Did PGA of America really change LIV Golf’s Ryder Cup eligibility in latest statement?

The PGA of America announced that LIV golfers can continue to compete in the Ryder Cup and PGA Championship. But is this a new development?

The PGA of America, the organization that manages the American Ryder Cup team and facilitates the PGA Championship, made headlines on Thursday by releasing a statement regarding LIV Golf and its competitions.

In sum, the PGA of America ruled that LIV Golf stars, such as Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau, are eligible for the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black, the 2025 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, and each future iteration of those events “going forward.”

The complete statement from the PGA of America follows below:

To ensure the PGA Championship will contiunue to deliver the strongest field in golf and that the U.S. Ryder Cup team will continue to have access to the best American players, the PGA of America board has determined that LIV Golf players will be eligbile for both.

Going forward, all LIV Golf players are eligibile for the PGA Championship and any American player who qualifies for the Ryder Cup on points or is added to the U.S. team as a captain’s pick is eligbile to compete.

This is consistent with LIV Golf players competiting in the PGA Championship the past two years. Brooks Koepka was a member of the U.S. Ryder Cup team last year.