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Former World No.1 reveals LIV Golf snub: “I don’t blame them”

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November 9, 2024

Former World No.1 and 2015 PGA Championship winner Jason Day has revealed why he never left the PGA Tour for LIV Golf.

Former World No.1 and 2015 PGA Championship winner Jason Day has revealed LIV Golf told him he was ‘too injured’ to be offered a contract.

Day has always maintained a relatively lukewarm stance towards the Saudi-backed breakaway league since its noisy introduction into the world of men’s professional golf in 2022.

When he was linked with a move he revealed that he was content with life on the PGA Tour as he had some unfinished business to attend to first before considering making the switch.

He wanted to win again and it’s clear he still has hopes he can win a second major title.

Earlier this week he told Code Sports Australia that he ‘didn’t knock back’ an approach by LIV but his agent told him the rival league thought he was far too injury prone.

“What happened was, it was a business move to just go in and explore the potential of what would happen,” Day told the publication.

“I said [to my agent], ‘No worries, I’m happy with where I’m at, but it’s always nice to know.’

“And they [LIV Golf] said, ‘We love Jason, but he’s too injured; he just gets too many injuries.”

He joked: “I don’t blame them.”

Day, 36, is now a 13-time winner on the PGA Tour.

He returned to the winner’s circle at the 2023 AT&T Byron Nelson, ending a five-year wait for a victory.

The Australian is now ranked No. 36 in the Official World Golf Ranking.

Although he hasn’t won this season, he has been a pillar of consistency.

He has only missed three cuts.

His best performance in the majors came at Royal Troon where he tied for 13th at The Open.

Going forward, he revealed that he hopes those in the corridors of power can strike a peace deal to get the best players in the world back together again.

The Sun reported last week that the PGA Tour and the Saudi PIF have agreed a $1bn deal.

The alleged deal would see the PIF take an 11 per cent stake in PGA Tour Enterprises, along with LIV mastermind Yasir Al-Rumayyan taking up the position of chairman.

Rory McIlroy later said that was news to him.

Day added: “I’m hoping we join back together because there’s definitely a lot of players on the LIV tour that we miss on the PGA Tour.

“I’ve always played very central with LIV and just never really got in the politics of it all.”