LIV Golf stars manager contacts PGA Tour as | Golf News

Lucas Herbert’s current performances have drawn consideration, and his manager has now reached out to the PGA Tour amid stories of a potential LIV Golf collapse.

Herbert positioned tied for sixth at The Open Championship at Royal Birkdale before capturing his maiden particular person championship at LIV Golf Virginia with a dominant start-to-finish efficiency, claiming victory at 30-under-par and establishing the report for the bottom particular person rating in LIV historical past at JCB.

The skilled is now assessing his future aggressive choices amid the potential instability going through LIV Golf. “I haven’t personally had any discussions, but I think my manager has,” said Herbert.

“If LIV were to go away and you’ve got nowhere to play, I think ultimately you need somewhere to play as a professional golfer. So we’re just doing due diligence, having that conversation. As I said, I haven’t had it personally, and my preference would be to still be playing out here if that was still an option.”

However, his Ripper GC teammates provided contrasting views and optimistic views about the Saudi-backed circuit’s prospects.

“No, I haven’t. No,” said Marc Leishman when requested whether or not he is been in discussions with other tours. “I’m confident there will be something next year.

“The staff is working actually arduous, and I will surely like to be right here next yr for sure, whether or not it seems how it does now or one thing different. I might assume if it’s around it’s going to be one thing a little different, but I’m invested in this.”

One-time major winner Cameron Smith has also avoided opening those negotiations with the PGA Tour.

“I’m contracted to the end of next yr, so I used to be anticipating to play until the end of next yr and renegotiate and hopefully go on,” said Smith.

“What we have been ready to do for golf in Australia is absolutely fairly important to me, junior golf, the Little Rippers, the event that we’ve down there, the people it brings out to showcase our great league. It could be a disgrace for all that to go away, and I really feel like we have labored actually arduous over the last three or 4 years to type of make that all occur.”