LIV star never going back to PGA Tour despite | Golf News

Thomas Pieters has declared he’s “definitely never going back to the PGA Tour,” even as uncertainty continues to encompass the future of LIV Golf.

The Belgian golfer, who joined the circuit in 2023, revealed he would even ponder retirement if the league had been to fold, following mounting hypothesis about its long-term viability. Pieters is among a number of high-profile gamers, including Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm, who have confronted questions about LIV Golf’s future amid ongoing instability within the industry.

Brooks Koepka and Patrick Reed have already departed LIV Golf to rejoin the PGA Tour, leaving former colleagues to ponder their own next strikes as the breakaway circuit continues its search for contemporary investment.

In the wake of the latest developments, Pieters has made his place abundantly clear, asserting that ought to LIV Golf collapse, a return to the PGA Tour is totally off the desk. “I’m definitely never going back to the PGA Tour,” the previous Ryder Cup star told the Dan on Golf Show. “I never liked that life. That’s not me having a go at the PGA Tour, it’s not for me.”

“I tried it and I just wasn’t happy there. If it [LIV] goes away, I’ll probably try and play some on the European Tour or I don’t know. I really don’t know.

“I’m not fussed about it at this level because I really feel like I still have a obligation to focus on these next six, seven tournaments on LIV and then we’ll see. They’re clearly making an attempt to get it together next yr. We’ll see.”

Pieters revealed that CEO Scott O’Neil has been candid and forthcoming about LIV Golf’s future strategy. Nevertheless, Pieters also recognized that financial factors could ultimately shape his choice on whether to stay with the league or pursue other options.

“We obtained paid,” he added. “We are getting paid. It was a week late. Some obtained it early, some obtained it a week late, but I’m not sure these guys examine their bank accounts every two seconds..

“I think whatever comes out officially from LIV is what we’re getting half a day before it goes out. Scott is telling us that he’s going to a broader market and trying to fund this for next year. I guess it’s a massive challenge. But we just have to wait and see.

“We are just guessing proper now. But if we’re taking part in for $5million next yr or I may play on the DP World Tour for $3m but be close to home that’s one thing I’d have to look at it when it comes.

“Possibly there’s guys going. But I think that’s up to Scott and his team to get this thing together and we’ll just have to find out.”