Thomas Pieters discussed his experience with LIV Golf on the Dan on Golf Podcast, emphasizing the need for LIV golfers to regain credibility. Despite being with LIV for over three years, he has yet to secure a victory.
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Thomas Pieters appeared on the Dan on Golf Podcast
He discussed his experience with LIV Golf
Pieters has been with LIV Golf for over three years
He is still waiting for his first victory
He was previously a notable player on the DP World Tour
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Thomas Pieters made an appearance on the Dan on Golf Podcast on Monday and made a variety of extremely transparent statements about LIV Golf and his future.
Pieters has been with LIV Golf for just over three years now, although heâs still waiting for his first victory.
The 34-year-old was a big deal when he burst onto the DP World Tour scene more than a decade ago now.
At just 24, Pieters made the European Ryder Cup team at Hazeltine and he went on to record six DP World Tour victories before joining LIV Golf in 2023.
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Photo by Johan Rynners/Getty Images
However, with LIV Golf now facing a very uncertain future due to Saudi Arabiaâs PIF pulling their financial support from the end of the 2026 season, Pieters is not entirely sure where he will be playing his golf next year.
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âIâve never liked that life. And thatâs not me having a go at the PGA Tour, itâs not for me.
âI tried it and I just wasnât happy there. If it (LIV) goes away, Iâll probably try and play some on the European Tour or I donât know. I really donât know.
âIâm not fussed about it at this point because I feel like I still have a duty to focus on these next six, seven tournaments on LIV and then weâll see. Theyâre obviously trying to get it together next year. Weâll see.
âWe got paid. We are getting paid. It was a week late. Some got it early, some got it a week late, but Iâm not sure these guys check their bank accounts every two seconds,â Pieters admitted.
âI think whatever comes out officially from LIV is what weâre getting half a day before it goes out. Scott is telling us that heâs going to a broader market and trying to fund this for next year.
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Photo by Yu Chun Christopher Wong/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images
âI guess itâs a massive challenge. But we just have to wait and see.
âWe are just guessing right now. But if weâre playing for 5 million next year or I could play on the DP World Tour for 3 million but be close to home thatâs something Iâd have to look at it when it comes.â
Every other LIV golfer would do well to learn from how the Belgian handled himself, as would the entire leadership group of the league.
There was no chest-thumping and no cult-like brainwashing on display.
Pieters just told it how it is.
LIV Golf players simply must learn from Thomas Pietersâ attitude
He showed real humility and his honest comments regarding LIV Golfâs uncertain future were a joy to listen to.
Sometimes, all golf fans want is for players to be down to earth and real. Crucially, that is something that everyone involved with LIV Golf has failed to grasp.
The biggest mistake that LIV Golf as an entity, their players, and the leadership group have made is trying to browbeat golf fans into liking their product.
Sport simply doesnât work that way and nor does life in general.
Perhaps if they had taken more of a neutral approach, more golf fans would have at least given them a chance.
It turns out that golf fans do not enjoy being told what they can and cannot enjoy. Funny, that.
Thomas Pieters highlighted all of LIV Golfâs failings with one very simple interview.
And itâs such a shame that the ownership, the powers that be, their financial backers and, indeed, the players, havenât sung from a similar hymn sheet throughout their four-year existence to date.
