Victor Perez became the first French player to join the Saudi-backed LIV Golf League on Tuesday after withdrawing from the final US PGA Tour event of the fall campaign.

The 33-year-old Frenchman was set to play in this week's RSM Classic at Georgia's Sea Island Golf Club but withdrew shortly before being announced as the latest signing for LIV's Cleeks team in 2026.

Perez, 120th in the world rankings, was in a fight to keep his playing rights for next year. He stood 108th in the PGA fall points standings and needed to jump into the top 100 by his results in this week's PGA tournament to keep full rights in 2026.

Instead, he joined LIV Golf and as a result is no longer eligible to compete in US PGA Tour events, a ban imposed when the upstart series launched in June 2022.

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