LIV Golf star lifts lid on experience since quitting PGA Tour as rebels well looked after
Lucas Herbert is one of a number of players who quit the PGA Tour to join LIV Golf earlier this year, and the Australian has now opened up on his experience.
LIV Golf's Lucas Herbert has praised the benefits of participating in the breakaway league after leaving the PGA Tour to join the Saudi-led venture earlier this year.
Herbert was among the golfers including Jon Rahm, Tyrrell Hatton and Adrian Meronk who relinquished their PGA Tour memberships to sign up for the LIV setup for the 2024 season. Now, after eight months and 14 events, Herbert has shared his positive experiences.
The Australian golfer's season concluded on a high note last month when he assisted Ripper GC in securing the Team Championship alongside Cam Smith, Marc Leishman and Matt Jones.
Following a less hectic schedule compared to the PGA Tour and DP World Tour, Herbert now enjoys an extended break before the LIV league resumes in 2025, a feature he appreciates.
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"I played so much more in 2023, but it's just a perfect schedule now," he revealed to News.com.au.
"You get your time to get away from the game and get your development blocks to be able to get better, not just from a perspective of hitting balls for three or four days and then go to an event, you can actually really work on your game and elevate your skill set rather than just tune it up.
"I've spent 10 months now taking advantage of that opportunity, it's been awesome."
The ability to break up his campaign and avoid competing week-by-week is clearly a significant benefit for Herbert, and he believes this has only improved his game - something he couldn't achieve while on the PGA Tour.
"I am comfortably, comfortably better this year," he continued. "I mean, Cam Smith gave me an hour of his time on the chipping ground at the Greenbrier. Can't imagine that ever happening to any other player when we're playing individual events on the PGA Tour.
"So just the knowledge I've been able to zap from my teammates at various stages throughout the year has been awesome, and my game has massively benefited from that."
Herbert, along with his LIV Golf colleagues, has certainly reaped financial rewards from the switch, not only through hefty signing fees and winnings.
He also disclosed that the Saudi-backed circuit takes care of their travel and accommodation for events, fostering a tight-knit, familial vibe among the tour players.
"We obviously get a lot of things covered, both travel and accommodation, and not on our dollar, which is nice," Herbert remarked.
"I've loved the fact that it feels like a real family out there with LIV obviously. If you think of PGA Tour events, 156 players, 156 different caddies, 156 different families, whether it be girlfriends, parents, kids, everything, and then that changes week to week.
"Players go home, others come out, and you just don't get the ability to get to know guys as well as you know out here on LIV, it's like it's the same 54 guys every week."
