Ever since the Saudi Public Investment Fund confirmed it would be withdrawing its backing of LIV Golf at the end of the 2026 season, there have been suggestions that some players are exploring their options.
That could be easier said than done, though, because, if LIV Golf were to fold, it would likely leave some players in limbo, with circuits including the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and Asian Tour already full.
In the case of the PGA Tour, players who left for LIV Golf are also suspended, leaving another hurdle before any potential return.
While the issue of players returning to the PGA Tour could become a big headache if LIV Golf shuts down, one of its players, Anirban Lahiri, thinks the prospect is overblown.
He spoke exclusively to Rick Broadbent of The Times, where he suggested there isn’t quite the clamour to return to the PGA Tour that is being portrayed: “That is the biggest joke ever,” he began.
“I will not name names, but I know at least a dozen players who’d rather not play golf than go back to the PGA Tour.”
Lahiri also confirmed that, should the worst happen and LIV Golf ceases to exist, for reasons he wouldn’t divulge, he will not be seeking a return to the PGA Tour. He also dismissed the idea that plenty of others will be as “propaganda.”
He said: “I’m sure others have different opinions of it and I respect that as well, but to generalise that everybody is falling over backwards to come back to the PGA Tour is the same kind of propaganda we’ve had for four years.”
Regardless, he doesn’t expect it the PGA Tour to embrace the chance to reintegrate the players anyway.
He added: “I don’t have status with the DP World Tour and I’m 100 per cent certain the PGA Tour is not going to welcome any of us back with open arms. If I have to figure something out I think I can, but I don’t need to stress about it now.”
Anirban Lahiri is a member of Crushers GC
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While Lahiri wouldn’t go into details about why he has no desire to return to the PGA Tour, he explained that one of the things that sets LIV Golf apart from his old circuit is its transparency.
He said: “A lot of players moved from the PGA…
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