LIV Golf star offers worrying explanation for why PGA Tour dispute won’t be resolved

Paul Casey has become the latest star to have his say on the future of professional golf, with the PGA Tour and bosses of LIV Golf working on a deal to reunite the world’s best players

Paul Casey has claimed there is “no incentive” among players for both the PGA Tour and LIV Golf to complete a peace deal, as negotiations between the two sides continue.

Casey left the PGA Tour in the summer of 2022, becoming one of several big names to make the big move to LIV. The British rider then enjoyed some success on the road circuit, winning the team championship with the Crushers in 2023, but he narrowly missed out on qualifying. This month he won his first individual title in Hong Kong. Casey won three times during his time on the PGA Tour and rose to No. 3 in the world rankings, but his loyalty to LIV prevented him from playing on the American Tour.

Former Ryder Capper and his fellow LIV stars could very well be given a path back to the PGA Tour, with the two rival parties currently negotiating a deal that will unite the golf world. . However, discussions have been ongoing for some time since the first framework agreement was announced in June last year.

The target date for concluding the agreement was December 31, but negotiations are still ongoing three months after that deadline. Casey believes there is a lack of motivation from the players overall to reach an agreement despite the noise off the field.

“It’s a question of compensation, so it’s a question of lack of incentive to do it,” he said in an interview with Are You Not Entertainment? Podcast. “I’m in a totally different position and I’m fed up and I love playing golf with guys like Bryson and Joaquin Niemann, but no, the rest of the guys, there’s no incentive. “If you look at the squad, there are players who are struggling to get tickets to the various tours, there are players who are apathetic to politics, and there are players who are at the top, which is important, but they need motivation. There is no incentive to make such changes at this time.”

Negotiations between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) continued on Monday, with the two sides meeting at the Albany Resort in the Bahamas, with Tiger Woods in attendance. According to multiple reports, Woods played golf with PIF leader Yasser Al-Rumayan as part of the meeting.

Regarding Woods’ involvement, game director Webb Simpson told Sports Illustrated: I think he’s a great leader and he’s fulfilling his responsibilities as our leader, and we’re relying on him a lot…

“At the end of the day, we all want to play together and not just in big tournaments,” he added. “It’s not necessarily just about the PGA Tour, this is why we all love the sport. Best team in the Super Bowl. The best team in the NBA Finals. I think it will take time to get there. I have never been so clear about my future. But I came back thinking it was definitely worth it.