PGA Tour star picks LIV Golf players who should be allowed back – and who should be banned

Wyndham Clark would be happy to LIV golfers back to the PGA Tour

Wyndham Clark believes certain LIV golfers should be allowed back on the PGA Tour

 

Wyndham Clark believes certain LIV golfers should be allowed back on the PGA Tour (Image: GETTY)

Wyndham Clark believes that some LIV Golf players should be allowed to return to the PGA Tour if they wish, but not all of them. The controversial series has taken golf by storm over the last few years, with many of the world’s top players attracted by the huge contracts on offer.

 

The likes of Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm and Brooks Koepka are some of the biggest names to have defected to LIV Golf since its foundation in 2021. The sport remains splintered but players on both sides have expressed a desire for the game to rekindle.

 

Clark believes that players with a certain amount of pedigree should be free to take part in PGA Tour events, while others without as much pulling power should remain blacklisted.

 

Clark would be happy for Phil Mickelson and other high-profile stars to return

During an appearance on the No Laying Up podcast, the 30-year-old named Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson as two of the high-profile golfers he would be willing to welcome back.

 

“It depends who it is,” said Clark. “Guys that have had the career where they should be lifelong PGA Tour players, they deserve the right to come play the PGA Tour.

 

“If Dustin Johnson wants to come back and Phil Mickelson and guys that have won, Brooks, who have won majors and are most likely Hall of Famers, they deserve to play wherever the hell they want because they’re so good.

 

“Guys that maybe left and didn’t have that pedigree and career, those are the guys I struggle with because they made their decision. A lot of us had a chance to take the money.

 

 

“If we knew we could take the money and come back, then we all would have done that because we all would have been way richer. I just hope that we have all the best players playing together and that it works out to where it’s mutually beneficial.”

 

Clark has openly admitted that he gave serious thought to the idea of joining LIV Golf when he was offered a contract by the Saudi-funded breakaway series. He eventually decided to remain loyal to the PGA Tour, citing his desire to protect his legacy.

 

“I definitely met with LIV and went through those discussions,” he said earlier this year. “I wanted to see what they could bring to the table. I ultimately declined to go to LIV because I felt like I still had a lot of things left in the tank on the PGA Tour.

 

“I want to chase records; I want to chase world ranking. My dream is to try to be one of the top players in the world, if not the top player. I just grew up always imagining winning PGA Tour events. Ultimately, I chose my legacy over LIV.”