Life seems to be a bit completely different for eight-year PGA Tour veteran Hudson Swafford now.
The 37-year-old professional notched three wins on the PGA Tour between 2017 and 2022 earlier than becoming a member of LIV Golf, however he’s struggled with accidents for the final couple of years. In truth, Swafford isn’t even enjoying competitively in the meanwhile. As an alternative, he’s working in multifamily actual property.
“I had been in a reasonably dangerous place with golf, so doing one thing new may be very refreshing,” Swafford instructed hosts Colt Knost and Drew Stoltz on this week’s episode of Subpar.
Nonetheless, Swafford mentioned he wouldn’t utterly rule out a comeback to skilled golf, although he admits the highway is “blurry” in the meanwhile. The rationale? Swafford was relegated from LIV final 12 months after competing for 3 seasons and says he’s presently within the midst of a five-year suspension from the PGA Tour.
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“I’ve had some good again and forths with the PGA Tour, however then some wishy-washy,” Swafford mentioned. “It’s nonetheless not set in stone. I do know they’ve arrange suspended till ’27, which I do know they’re basing that on a few folks’s contracts being up after the ’26 season, so then they’ll sort of change guidelines in favor of everyone coming again.
“I do know some guys that didn’t have any standing,” he continued. “And, you recognize, it’s a tough one-year, no PGA-tour-sanctioned occasions, however then you possibly can come again and play.”
Swafford mentioned he wonders what his enjoying schedule would even seem like if he returned to the Tour in 2027, given the variety of reduced-field occasions that now populate the schedule.
“I might go forward and wager and say that the previous champions class is just about achieved going ahead after this 12 months,” he mentioned. “I imply, we will agree or disagree, but it surely simply looks as if that. They usually’ve sort of instructed me that. So I imply, I assume you possibly can join Monday qualifiers, however actually I’d be mainly suspended till Q-College of ’27.”
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Why did Swafford get slapped with a five-year suspension? He mentioned it’s as a result of he performed 5 LIV Golf occasions in 2022 through the PGA Tour season that he wasn’t in a position to get media releases for.
“In order that they’re giving me a 12 months for every of these and it equaled ’27,” Swafford mentioned.
When contacted for remark and/or clarification on Swafford’s claims, a Tour consultant replied: “The TOUR doesn’t touch upon disciplinary issues.”
For extra from Swafford, together with why he determined to go away the Tour for LIV within the first place, take a look at the whole episode of Subpar beneath.
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