PGA Tour golfer makes gloomy LIV Golf prediction

PGA Tour golfer Harris English says the "dominoes are starting to fall" after Patrick Reed quit LIV Golf. 

Reed, 35, told reporters last week after cruising to victory in Dubai that he would be "very surprised" if he didn't extend his LIV Golf contract. 

But in a stunning development, the American has decided to follow in the footsteps of Brooks Koepka and return to the PGA Tour. 

Former Masters champion Reed will be eligible to return to the PGA Tour in August as a non-member and will be able to tee up next year in the past champion category. 

In the meantime, Reed is expected to play a heavy schedule on the DP World Tour. Should he finish in the top-10 in the Race to Dubai, then he would improve his ranking further. 

How Reed will be received by other PGA Tour members when he returns remains to be seen given his reputation and controversies. 

Five years ago this week, Reed won the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines after sparking a rules debate in the third round. 

English, though, has no problem with Reed and appears to believe this could be the beginning of the end for LIV. 

"I kind of knew the Brooks thing was coming by some of his comments," English said. I didn't know it was going to happen this quickly. 

"But as you're seeing, kind of the dominoes are starting to fall of maybe those guys on the LIV tour are not that happy out there and the grass is not greener on the other side. 

"They're seeing the PGA TOUR getting stronger and having more success, and kind of seeing that money's not the end all, be all. 

"Like that doesn't fulfill them. It doesn't fulfill me. 

He added: They're still competitors, they're competitive people and they love playing in the biggest events against the best players in the world. 

"For me, that's out here on the PGA Tour and I think they're starting to realize that, that that's what fulfills them."

LIV Golf begin their fourth full season next week in Riyadh. 

A replacement for Reed has yet to be announced. 

Ludvig Aberg weighs in

Sweden's Ludvig Aberg is also making his first start of the new season this week. 

Aberg returns to Torrey Pines as the most recent winner at the venue but not the defending champion. 

The 2025 Genesis Invitational was moved to Torrey Pines because of the wildfires that broke out in Los Angeles last January. 

Aberg told reporters that he was the subject of a bid from LIV Golf but decided the league wasn't for him. 

The European Ryder Cup star said he had no issue with LIV players returning to the fold. 

"I do understand certain situations are going to be a little bit different, everyone's going to view it a little bit differently and I think everyone's going to make the best decision for their personal career," Aberg said.

"When it was an option for me, I didn't like it. It wasn't anything that I wanted to be a part of, so naturally for me in my position that wasn't going to be the case.

"You know, guys are [returning], and if you're doing it the right way and you want to come back, I have no problem."