DP World Tour star Angel Ayora REJECTS lucrative offer from LIV Golf, fans reacts

World No. 238 Angel Ayora has shockingly declined the chance to join LIV Golf and will continue to play on the DP World Tour.

DP World Tour star Angel Ayora REJECTS lucrative offer from LIV Golf, fans reacts

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Since the establishment of LIV Golf, several top names in golf have left their tours to join them on big-money deals. However, there are some who do not want to join them even on lucrative deals. One of them is DP World Tour star Angel Ayora, who has shockingly rejected them.

As per Spanish media outlet Ten Golf, the 20-year-old declined to leave his tour and join the Saudi-backed tour on a two-year deal. He was offered to join Martin Kaymer‘s Cleeks Golf Club as a part of the deal.

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Ayora has made huge waves in the golfing world in recent years. Last season, he graduated from the DP World Tour after having an impressive campaign at the Challenge Tour. Several people have hailed him as a future World No. 1 golfer.

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As per reports, LIV Golf offered him a deal after a spot opened up in the Cleeks GC team. Kaymers’ teammate Kalle Samooja, who played the entire 2024 season with them, had a disappointing campaign.

He would finish in the 49th spot in the season rankings. This saw him getting relegated, which has left the Cleeks GC one member short of now. Despite earning less than $330,000 in 2024, Ayora has made his decision and will not join the PIF-funded tour and Cleeks GC.

In 2024, Ayora played in 24 Challenge Tour events and made cuts in 21 of them. He registered six top-10 finishes which included two runner-up finishes and one victory. These performances saw him graduate to the DP World Tour. He recently took part in the BMW Australian PGA Championship and the Australian Open as well, finishing T6 and T23 respectively.

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Social media reacts to Angel Ayora rejecting LIV Golf offer

Over the years, golf fans have seen several marquee names of the sport join LIV Golf on mega-money deals. This has led to them slamming the golfers. Angel Ayora has done the opposite of what others did and rejected a lucrative contract from them. This has led to mixed opinions from fans.

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Reacting to the news on X, some fans hailed the young golfer. There were though some who seemed surprised by this decision, as going to LIV Golf would earn him a good amount. One fan even questioned what was the need for this, as LIV Golf is looking to have a separate merger deal with the DP World Tour as well, similar to their deal with the PGA Tour.

Check out what the fans had to say about this below:

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Recently, Martin Kaymer made it clear that he will not be waiting for the LIV Golf Promotions event to conclude to fill out his roster. With Ayora rejecting this move it now remains to be seen who joins him Richard Bland, and Adrian Meronk in the Cleeks GC roster.