PGA Tour winner Lucas Herbert is ready to affix LIV Golf for the 2024 season.
Herbert will be a part of fellow Aussie Cam Smith at workforce Ripper GC. With the opening LIV occasion in Mexico simply weeks away, Herbert’s signing brings the workforce one step nearer to completion.
The information broke when Herbert responded to an Instagram put up by Flushing It, asking: “How’s the photo?” Herbert can be a part of an all-Aussie lineup at Ripper, alongside Smith, Marc Leishman and Matt Jones.
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He replaces Jediah Morgan who was relegated. Just final week, Smith’s workforce was solely half full with the opening occasion lower than a month away. But now, it appears he is secured the providers of his PGA Tour rival (through the Mirror).
Herbert received the Butterfield Bermuda Championship in 2021 and has two wins on the DP World Tour. The 28-year-old is ready to be the most recent golfer to affix the Saudi-backed league, following Masters champ Jon Rahm.
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Rahm made headlines final month when he signed a whopping £450 million cope with the Saudi league. As a part of his transfer, Rahm bought to captain his personal workforce, including a thirteenth squad to the league. But though the primary occasion of the yr is sort of right here, there’s been no official phrase on Rahm’s workforce.
Rumour has it that Rahm’s four-man workforce can be referred to as ‘Legion XIII’, and Kieran Vincent, who was not too long ago promoted, is tipped to be a team-mate. Rahm can also be stated to be eyeing up U.S. Open winner Wyndham Clark for his workforce.
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There are whispers that one other participant on Rahm’s want listing is beginner star Caleb Surratt, who performs school golf on the University of Tennessee. The world’s No. 10 beginner additionally helped the United States win the Walker Cup in 2023.
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