One of the big problems which may be preventing the game of golf from coming back together is deciding what exactly the sport looks like once there has been an agreement struck between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf.
It did appear that there was light at the end of the tunnel recently, with reports claiming that the PGA Tour and LIV Golf were on the brink of a merger. LIV events would be played under the PGA Tour banner, while PIF would buy a stake in the PGA Tour.
It would seem however, that those reports were premature. And even if a merger was as close, there were plenty of questions which needed answering. Of course, it is hard to see how both the PGA Tour and LIV Golf could continue as they are, particularly when the DP World Tour needs to be factored in.
It does seem inevitable that there will be an agreement somewhere. And it appears that LIV star Adrian Meronk would not mind if the PGA Tour were left out of any deal.
Adrian Meronk suggests breakaway golf tour without the PGA Tour
Speaking to Golf Digest, the Pole suggested that he would like to see LIV Golf focus their attention elsewhere.
“I would love to see some sort of cooperation between the tours,” he said. “All the fines and not having proper world rankings makes no sense. I don’t even look at the rankings anymore. But, on the other hand, it wouldn’t be the worst thing if the PGA Tour went its own way and everyone else got together and created a world-wide tour everywhere except the United States. I like that idea. It would be awesome. The Asian Tour is flourishing right now, so maybe that will happen.”
Why the DP World Tour may welcome chance to link up with LIV Golf
It does feel as though an agreement between the DP World Tour, LIV Golf and the Asian Tour would give the game the best chance of boasting two incredibly strong tours. LIV has many superstar names, but arguably lacks the depth that the European Tour has.
It would also have advantages for the DP World Tour. Their strategic alliance with the PGA Tour has helped them in some ways, but has led to a situation where it almost feels like a feeder tour, with their top 10 players not already exempt earning PGA Tour cards each year.
The DP World Tour should certainly be pushing for some sort of agreement. And if the PGA Tour are not going to make it happen, they need to seriously look into whether they can take matters into their own hands.
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