LIV Golf model 'makes no sense financially' | Money is 'colossal'

Anyone who says moving to the LIV Golf tour is about growing the game, because there's a new way of playing the game that has been missed and all that, I'd really question.

For me, the players that leave the tours leave because first and foremost the money is colossal. Although you may disagree, you can understand their justification of getting paid guaranteed huge amounts along with the opportunity to play less.

Paul Casey has obviously been injured since the early part of the year, missed all the major championships so far this year, so it's almost like an insurance policy being played out early.

He has obviously got a whole lot of money to go over to LIV and you can understand his decision, especially for someone who has got injuries and moving on in years. Bryson did that too, he said it was a "business decision", and he was probably referring to the fact he was coming back from and worried about a career-threatening injury.

The money is so huge and players are taking that, particularly the ones towards the second half of their careers. It's understandable, I get it, but I think the question going forward is going to be whether the players that go play LIV - and take the money - can then come back and play on the established tours again.

Are they allowed to take money off the table from the guys who have been loyal and stayed with the tour? That's the big question. From the players I spoke with on the range at the US Open and the Irish Open, their view is absolutely no way. As one player said to me, 'we can't allow these guys to 'double dip' by promoting a rival business and then come back to take money also off our table'.

I know I'm involved in the European Tour and I'm on the board but, speaking as a former Ryder