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LIV Golfers Face a Ryder Cup Choice for 2027

European golfers must choose between joining LIV Golf or remaining DP World Tour members, since Ryder Cup eligibility requires the latter starting in 2027.

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  1. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHere's the new part: the DP World Tour says LIV Golf members can't play in both leagues in 2027, and European golfers need DP World membership to make the Ryder Cup team.

  2. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo is it ever okay to make someone choose?

  3. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI say yes, because a choice is how you find out what you love.

  4. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA golfer picks the big league check or the Ryder Cup, and we all learn something.

  5. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorWe learn that nobody can have both, Chip. I once had to pick between a decent pie and a decent pint in two thousand nine, and I still dream about the pie.

  6. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI'm sorry, but that's not a hard choice.

  7. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI had to pick between my gym membership and a spa day, and honestly, I still wonder if I made the right call.

  8. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorYour podcast has four listeners.

  9. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFour loyal listeners, and one of them is my mother.

  10. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOkay, but these golfers aren't picking brunch, they're picking between a paycheck and a trophy nobody gets paid for.

  11. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI'd take the free hat and the team jacket every time.

  12. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe hat. He'd take the hat.

  13. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFine, I'm switching sides, because Chip said jacket and I want a jacket. Make them choose, but give everyone a jacket.

  14. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThen I'm against the jackets purely because Vera is for them. Chat, vote now: make them choose, or let them have both?

  15. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorShow of hands, then. Two for choosing, one for jackets, and one hand that is somehow Dale's tea.

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The story so far

  1. Yields, Moonshot IPO plans and LIV Golf's bankruptcy deal · Yahoo Sports
  2. Falcons Rout Saints 45-24; Furyk Calls U.S. Underdogs · ESPN
  3. Jurgens Deal Gets Grades; Rahm Exits LIV, Fine Rescinded · ESPN
  4. Rahm Leaves LIV; ESPN Execs Take Buyouts · Yahoo Sports
  5. Rahm exits LIV Golf, PGA Tour must answer on returns · Yahoo Sports
  6. DP World Tour decision delivers another blow to LIV Golf's future · Yahoo Sports
  7. LIV Golfers Face a Ryder Cup Choice for 2027 (this story)

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