Ian Poulter’s ex-teammate misses out on LIV Golf spot in brutal fashion

Laurie Lope was simply minutes from tying down a re-visitation of LIV Golf for 2024, yet the previous Majesticks star’s expensive mistake at LIV Advancements saw him tortuously pass up a major opportunity

Previous Majesticks GC star Laurie Lope won’t make a re-visitation of LIV Golf in 2024, after the Brit passed up a spot through a season finisher at LIV Advancements.

Lope was one of various hopefuls wanting to procure a spot on the LIV program for its subsequent full season, as he contended in the 72-opening advancement occasion in Abu Dhabi. The Englishman finished the final round on Sunday on seven under par, one shot behind eventual winner Kalle Samooja, and came within one shot of an automatic spot.

Rather Jog had to contend in a three-man season finisher for the two excess spots, as he attached with Jinichiro Kozuma and Kieran Vincent who likewise completed at seven-under.

On the initial opening of the season finisher the previous LIV star looked set to join Samooja on the program for 2024, having gotten himself in a position for a birdie putt on the standard five eighteenth. With Kozuma and Vincent agreeing to standard, that’s what lope knew whether his putt moved in his re-visitation of the breakaway association would be finished.

Tragically for the Brit however he saw his work from short proximity excruciatingly float past the opening, meaning a subsequent season finisher opening was expected to choose the last two spots. 10 minutes subsequent to remaining over a putt for a LIV spot, Trot ended up in a wide range of trouble in the wake of hitting a deviant tee shot inside yards of the water danger at the eighteenth.

With a precarious falsehood, the previous partner of Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood and Henrik Stenson endeavored to leak the water with his subsequent shot, however fizzled and saw his endeavor land into the water. With his possibilities everything except lost, Trot was then compelled to take a punishment drop, prior to resting up his fourth shot into a fairway fortification.

A great fifth from the sand then saw him get inside 12-feet of the opening, yet a two-putt followed to guarantee it was a deplorable end for the 34-year-old. Vincent and Kozuma in the mean time had the option to exploit Jog’s miss-fortune, with the previous protecting his LIV spot with a birdie and the last an agreeable standard.

Canter took to social media to express his gratitude to his rivals and the LIV setup for the opportunity to compete, despite his disappointment. Extreme completion today! Congrats Kalle, Kozuma and Kieran.

“Extraordinary ride you all have coming up for you. Gratitude for the open door @livgolf_league.” Lope actually stays a DP World Visit part, yet it is not yet clear with regards to whether he will contend on the Wentworth-based circuit in 2024, after Visit individuals were cautioned they could be fined and prohibited for contending in the LIV Q-School occasion.

Assuming that is the case Jog will actually want to turn his considerations to the Asian Visit, with players completing fourth to tenth in Abu Dhabi procuring a spot on the circuit’s Global Series, which likewise gives a way to LIV Golf. Samooja Vincent and Kozuma anyway will be ever-present’s on the Saudi-moved circuit in 2024.

The three qualifiers at the furthest down the line augmentations to the LIV program, continuing in the strides of Experts champion Jon Rahm. Rahm’s record-breaking move to the dissident association was at long last affirmed last week, with the Spaniard purportedly being given an eye-watering £450 million arrangement.