England's Ian Poulter is the latest golfer to announce he won't be a part of LIV Golf 2.0, saying Friday that he plans to focus on senior golf and spend more time with his family.
Poulter, 50, was co-captain of the Majesticks GC team with Lee Westwood and was among the first players to join LIV Golf in June 2023.
"Ultimately, the opportunity to spend more time at home with my family, reduce international travel, focus on senior golf and have the opportunity to pursue other interests was something that I felt was right for me at this stage of my life and career," Poulter wrote on social media Friday.
Earlier this month, Poulter, a 12-time winner on the DP World Tour, made his first start on that circuit in more than three years, missing the cut in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
In June, the DP World Tour confirmed that Poulter and Westwood had paid their fines for playing in competing LIV Golf events. Poulter had said his fines were about $1.1 million.
Poulter can return as a DP World Tour member in November, but he remains ineligible to become a European team vice captain or captain in the Ryder Cup. The European tour introduced a rule in 2017 that says any golfer who drops his membership for any reason is ineligible to become a vice captain or captain.
"Under our current regulations, even if they were to rejoin as members, neither can serve as a Captain or Vice Captain in the Ryder Cup," a DP World Tour spokesperson confirmed to Golfweek in June.
Poulter had a 15-8-2 record in seven Ryder Cups and was once considered a lock to become a captain.
"Change is never easy, and it's fair to say professional golf has experienced plenty of it over the last few years," Poulter said Friday. "But I've always believed that change can create opportunity and ultimately lead to positive outcomes. There will undoubtedly be more changes ahead, but I am confident the game will continue to grow, evolve and deliver the very best for golf fans around the world."
Two-time major champion Jon Rahm reached a separation agreement with LIV Golf last week, and golfers such as Louis Oosthuizen, Charles Howell III, Thomas Pieters, David Puig, Abraham Ancer and Adrian Meronk have indicated they won't return.