Former LIV Golf competitor James Piot will make PGA Tour history this week at the Rocket Classic. A late addition Monday to the field at Michigan's Detroit Golf Club, he is among the first former LIV players to return to the PGA, and the first to receive a sponsor's exemption on the PGA Tour, Golf Digest reported.

James Piot will be teeing off in this week's PGA Tour Rocket Classic in Detroit on a sponsor's exemption, the first in a PGA event for an ex-LIV Golf player. After shoulder surgery in 2024, Piot was ready to try and qualify for the PGA event in his home state before getting a call saying he had been given a spot,

A former LIV Golf member is making a bit of history this week on the PGA Tour. James Piot was in the first wave of players to defect to the fledgling league backed by the Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund in the summer of 2022.

26-Year-Old Ex-LIV Golfer Set to Make PGA Tour Return originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Rocket Classic tees off on Thursday with quite an impressive field, but a surprise last-minute addition is what grabbed the attention of the fans.

James Piot was a founding member of LIV Golf, but he faded into obscurity since losing his spot on the breakaway circuit in 2023, but he has been handed a chance on the PGA Tour this week