PGA Tour 2K23 Won't Cut LIV Golf Players, Even If They're Banned From The PGA
Professional golf is facing one of its most tumultuous times, with the PGA Tour and the Saudi-backed upstart league LIV Golf squaring off in a battle that could shape the future of the sport. A number of high-profile and highly ranked PGA Tour players have jumped ship to join LIV Golf, but how will the off-the-course drama affect the upcoming PGA Tour 2K23 and EA Sports PGA Tour?
That all remains to be seen, but 2K Sports has now released a statement addressing the drama. Hours after 2K released a list of playable pros to be featured in PGA Tour 2K23, the company told GameSpot that in the event any golfer on PGA Tour 2K23's roster leaves the PGA Tour for LIV Golf, that player will not be removed from PGA Tour 2K23.
«As the title of the game indicates, this game is made in partnership with the PGA Tour. Over the course of the franchise, we have engaged directly with certain PGA Tour players to participate in the game,» the spokesperson said. «Given the changing landscape of professional golf and the timelines on our development of the game, there will be players who were once actively participating on the PGA Tour that remain within the game.»
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan is banning LIV Golf players from the PGA Tour, and even taking away coveted parking spots.
The list of playable golfers for PGA Tour 2K23 includes 12 names so far, including Tiger Woods, Justin Thomas, Will Zalatoris, Tony Finau, Rickie Fowler, and Xander Schauffele, as well as Lexi Thompson, Lydia Ko, and Brooke Henderson from the LPGA. LIV Golf only has male players, and none of the names announced so far for PGA Tour 2K23 have joined the rival league. Some of the women from the LPGA Tour, including Lexi Thompson, have played in Aramco events,
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