PGA Tour Q-Faculty’s remaining stage is already down a participant.
Yubin Jang, the second highest-ranked participant within the subject at No. 135 within the Official World Golf Rating, withdrew on Tuesday morning, the PGA Tour confirmed, although a cause was not offered.
Nevertheless, the Korea Occasions reported Tuesday that Jang was set to signal with LIV Golf, becoming a member of Iron Heads GC, the workforce captained by Kevin Na.
There isn’t any alternate record for remaining stage, so Jang’s vacated spot is not going to be crammed. Which means the sector is now at 170 gamers, who might be competing for at the least 5 PGA Tour playing cards and different statuses underneath the PGA Tour umbrella.
Jang, a 22-year-old out of South Korea, was slated to tee off at 10 a.m. ET Thursday at TPC Sawgrass’ Dye’s Valley Course alongside Johnny Keefer and Japan’s Kensei Hirata, who’s the sector’s highest-ranked participant at No. 114 on the planet. Jang, Keefer and Hirata had been Nos. 1 on the order of deserves for the Korean tour, PGA Tour Americas and Japan Tour, respectively, and now Keefer and Hirata will play the primary 36 holes as a twosome.
Along with claiming the KPGA’s cash record, Jang gained twice and posted 5 runners-up whereas main the tour in scoring and driving distance.
LIV can be conducting its qualifying event, referred to as LIV Promotions, this week in Saudi Arabia, the place one spot on the Saudi-backed league might be up for grabs.
