But as we prepare to bring in 2026, LIV rumbles along somewhere in the loose consciousness of even dedicated golf followers. As word of the 35-year-old’s LIV departure broke, the PGA Tour could not resist an immediate dig. More recent times have seen the PGA Tour noticeably emboldened, hence the untypical swipe at LIV. “Not a single player on LIV wants to play on the PGA Tour,” insisted Phil Mickelson in 2023. In a basic, commercial and competitive sense the PGA Tour would benefit from adding certain names to fields.

Source: Irish Examiner December 24, 2025 14:27 UTC