Patrick Cantlay revealed in an interview with Golf Journal that he met with representatives from LIV Golf as lately as 2023 however doesn’t anticipate leaving the PGA Tour.
Cantlay had been atop the record of gamers rumored to be contemplating LIV this 12 months, and allegations that he needed to be paid for his Ryder Cup participation didn’t assist his picture within the public eye.
“It’s a private calculation based mostly in your values, your priorities, et cetera,” Cantlay advised Golf Journal. “So I don’t suppose it’s a shock that there’s a sure kind of participant that’s tended to go over there, on the entire. For me? I’ve no plans on becoming a member of LIV. I don’t plan on becoming a member of LIV. I see myself taking part in on the PGA Tour.”
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Cantlay served on the PGA Tour coverage board for the primary time in 2023, which didn’t cease LIV from persevering with to achieve out.
“I declined provides,” Cantlay mentioned. “Pre and put up becoming a member of the board. And the latest provide I acquired, I declined in the identical assembly that my administration crew introduced it to me.”
Stories have additionally claimed that Cantlay is “in management” of the PGA Tour because it navigates its future amid negotiations with Saudi Arabia’s Public Funding Fund, which at the moment bankrolls LIV.
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“I feel when you simply have a look at the details which might be on the market, it will be unattainable for anybody participant to take management,” he mentioned. “I imply, it will be unattainable for all of the gamers collectively to take management; we solely have half the seats on the board, and any main vote round any of the issues we’ve been speaking about requires a two-thirds majority. And in addition, contemplating that the tour has employed (funding financial institution) Allen and Co., and given the tour has been driving discussions since even earlier than the framework settlement was introduced, I imply, on condition that set of details it’s simply unattainable for that to be the case.”
As for the hypothesis that the U.S. Ryder Cup crew room was divided, with Cantlay and his pal Xander Schauffele on the facet of gamers demanding monetary compensation, Cantlay refuted the claims.
“I like these occasions,” the 2021 FedEx Cup champion mentioned. “I like representing the opposite guys and the captains which might be on the crew. They’re a few of my favourite weeks and a few of my favourite recollections in golf and I care a ton in regards to the Ryder Cup and a ton about attempting to win the Ryder Cup for the US. And after I’m over there the one factor I’m attempting to do is figure with the blokes, have enjoyable and produce the cup dwelling.
“There was zero divide. I feel when you requested all of the assistant captains, the captain, the gamers, they might let you know it’s one of many closest locker rooms they’ve been part of.”
This text was initially written by the New York Put up and republished with permission