Jason Day on lack of LIV Golf provide: ‘I do not blame them’

Jason Day mentioned he by no means needed to decide on whether or not to depart for the LIV Golf League.

That is as a result of the Saudi Arabian-backed rival to the PGA Tour by no means made a proper contract provide to the previous world No. 1.

Day acknowledged that he made a “enterprise transfer” in having his agent discover what a possible transfer to LIV would entail again in 2022, however that the upstart league was too involved about Day’s harm historical past.

“I mentioned [to my agent], ‘No worries, I am proud of the place I am at, nevertheless it’s all the time good to know.'” Day instructed Code Sports activities Australia forward of this month’s Australian PGA Championship. “And so they [LIV Golf] mentioned, ‘We love Jason, however he is too injured; he simply will get too many accidents.’ I do not blame them.”

Day gained the 2015 PGA Championship and spent 47 consecutive weeks atop the Official World Golf Rating from 2016-17. Nevertheless, Day started to endure from continual decrease again accidents and in the end dropped as little as a hundred and seventy fifth within the rankings to start 2023. The again points even had him ponder retirement.

The dearth of a proposal to even contemplate a transfer to LIV turned out to be blessing in disguise for Day, who watched fellow Australian Cameron Smith make the bounce within the fall of 2022.

After working with famous coach Chris Como to revamp his swing, Day lastly snapped a five-year winless streak with a victory eventually yr’s Byron Nelson. He’s ranked thirty fourth and has 5 top-10s in 21 occasions this yr.

“I am so grateful and so joyful that I stayed on the PGA Tour,” Day, 36, mentioned. “I simply really feel that the tour was an ideal spot for me.”

Day mentioned he has deliberately remained impartial when requested about fellow gamers who’ve bolted for LIV and hopes the perimeters are capable of unify skilled golf within the close to future.

“I am hoping we be a part of again collectively as a result of there’s undoubtedly lots of gamers on the LIV tour that we miss on the PGA Tour,” Day mentioned. “I’ve all the time performed very central with LIV and simply by no means actually bought within the politics of all of it.”