Lee Westwood Says He Remains Unsigned Amid LIV 2.0 Uncertainty

Lee Westwood says he has not signed on for LIV Golf 2.0 or anywhere else, leaving one of the league's original 2022 signings without a tour home as LIV works through Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

The 53-year-old told The Chipping Forecast Podcast this week that no agreement has been presented to him that he finds acceptable, and that deadlines for committing to the rebooted league have come and gone without word from LIV on where he stands.

What did Westwood say about his situation?

Westwood said he does not plan to issue any kind of public statement about his next move, unlike several peers who have announced departures in recent weeks.

I currently am unemployed.

"I currently am unemployed," Westwood said. He added that he has not signed the Restructuring Support Agreement between LIV Golf and BC Partners that other players have been asked to consider, and that LIV 2.0's terms still need further adjustment before he would commit.

Could Westwood return to the DP World Tour?

Westwood said rejoining the DP World Tour is a possibility he's weighing. He resigned his membership in 2023, alongside Ian Poulter and Richard Bland, after an arbitration panel ruled the tour could sanction players for competing in conflicting LIV events without a release. A return would trigger a 10-tournament suspension, meaning Westwood likely couldn't play again until a Turkey event in May. DP World Tour CEO Guy Kinnings has also said any player who signs with LIV 2.0 will be barred from competing on the European circuit going forward, a policy that complicates Westwood's calculus either way.

Westwood said he's also looking at a lighter senior-circuit schedule, including the Sunningdale Foursomes with his son Sam in early March and the PGA Senior Championship in Florida the week after the Masters.

Why are players leaving LIV Golf?

Westwood's uncertainty comes as LIV has lost several marquee names since filing for bankruptcy in September. Jon Rahm, who spoke publicly this week for the first time since rejecting LIV 2.0, said the new structure moved away from team golf toward a more conventional tournament format, with too many unresolved questions about how it would run.

LIV's restructuring agreement gives financing partner BC Partners discretion over whether the league has retained enough players to proceed. A late-October deadline for the league to signal its direction, and a separate Oct. 25 "soft" deadline for player commitments, both passed without an announcement. LIV has said it remains confident it can field a 10-event league behind DeChambeau.