Piot's entry into the field gives the Rocket Classic three Michigan State connections, including alums Piot and Ryan Brehm, as well as current Michigan State player Ashton McCulloch.

The 26-year-old, who won the 2021 U.S. Amateur at Oakmont, joined LIV in 2022, but after his contract wasn’t renewed, he’s teeing it up in this week on the PGA Tour.

Former LIV Golf competitor James Piot will make PGA Tour history this week at the Rocket Classic. A late addition Monday to the field at Michigan's Detroit Golf Club, he is among the first former LIV players to return to the PGA, and the first to receive a sponsor exemption on the PGA Tour, Golf Digest reported.