{"id":40128,"date":"2026-01-30T10:30:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T15:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/30\/one-statistic-shows-why-the-pga-tour-is-still-better-suited-for-young-players-than-liv-golf\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T10:30:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T15:30:38","slug":"one-statistic-shows-why-the-pga-tour-is-still-better-suited-for-young-players-than-liv-golf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/30\/one-statistic-shows-why-the-pga-tour-is-still-better-suited-for-young-players-than-liv-golf\/","title":{"rendered":"One statistic shows why the PGA Tour is still better suited for young players than LIV Golf"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span 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2026<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>LIV Golf will never be able to silence all its critics, but the league has added some very talented young players in recent years.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It wouldn&#8217;t be surprising to see names like David Puig, Josel Ballester, and Tom McKibbin one day not only compete in major championships, but win them.<\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<p>After Michael La Sasso was poached by LIV Golf, Graeme McDowell took to his social media platforms to highlight how the league provides a strong development path for up-and-coming talent.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Theres_an_obvious_reason_why_LIV_Golf_is_still_chasing_the_PGA_Tour\"><\/span>There&#8217;s an obvious reason why LIV Golf is still chasing the PGA Tour<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"lightbox-btn\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"lightbox-expand\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" class=\"lightbox-overlay\" aria-modal=\"true\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p>Photo by Jason Butler\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There&#8217;s no denying that LIV has become a legitimate path for young players, especially those looking to turn pro early and hit the ground running.<\/p>\n<p>But McDowell also pointed out how difficult it is for young players to break through on the PGA Tour, suggesting LIV offers a more direct route.<\/p>\n<p>His comments may have raised some eyebrows among PGA Tour fans, especially since LIV currently has several top prospects.<\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Still, there are still plenty of reasons to believe the PGA Tour&#8217;s future is solid.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PGA_Tour_pipeline_looks_solid_heading_into_2026\"><\/span>PGA Tour pipeline looks solid heading into 2026<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>For the first time since the 2019\/20 season, the PGA Tour started with two tournaments won by players under the age of 30. Chris Gotterup won the Sony Open in Hawaii, and Scottie Scheffler won the American Express.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the tour, players in their 20s have won five of the past seven tournaments, excluding the Hero World Challenge. And let&#8217;s not forget that Blaze Brown, just 18 years old, made it to the final group at La Quinta.<\/p>\n<p>And it&#8217;s not just this year. In 2025, Ludwig Aberg, Viktor Hovland, Minwoo Lee, Ben Griffin and Cameron Young join the list of under 30 winners.<\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Last year, five events at LIV were won by athletes under the age of 30. But all those wins belonged to Joaquin Niemann.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, only five players have won a LIV event before turning 30: Niemann, Eugenio Chacala, Cameron Smith, Bryson DeChambeau, and Jon Rahm.<\/p>\n<p>Puig and McKibbin have won on other tours recently, and Puig in particular looks like a future star, but LIV&#8217;s approach to targeting young talent may still pay off in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Still, there should be no debate as to which tour currently offers a better path for young players to win big events. Today, that title still undoubtedly belongs to the PGA Tour.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li\/><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LIV Golf will never be able to silence all its critics, but the league has added some very talented young players in recent years. It wouldn&#8217;t be surprising to see names like David Puig, Josel Ballester, and Tom McKibbin one day not only compete in major championships, but win them. advertisement After Michael La Sasso [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40129,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[17],"class_list":{"0":"post-40128","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golf","8":"tag-golf"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40128"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40128\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}