After a Major Rift With Brooks Koepka, Which Team Is Matthew Wolff Playing For In the 2024 LIV Golf Season?

Brooks Kopeka had a major fallout with his teammate Matthew Wolff in 2023. From the beginning of the year until the last major event, LIV Golf Miami, Kopeka, was critical of Wolff’s position in his team. Smash GC was assumed to be broken up for the 2024 season.

And with LIV Golf being announced to have a transfer market and have players moving from teams, the expectation was that come 2024, Wolff would no longer be serving with Koepka. Now Smash GC has revealed their 2024 roster, and the big question is, is Matthew Wolff on there? And if not, to which team is the “wasted” talent headed?

Matthew Wolff and his future with Smash GC

In early July at the LIV Golf London, Brooks Koepka commented on Matthew Wolff’s work ethic. Wolff had withdrawn from the Washington, D.C., event. Moreover, his prior performance in Sotogrande also had him at the bottom of the leaderboard.

As a captain, Koepka had a few things to say about him. In an interview with Sports Illustrated, he said, “I’ve basically given up on him—a lot of talent, but I mean, the talent’s wasted.” It did not stop there. Moving forward to LIV Golf Jeddah, Koepka again remarked, saying that he had only three players in the team.

The harsh remarks by Smash GC’s captain were truly “heartbreaking” for Wolff, as he released a statement to Sports Illustrated. However, even after the great rift between the two, the released roster of Smash GC still has Wolff’s name in it.

Wolff finished 27th in the 2023 standings and was in the open zone. However, the decision about his release or trade with another team will take place in phase three. Or he might be traded in the mid-season of 2024 by Smash GC. As of now, he has secured his place on the team, regardless of the fallout.

With the transfer market open, only four squads will remain with their 2023 players heading into the next season. The rest will all see a revamp!

The four confirmed squads for the LIV Golf 2024 season

The 12 teams have gone through the needed shuffle, while a few of the golfers opted for free agency. Before the 2024 season begins, the LIV Golf teams will fill up the empty spots either by draft or by the three LIV Golf Promotions winners.

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One confirmed new face for the breakaway league is Andy Ogletree, who won the International Series on the Asian tour and got his LIV Golf card back. Amidst the breaking of teams for 2024, here are four that remain intact for the next season:

• Bubba Watson’s RangeGoats GC, who were the runner-ups at the LIV Golf Miami.
• Bryson DeChambeau’s Crushers GC, that clinched the team championship at the Miami event.
• Ian Poulter’s Majesticks GC, and
• The South African squad of Louis Oosthuizen, Stinger GC.

With LIV Golf Promotions set for December, the league will conclude all three phases and the drafting of the players. The 2024 season will start with 8 teams seeing some new faces. Are you excited about the third season of LIV Golf? Let us know in the comments below.

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