Golf fans all say same thing as PGA of America dish out LIV Golf invites
Fans react to six LIV Golf players receiving invites into next week's US PGA, but there still appears one glaring omission.
The PGA of America has invited six LIV Golf players into next week's US PGA Championship at Valhalla over the past 24 hours, but a number of golf fans appear baffled that South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen is still waiting for the postman.
Oosthuizen, 41, has won 16 times around the world during his pro career, highlighted by etching his name on the famous Claret Jug at the Home of Golf, St Andrews, at the 2010 Open Championship.
But it's the recent performances of the Stinger GC captain that has left plenty of golf fans around the world scratching the surface as to how Oosthuizen has been omitted from the LIV Golf invite list into the 2024 US PGA next week.
However, it has come to light this afternoon that Oosthuizen was 'offered but declined' an invite into the US PGA Championship next week, according to reports.
Louis on LIV's pod last month: "I’m not really bothered about the US Open and PGA Championship. It’s nothing against the tournaments... but I feel I’ve played loads of them and was very happy playing them."
— Ben Parsons (@_benparsons) May 7, 2024
He only cares about Augusta and The Open these days. https://t.co/rIWdBaSbeB
As it stands, the PGA of America has invited Talor Gooch, David Puig, Dean Burmester, Patrick Reed, Adrian Meronk and Lucas Herbert into the second major of the season from 16-19 May.
Gooch and Puig were handed invites into the US PGA field on Monday 6 May, and then Burmester, Reed, Meronk and Herbert were added on Tuesday 7 May.
In total there will be 16 LIV Golf players in the field at the US PGA, which is three more than at The Masters last month.
Oosthuizen won twice on the DP World Tour at the end of 2023 and has since added a number of impressive performances on the Saudi-bankrolled league including a pair of runner-up finishes in Jeddah and Adelaide.
The 16-time professional winner currently lies fourth on the season-long LIV Golf League standings, one position behind Burmester in third.
Oosthuizen has also twice finished runner-up in the US PGA Championship in 2017 and 2021.
It is understood according to the AP's Doug Ferguson that Oosthuizen has declined his invite into the US PGA due to 'personal commitments'.
PGA Championship field is finalized and a number of LIV players received invites:
— Sean Zak (@Sean_Zak) May 7, 2024
Patrick Reed
Talor Gooch
Dean Burmester
Lucas Herbert
Adrian Meronk
David Puig
Really only one player on the outside looking in: Louis Oosthuizen.
DataGolf ranks him No. 32 in the world.
Disappointed to see Louis Oosthuizen not get an invite. A major Champion who finished T2 at this event just three years ago.
— Maybe: Luke (@lukebellus4) May 7, 2024
Not to mention his results this year speak for themselves. pic.twitter.com/lyL0lHMIsR
Shocked that they've invited six LIV players and not one of them is Louis Oosthuizen. https://t.co/9DILmTHM5B
— Ben Parsons (@_benparsons) May 7, 2024
Joining Talor Gooch and David Puig in receiving special invites to the PGA Championship are:
— LIV Golf Updates (@LIVGolfUpdates) May 7, 2024
Patrick Reed
Dean Burmester
Lucas Herbert
Adrian Meronk
Oosthuizen is a glaring omission here and while it's great to see the PGA Championship acknowledging that the system is broken,… pic.twitter.com/BHvYG9XPmd
No Oosthuizen makes no sense https://t.co/9yYStkQ7xD
— Seb (@sbmx33) May 7, 2024
No Louis Oosthuizen?
— Jack Milko (@jack_milko) May 7, 2024
Very surprised he did not get the nod while others did. https://t.co/NRof4CDdFd
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