LIV golfer Bubba Watson shared his take on the new pathway for the Saudi league players to qualify for the Majors. Qualification for the Majors has been one of the big struggles for the rival tour players, particularly because they do not receive OWGR points, which affects their world ranking and also their qualification chances for the big events.
The PGA Tour and LIV Golf negotiations about establishing a new framework have brought about a special pathway enabling selected Saudi players to enter Majors competitions. Bubba Watson attended the 2025 LIV Golf Singapore event press conference on March 13 where he discussed the new developments.
The Masters champion expressed his faith in Saudi league performance before acknowledging that their pathway marks the correct beginning.
“This is a start in the right direction,” Watson said, via ASAP Sports. “That people recognize that LIV is here to stay and that LIV is not going anywhere, and it’s only getting better. The Majors are seeing that, and the Majors realize for that one week that they have an event, they need us to join in there and play so we can get some media attention but also show how good LIV is and what team sport is all about.”
Notably, earlier this year, The Open Championship and the U.S. Open introduced exemptions for the LIV Golf players to play in the Majors.
Meanwhile, Bubba Watson, with a net worth of $40 million (via Celebrity Net Worth), already holds a lifetime exemption in the Masters as a former winner of the tournament. He won the Augusta National event twice in his career, with his maiden victory coming in 2012, and two years later, he again seized a victory at the Major in 2014.
LIV golfer Bubba Watson reflects on his active presence on YouTube
The golf industry has been transformed as players now heavily utilize social media platforms to connect with their fans. LIV golfer Bryson DeChambeau launched his YouTube channel gaining 1.76 million subscribers after its creation.
Phil Mickelson emerged as more visible on social media platforms when he joined forces with DeChambeau during the past season and also joined forces with YouTuber Grant Horvat.
Watson participated in the LIV Golf pre-tournament press conference on March 13 when asked to comment about how the players utilized their social media platforms. According to the Masters champion the practice is “great” because it engages “younger crowd” members in golf.
“I think it’s great. Anytime that you can — social media, YouTube, it’s all in the same bucket. But if you can put out videos and do things like that, you’re just going to draw younger crowds to the game around the world,” he said, via ASAP Sports.
Bubba Watson is gearing up for this week’s LIV Golf event in Singapore. The three-day event will start on Friday, March 14, and wrap up on March 16 at the Sentosa Golf Club.