Would golfers have jumped to LIV if PGA Tour’s radical changes came year earlier? Patrick Cantlay weighs in

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Patrick Cantlay’s name was one of the hottest when it came to PGA Tour pros considering a jump to LIV Golf last offseason.

Cantlay, ranked No. 4 in the world, several times had to put an end to those reports, finally declaring at Kapalua in January: “I have no plans to do that as of now, which has been my stance for, you know, basically since the whole time.”