Jason Day said he never had to decide whether to leave the LIV Golf League.
That’s because a Saudi Arabian-backed rival on the PGA Tour has never made an official deal with the former world No. 1.
Day admitted that he had done “business” by having his agent explore the possibility of a move to LIV in 2022, but that the league was more concerned about Day’s injury history.
“I said [to my agent]’No worries, I’m happy where I’m at, but it’s always nice to know.'” Day told Code Sports Australia ahead of this month’s Australian PGA Championship. [LIV Golf] he said, ‘We love Jason, but he is very hurt; he just got hurt a lot.’ I don’t blame them.”
Day won the 2015 PGA Championship and spent 47 consecutive weeks at the Official World Golf Ranking since 2016-17. However, Day began to suffer from chronic back injuries and eventually dropped to 175 in the rankings to begin 2023. Back problems even made him think about retirement.
The lack of an offer to consider a move to LIV turned out to be a boon for Day, who is watching fellow Australian Cameron Smith jump in the fall of 2022.
After working with renowned trainer Chris Como to revitalize his swing, Day ended a five-year winless streak with a victory over last year’s Byron Nelson. He is ranked 34th and has five top 10s in 21 events this year.
“I’m very grateful and very happy to be on the PGA Tour,” said Day, 36. “I feel like the tour was the right place for me.”
Day said he was deliberately neutral when asked about the players who have already formed LIV and hoped the parties would be able to combine professional golf in the near future.
“I hope we will get back together because there are definitely many players on the LIV tour that we missed on the PGA Tour,” said Day. “I’ve always played a big role with LIV and I’ve never been involved in the politics of it all.”
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