As LIV Golf ‘experiment’ ends, Justin Rose ready to welcome defectors back

News By: Josh Schrock October 17, 2026 Justin Rose is ready for the pro golf world to move past LIV Getty Images Justin Rose was a prime target for LIV Golf when the then-Saudi-backed league burst onto the scene in 2022. He was a former major champion and former World No. 1 whose game had dipped as the twilight of his career appeared to beckon. LIV was paying for names and resumes, hoping that big names would help drive interest. But while Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Sergio Garcia, and others left, Rose turned down LIV’s offer, choosing instead to dig…