LIV Golf no-shows "knew the consequences" for Presidents Cup says Immelman
"Every single player that ended up going to [LIV Golf], and not, knew what the situation was," says International Presidents Cup captain Trevor Immelman.
International Presidents Cup captain Trevor Immelman has confirmed every single player under his watch was told well in advance that if they moved to LIV Golf then they would be "highly unlikely" to make his team.
Immelman's comments to the media at Quail Hollow Club come just hours after LIV Golf Tour player Louis Oosthuizen claimed "it sucks" to be missing out on competing in the Presidents Cup this week.
The International team has been majorly hit heading into this week's clash against Davis Love's United States side as a result of a number of marquee PGA Tour players moving across to LIV Golf.
So much so, the United States are heavy 1/10 favourites to win their 12th Presidents Cup in just the 14th staging of the event.
Yes, that means if you put £10 on, you win £1.
Immelman told the media last month how all the LIV Golf transfers were proving a "giant pain in the ass" ahead of his team's preparations in Charlotte.
Big-name stars missing out on the International team this week include former Open champion Oosthuizen and current Open champion and World No.3 Cameron Smith, as well as Chile's Joaquin Niemann and Mexico's Abraham Ancer.
But they were all told the consequences of their actions well in advance, says the South African skipper.
"Every single player that ended up going to [LIV Golf], and not, knew what the situation was," clarified Immelman.
"It was part of the decision-making process for all of them,
"So the 12 that are here are the 12 that want to be here, and those are the 12 that I want to fight with."
"When I was made captain and chosen to be captain from the players after the 2019 Presidents Cup, we signed up to a specific set of rules," added Immelman.
"This event is owned and sanctioned by the PGA Tour, and our team is a team that plays by the rules, we're a team of our word, a team of honour, so that's where we're at.
"Every single player that I spoke to from early on in this process knew exactly what the situation and consequences were going to be.
"They knew that if they made certain decisions that it was going to be highly unlikely that they were going to be able to represent the International team.
"That went into their decision-making process, so all the cards were out on the table and everybody knew where they stood."
