Ryder Cup will not be devalued with LIV Golf players' absence, says Justin Rose
Justin Rose says the Ryder Cup will not be devalued if LIV Golf players Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, Sergio Garcia or Ian Poulter are not involved.
England's Justin Rose believes the Ryder Cup will not be devalued without the likes of Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, Sergio Garcia or Ian Poulter as he revealed it was a "non-negotiable" in joining the LIV Golf League.
Rose recently returned to winning ways after four long years at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am after a last-minute equipment switch to some Cobra irons.
His victory secured his spot at the 2023 Masters and also put him back in the picture of qualifying automatically for Luke Donald's Ryder Cup Europe side.
The U.S. have already stated their team will not contain LIV Golf players.
But for the Europeans, the fate of Rose's former team-mates hinges on an obscure arbitration hearing which began in London on 6 February.
Here's all you need to know about the DP World Tour v LIV Golf hearing.
Rose, who has played in five Ryder Cups, told BBC Radio 5 Live:
Why Rose didn't join LIV Golf
Rose has revealed that at times he leaned in on joining the Saudi-backed league, which has lured players away from their home circuits with nine-figure signing fees, $25m prize purses and private jets.
Rose told 5 Live that the concept has been around for seven years and at times it sounded promising.
But for the Englishman it was a non-negotiable in joining LIV.
He said:
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"I do not think badly of them..."
Rose said he does not think badly of the likes of Poulter and Henrik Stenson.
Stenson is quietly confident the LIV players will prevail over the DP World Tour.
Poulter has said the animosity has led him to believe he would consider not playing the Ryder Cup even if he were to somehow qualify.
Rose added:
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