Joaquin Niemann confirms if he’d ever want to go back to the PGA Tour if LIV folds

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Now the Saudi Public Investment Fund has withdrawn support from LIV Golf for next season, the future of its players is clouded in uncertainty.

Some of the biggest stars on LIV, like Bryson DeChambeau, have begun formulating exit plans. Some may try to follow Brooks Koepka’s footsteps and return to the PGA Tour. Some may follow Patrick Reed to the DP World Tour. Others may try to stick it out on LIV.

But only a select few players would be allowed to make a PGA Tour return. There is not enough room for every LIV player to come back, that would be unfair to the current cast who remained loyal to the tour.

It’s been speculated that the PGA Tour would only want DeChambeau, Jon Rahm, and Joaquin Niemann back if they were to jump ship. Neimann adds value to the tour through the South American market he brings in.

Speaking after the news that LIV had lost its funding, Neimann said he would like to return to the PGA Tour.

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Joaquin Niemann would ‘love’ to play on the PGA Tour again

While DeChambeau is currently playing games with the PGA Tour during his negotiations, threatening to do YouTube full-time and saying the tour “isn’t doing great”, Niemann isn’t engaging in similar tactics.

He said he’s willing to play a season on the DP World Tour like Reed, and after that he’d love to come back. Speaking to Beyond the Clubhouse, he said, “I mean I would love to keep playing golf, of course.

“I have got the DP World Tour. I don’t have status there, but it would be nice to go and play there. And then if one day we can go back to the PGA Tour, I would love to play on the PGA Tour. That is the scenarios that could happen if LIV disappears, which I don’t think it is going to happen.”