Only a dozen LIV Golf members are competing at Augusta National this week, the fewest since the league was launched.

LIV Golf split professional golf, but there's increasing evidence from TV ratings to the Masters that it isn't harming the PGA Tour as once was feared it would

Players who compete on the Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit should not expect to see a special exemption that would give them a direct pathway into the Masters anytime soon, Augusta National Golf Club Chairman Fred Ridley said on Wednesday.

Masters and Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley used his annual pre-tournament news conference to lobby for reunification between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf

LIV Golf is back in the spotlight this week as 12 members of the upstart golf league tee it up at The Masters for a shot at winning a major championship and the vaunted green jacket. Among the LIV golfers in the field at Augusta National are seven Masters champions and a number of household names like Jon Rahm,

Augusta National has no plans to offer LIV Golf players a direct qualifying path to the Masters like those available to the US and British Opens, Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley said on Wednesday.

Shortly after their ceremonial opening tee shots, Nicklaus and Watson said they can't see a path for the tours to unify and that the PGA Tour is in good shape.

"They made their choice to play their own tour, and that's where they are right now," Tom Watson on LIV golfers.

Count Tom Watson among those who don't envision the PGA Tour and LIV Golf being able to come together as a means to unify the professional game.