LIV Golf player Jed Morgan is no fan of the new league’s limited schedule, especially compared to the robust slate that the PGA Tour offers each season.
The battle between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf has raged for more than a year. While the legendary tour has prestige and relevancy after being the most notable professional golf circuit for decades, the upstart league has a level of financial backing that the PGA can’t match. Since LIV is funded by an arm of the Saudi Arabian government.
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LIV Golf has offered stars they lured away from the PGA Tour huge signing bonuses, and the events they put on have record-setting purses for individual and team winners. In general, there are a lot of benefits to the league if you are a top star or a player looking for a shorter schedule. However, that is not the case for 23-year-old pro golfer Jed Morgan.
The Australian is not among the players that received huge sums of money to join the league and is a talent trying to make his way through the sport and build his career. For an athlete in his position, more minutes on the green and more tournament reps are a plus and that is something he doesn’t believe he gets nearly enough of in LIV, and publicly aired his grievances to an Australian news outlet last week.
“There’s obviously quite a bit of time off with the LIV stuff at the moment, which is a little bit frustrating. Part of being a good golfer is playing a few tournaments in a row and getting some form that way. I think a lot of the guys would like to see it grow to 18 events, but that’s from a young guy speaking. Others might like 14. You probably need to play a few more events each year to keep yourself sharp.”
– Jed Morgan
Part of the reason why LIV Golf can offer up huge paydays for tournaments is likely its smaller schedule. Payouts from the new league have been a major factor in many PGA Tour players leaving for the Saudi-backed golf circuit.
However, the PGA offers nearly four times more events and certainly has far more upside for players that would like to be very active during the season.