LIV Golf completely changed the golfing landscape upon their inception in 2022.
However, we’re nearly four years down the line now, and LIV are still trying to obtain world ranking points.
Now, Kevin Kisner has been speaking about the current state of LIV Golf.
The 41-year-old from South Carolina is obviously a staunch supporter of the PGA Tour.
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However, unlike other LIV detractors, he is fairly open-minded about what the Saudi-backed league has on offer.
The four-time PGA Tour winner is well known for being a straight-talker and he always shoots from the hip, so to speak.
So it was very interesting to hear his thoughts on LIV Golf in general and specifically, which player in particular stunned him by switching allegiances.
Kevin Kisner names the player who shocked him most by joining LIV Golf
Kisner is a staunch PGA Tour loyalist but that doesn’t mean he has no understanding of why certain players opted to join LIV Golf.
There was one player who really surprised Kisner by jumping ship from the PGA Tour, though.
During an appearance on the Market Swings YouTube channel, the American Ryder Cup vice-captain was asked which player shocked him the most by joining LIV Golf.
“That’s a good question,“ Kisner said.
“Somebody that probably shocked me was Abraham Ancer. I thought that was a weird one because he was kind of at his peak on the PGA Tour, really taking off.
“One of the things you don’t understand is, like, you know, if somebody’s offering you a bunch of money, it can change your life.
“You have an opportunity to change your life, your children’s life, or your parents’ lives. You know, it might be the right play.“
Abraham Ancer won once on the PGA Tour before joining LIV Golf and he has one victory to his name on the Saudi-backed golf league as well.
The 34-year-old will be hoping for a much-improved 2026 season, after he recorded just three top-10 finishes this year.
Ancer has changed teams ahead of the new LIV season, moving from the Fireballs to join Torque GC.
Maybe that move will reinvigorate him in 2026 and give him the fresh impetus he needs to rediscover his best form.
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While Kisner shared how he understood why certain players made the move to LIV, he did suggest that many of them believed that the two Tours would have merged by now.
“I would say that I think everyone thought there would be a merger or a partnership sooner than has happened,“ Kisner explained.
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“And I mean, obviously, LIV can stand on its own because they have the money, and he who has all the gold makes the rules, right.
“But the PGA Tour has proved that they can stand on their own and they can sustain, and they can continue to grow.
“Even on the broadcast, you know, we’re beating all the ratings this year in every broadcast I did down the stretch, so people were watching and more engaged than ever.
“So it’s obviously the model that works.“
Kisner is 100 per cent correct there. The PGA Tour quite obviously have the best model and they will always be the superior tour until LIV Golf improve theirs.
The thing is, LIV aren’t going anywhere. Their backers have unlimited funds and are clearly determined to make their product work.
However, their ability to attract star names has clearly waned over the past 12 months and if that trend continues, they could be in real trouble.
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