Jason Day makes LIV Golf statement after sending clear message PGA Tour bosses over schedule
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Jason Day has suggested that the PGA Tour schedule has now been divided into two, following the creation of the circuit's lucrative Signature Events. Day is in action at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, marking his third event of the season after playing in The Sentry and last week's American Express. The start of the PGA Tour season has been slow one in terms of attracting their biggest names to compete alongside each other.
Two of the Tour's biggest stars, Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy, have yet to tee it up in the States this year, with the former injured and the latter starting his season on the DP World Tour in Dubai last week. Meanwhile, world No. 2 Xander Schauffele has only played once at the season-opening Sentry, before withdrawing from the American Express and not competing at Torrey Pines this week. A number of names on the Farmers Insurance Open entry list have also withdrawn, with Will Zalatoris being the latest, following Collin Morikawa and Akshay Bhatia.
However, one man who is competing is Day. Ahead of the tournament, the Australian expressed his belief that the circuit has been divided into two following the launch of the Signature Events, which are exclusively available to the PGA Tour's top players. Day thinks this two-tiered system has emerged due to the establishment of LIV Golf.
"Well, there are two tours within a tour now if you could understand that," he claimed. "I think you have the top guys playing the Signature Events and you have the other side of it, too. I think that just happened purely because of the way that when LIV came about, and it's unfortunate but that's what -- ultimately that's what we're dealing with now.".
