“Don’t get all uppity if people object when you come back” - 3x Augusta Masters champion hits back at LIV rebels
Former English professional golfer Nick Faldo, who has won the Masters Tournament three times, made quirky remarks about LIV Golf players competing in the 2023 Masters.
Speaking to the Telegraph, Faldo hit back at LIV rebels and said that they shouldn't object to others questioning their participation at the iconic event.
"I've got nothing against these guys, the grass is greener on the other side and all that. But don't get all uppity if people object when you come back."
Nick Faldo, who is set to commentate for Sky Sports in the upcoming 2023 Augusta Masters, recently bid adieu to CBS TV network after a 16-year stint with them.
The organizers of the Augusta Masters recently announced that 17 LIV golf players have been invited to participate as they qualify through the eligibility requirements. These players include Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson, Cameron Smith, and Bubba Watson,
However, the golf fraternity was split on whether LIV golfers should be allowed into the Masters as they had left the PGA Tour. Nick Faldo feels that he does not have the same stance as the Masters' organizers.
“Hey, if you want to go and do something different, fine! But this [participating in the 2023 Masters] is a bit like: You had a job in a store and now you've got a new one, then you're calling the store demanding you get a bonus."
Faldo also spoke about the poor viewership attained by LIV Golf in its second season.
"All this 'We're going to supercharge the excitement'. Well, we haven’t seen any excitement because nobody's watching."
The entire field of the 2023 Augusta Masters
A total of 90 golfers are announced as participating in the mega event to achieve the prestigious green jacket. Just before the start of the tournament, 17 LIV golfers were also invited as they qualified through the eligibility requirements. Here is the full list of players coming to the 2023 Augusta Masters,
- Fred Couples
- Sandy Lyle
- Patrick Reed
- Jordan Spieth
- Sergio Garcia
- Hideki Matsuyama
- Scottie Scheffler
- Bubba Watson
- Dustin Johnson
- Phil Mickelson
- Mike Weir
- Zach Johnson
- Larry Mize
- Charl Schwartzel
- Tiger Woods
- Bernhard Langer
- Jose Maria Olazabal
- Adam Scott
- Vijay Singh
- Danny Willett
- Bryson DeChambeau
- Gary Woodland
- Matt Fitzpatrick
- Jon Rahm
- Brooks Koepka
- Shane Lowry
- Francesco Molinari
- Collin Morikawa
- Cameron Smith
- Justin Thomas
- Sam Bennett
- Ben Carr
- Aldrich Potgieter
- Harrison Crowe
- Matthew McClean
- Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira
- Cameron Champ
- Sungjae I'm
- Will Zalatoris
- Corey Conners
- Rory McIlroy
- Tommy Fleetwood
- Viktor Hovland
- Cameron Young
- Mito Pereira
- Keegan Bradley
- Max Homa
- Chris Kirk
- Xander Schauffele
- Adam Svensson
- Sam Burns
- Mackenzie Hughes
- Kurt Kitayama
- Patrick Cantlay
- Bill Horschel
- Tony Finau
- Kim Si Woo
- Seamus Power
- Russell Henley
- Tom Kim
- Justin Rose
- Brian Harman
- Joaquin Niemann
- Scott Stallings
- Sahith Theegala
- Tom Hoge
- JT Poston
- Sepp Straka
- Aaron Wise
- Taylor Moore
- Lee Kyoung Hoon
- Abraham Ancer
- Tyrell Hatton
- Adrian Meronk
- Louis Oosthuizen
- Ryan Fox
- Kevin Kisner
- Kevin Na
- Thomas Pieters
- Talor Gooch
- Jason Kokrak
- Alex Noren
- Harold Varner III
- Sam Burns
- Jason Day
- Harris English
- Keith Mitchell
- Min Woo Lee
- Kazuki Higa
- Gordon Sargent