The door to a LIV Golf move has been slammed shut on one former Ryder Cup star. The Saudi-backed league’s annual Promotions Event got underway in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, today and 64 players were in action. Only one player will secure the coveted place on LIV next season, after four days of ruthless shootout action in the desert.

Chris Wood is a three-time winner on the DP World Tour and a former Ryder Cup member, but after a tough recent run the Englishman is looking to bounce back with LIV Golf

The LIV Golf Promotions event is currently taking place in Riyadh as stars battle it out for a spot on the the breakaway circuit's 2025 set-up.

In advance of next week's match against Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler, the LIV Golf stars discussed ideas of a bigger showdown between the rival leagues.

For the first time, though, players will be playing for more than just pride. Well, at least on the American side. Team USA participants are expected to be paid $400,000 apiece. That is something that has never happened in the near-100 year history of the event, according to The Telegraph.

Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau are ready to up the stakes of the "The Showdown," an exhibition being staged Tuesday in Las Vegas between the LIV Golf pairing and PGA Tour powers Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy.

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Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau are set to go head-to-head with Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler in 'The Showdown' - but a new event may be on the horizon