Wade Ormsby (@wadeormsby) February 15, 2023

Perhaps Pieters' outrageous tantrum when smashing his golf ball with his putter and then booting his golf bag at last year's Genesis Invitational had something to do with his omission this week?! 

Watch Pieters' strop at Riv last year here: 

Love a Tommy Pieters strop pic.twitter.com/RiBQLE28fB

— Andy Roberts (@AndyRobertsGolf) February 18, 2022

While Pieters is a member of the DP World Tour this season like always, he does not currently hold a PGA Tour card.

Pieters' name is also not featured in the 'Players' section on the PGA Tour website. 

Although Pieters played in all four majors last season, his last regular PGA Tour appearance came at the 2022 Players Championship (MC). Pieters also played in the Arnold Palmer Invitational (T32) and Genesis Invitational (MC) last year. 

The Genesis Invitational, however, as its name suggests, is an "invitational". 

To add further confusion to Pieters' exclusion, two-time DP World Tour winner Adrian Meronk, who like Pieters is not a PGA Tour member, did receive an invite into this week's tournament. 

Meronk is ranked 52nd in the OWGR, too. 

Had to boot you for a different tall European bomber pic.twitter.com/8eBJqt7XgX

— Lwel21 (@Lwel21) February 15, 2023

Thoughts?! 

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