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CROMWELL The main reason that many of golf's most illustrious personalities have switched to the Saudi-sponsored LIV Golf series is unquestionably money.

No matter how they do in the events, LIV will pay its athletes millions in guaranteed payments. However, the PGA Tour rewards its players based on their performance. A Tour player who fails to cut is disqualified from that competition.

However, Harris English and Patrick Cantlay concur that the PGA Tour could perhaps bridge the rift that is now tearing the sport apart if it promised its players a check, either at the start of the season or before an event.

English said on Tuesday at TPC River Highlands, "I genuinely like that. "Because many players on the PGA Tour lose money if they don't have a successful year. It's difficult for players who just finished the Korn Ferry Tour because they don't have a solid head start in the fall, don't perform well, and don't receive many event opportunities. Both domestically and abroad, they are constantly travelling. I believe it will help them pay their caddy and travel expenses.

"You can't lose money playing on the PGA Tour."

Cantlay concurs with English that providing Tour players with a guaranteed income could be "helpful."

The current FedExCup champion, Cantlay, stated, "I think there is a rivalry for talent that is going on, and I think you see it in all sorts of other sectors." "You've occasionally observed it in other professional sports. The uncertainty of the future contributes to some of the worries.

"Golf is going through a difficult moment right now, but if you look at it in a wider corporate environment, it's a talent battle. The PGA Tour must therefore be the finest venue to play for the best players in the world if it hopes to continue being the premier tour for professional golfers."

A change to the fall schedule is another thing that Tour players want to see.

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan reportedly presented a revised fall schedule to players at a meeting on Tuesday at TPC River Highlands. The new program would include three to four marquee events played worldwide for the Tour's top players, as well as a revised domestic schedule that would serve as a kind of qualifying series for the international events. 

We have a lot of tournaments here on the PGA Tour, but one of the challenges has been the fall series, according to English. "The RSM Classic, one of my home events, has some beautiful sponsors in the fall, so I don't want to see that stop.

But men also prefer to play a little more miniature golf since they have kids. However, they can balance having the best players and the men competing for their cards to achieve the best of both worlds. They will likely figure this out because the [Player Advisory Council] comprises many intelligent men. They will determine the most effective method since [Monahan] is a brilliant guy.

English and Cantlay both said they would not accept a LIV Golf deal. Both, though, are upset about how the sport has recently been shaken.

Everyone, according to Cantlay, is worried. "As I stated, I believe that everyone aspires to compete with the world's top athletes. Many of us are intensely competitive here, which may have motivated us to achieve our skill level. Therefore, I don't think it's good for the sport whenever there is a chance of a rift."