MADRID — David Puig has become the latest player to turn away from LIV Golf, telling reporters at the Open de Espana on Thursday that he does not intend to sign with the proposed LIV 2.0 for 2027 and instead plans to play a fuller schedule on the DP World Tour.
Puig, a 24-year-old Spanish standout who has spent his entire professional career with LIV, said, "I don't see myself playing in the LIV 2.0. It's a decision I've made. I hope to play the European Tour next year, which I really enjoy, with a fuller schedule." After playing college golf at Arizona State, he played in two LIV events as an amateur, including the inaugural event in England in 2022, before turning pro and officially signing with LIV in September 2022.
Though he never won a LIV tournament, Puig posted his best finishes in the league's season-long individual standings the last two years, finishing 10th in 2025 and ninth in 2026. He has found wins elsewhere, capturing the 2023 International Series Singapore on the Asian Tour, the 2024 IRS Prima Malaysian Open, and his biggest victory to date at the 2025 BMW Australian PGA Championship for his first DP World Tour title.
Puig is not the only Spanish player to signal an exit this week. On Wednesday, news broke that two-time major champion Jon Rahm would not play on LIV in 2027 via a lawyer's statement in LIV bankruptcy court, which also allowed Sergio Garcia to officially terminate his contract with LIV Golf after a request made last week. At his own Open de Espana press conference, Garcia said "I think everything is an option" and that a PGA Tour return is "definitely a possibility," while adding, "I turn 47 in January, and the Champions Tour is a possibility. Besides, I'd like the chance to play some of those tournaments, especially the big ones on the Champions Tour. These are things that I'm starting to consider at my age." Hours after Rahm's departure emerged, a report said Adrian Meronk, who just won the 2026 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship last week, had "no intention of extending his contract" with LIV.
The departures come as LIV 2.0 — the newly envisioned, post-bankruptcy league CEO Scott O'Neil hopes to debut in 2027 — seeks top players to secure new investment and interest. Without commitments, that future is threatened, and this week's rash of declarations has delivered another blow to the league's player commitment plans.