LIV Golf star who earned £2million from rival tour confirms future in fresh statement
LIV Golf star Andy Ogletree has confirmed his plans for the 2025 season and spoken about the upcoming Promotions event in Abu Dhabi, which could feature PGA players
Andy Ogletree is heading to the PGA Championship
Andy Ogletree enjoyed a solid year on the LIV Golf tour
LIV Golf star Andy Ogletree has confirmed his plans for 2025 and spoke of his admiration for Phil Mickelson.
Ogletree, 26, has banked just over £2million this year on the Saudi-backed tour, placing him 36th out of 58 on the individual money list, just above the likes of Henrik Stenson, Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter. In the Team Championship, his HyFlyers team, captained by golf great Mickelson, finished tied-seventh.
Ogletree is now looking forward to next year, which will see him remain with the same team. The former US Amateur champion revealed to LIV Golf’s Fairway to Heaven podcast: “I’m under contract for next season and I can’t wait to be a HyFlyer.”
Speaking of his respect for six-time major winner Mickelson, Ogletree said: “He’s really taken me under his wing this year. We talk a lot. We talk about a lot of different stuff, not just golf. He’s been such a great mentor.
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“Anything he says, it’s very easy to believe because he says everything with so much confidence and belief and conviction. I feel like he really thinks through stuff before he speaks. I respect him a lot.”
Attention is now shifting to the LIV Golf Promotions event in Abu Dhabi, a three-day shootout in December when relegated players will get a last chance to retain their places on the cash-soaked tour.
As exhaustive negotiations over a potential merger between LIV and the PGA Tour and Europe’s DP World Tour continue, Ogletree reckons those relegated players could be joined by some PGA stars.
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