"I’m hoping we join back together"- Jason Day remains positive on PGA-LIV merger, despite rejection
Jason Day is optimistic about the PGA Tour and LIV Golf merger despite being reportedly rejected by the Saudi circuit. In his recent interview with Code Sports Australia, the Aussie revealed details about his potential deal with the Saudi Circuit.
Over the years, dozens of players have joined LIV Golf. However, Jason Day revealed that he never got an opportunity to negotiate with the circuit as they were concerned about his injuries while signing him and he continued playing on the PGA Tour.
Despite that, the former World No. 1 remains optimistic about the merger between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf. He said, via Golf Digest:
“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.”
Notably, the PGA Tour announced a merger with LIV Golf in 2023, but it has since been in talks and is yet to be finalized.
Meanwhile, talking about the deal with LIV Golf, Day said, via Golf Digest:
"I didn’t knock it back. What happened was, it was a business move to just go in and explore the potential of what would happen. 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.’
“I don’t blame them,” he added.
The Aussie was struggling with his game when LIV Golf came into existence in 2022. He went winless for around five years on the PGA Tour, but finally, in 2023, he won the Byron Nelson Championship. Later that year, he also won the Grant Thornton Invitational, a mixed tournament featuring PGA Tour and LPGA Tour players.
"I just feel that the Tour was a perfect spot for me" - Jason Day on playing on the PGA Tour
In the last few years, Jason Day has shown considerable improvement in his game on the PGA Tour. After winning the Byron Nelson last year, he broke into the top 20 in the Official World Golf Rankings and recorded some decent finishes on the circuit.
Day expressed his gratitude for continuing to play on the PGA Tour and acknowledged that the "Tour was a perfect spot" for him. He said, via Golf Digest:
“I’m so thankful and so happy that I stayed on the PGA Tour. I just feel that the tour was a perfect spot for me.”
Over the years, Jason Day has won 19 professional tournaments in his career, with 13 wins on the PGA Tour and three on the European Tour among other events.