LIV player was ready to retire, would never return to PGA Tour if league went away
LIV Golf's Thomas Pieters said he was ready to retire if the league folded, and he would never consider a return to the PGA Tour.
A return to the PGA Tour if LIV Golf folds? Not for Thomas Pieters. The Belgian signed with the league in 2023 and plays for Dustin Johnson's 4Aces this year.
But amidst speculation a couple weeks ago the league was going to shutdown, Pieters said he was ready to retire before coming back to the PGA Tour. On a recent episode of the Dan on Golf Show, Pieters explained his reasoning. "I was ready to retire on Monday if they really pull the plug that quick, and that was OK with me," he told host Dan Rapaport.
"The atmosphere was really grim. I had enough of it after 3-4 hours, everybody talking about it. “I’m not fussed about it at this point because I feel like I still have a duty to focus on these next six, seven tournaments on LIV and then we’ll see.
They’re obviously trying to get it together next year. We’ll see. ” Reports came out last week that numerous LIV players had their agents reaching out to the PGA Tour to explore avenues for returning.