Three players in the field at this week’s Memorial Tournament have committed to compete in the first LIV Golf Invitational Series event.
Tour winners Matt Jones and Hudson Swafford, along with reigning U.S. Amateur champion James Piot, are signed up to play in London, June 9-11. For now, though, they are at Muirfield Village.
Golf Channel reporter Todd Lewis caught up with Jones on Wednesday to get his reasoning for competing in the rival-league tournament, despite the Tour not allowing a conflicting-event release for its players.
“A lot to do with my family, being able to provide for them. Purely a business decision for me,” said Jones, who didn’t detail the up-front money offered. “I’m very happy with the decision I made.”
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Jones, 42, has won twice on Tour (2021 Honda Open, 2014 Houston Open) and has over…
