Paul Casey And The Hidden Reasons Why He Joined Liv Golf Casey Reveals The Truth
Paul Casey surprised many when he joined the Liv golf in 2022 despite previously criticizing this tour during an appearance on the are you not entertained podcast Casey revealed the true reasons behind his decision namely his caddy Johnny McLaren had a brain tumor that was removed in April
2023 Casey confirmed that they have a great relationship and it is hard to imagine one without the other his caddy was going through stressful and difficult moments then considering he was battling a serious illness he had to take care of his health this is something I have not talked about but
People know it on live and the DP World Tour PGA Tour as well Casey said as quoted by Express you know my dear caddy Johnny McLaren Johnny long socks McLaren as he’s affectionately known anybody who wonders what that means just has to look up a picture of Johnny and they’ll see a
50-year-old guy wearing his Jordan White and his big long socks lolloping around the golf course Johnny and I have been best mates and the team for the last eight years well Johnny had a brain tumor removed last April so when you’re never quite sure what is going on in
People’s lives there’s a lot that is something Johnny and I spoke about and that is another reason why we went to live because we couldn’t keep doing what we were doing covid protocols were a cause for concern and they could no longer tolerate such protocols espe especially Johnny due to his health
Condition being confined to a hotel for a long period is not conducive to someone with such an illness these were crucial moments that led Casey to make his decision we were throwing out false positives on our way to Japan where you were going to get locked in your hotel
Room for 10 days we both hit a Breaking Point and said we can’t do this anymore knowing Johnny’s health issues at the time and what we were dealing with that’s a little bit more insight into what I’m doing what I’m doing he continued Casey was generally dissatisfied with the situation in the
Golf Scene the PGA Tour couldn’t offer players the same conditions as before additionally many golfers decided to sign with Liv Golf and take the unpopular path Jay Monahan the PGA Tour commissioner sparked hanger among many including Casey who believes that Monahan should have been better balanced in those moments if Monahan had a
Different St and approach he could have likely retained several stars on the tour Casey emphasizes that while the players are responsible there must also be responsibility on the PGA tour leaders who did not handle the arrival of Liv golf in an ideal manner fans and golfers expressed common dissatisfaction
Especially after the merger about which they were not previously informed we take the blame for this as players but I’m not sure the blame rests squarely on our shoulders for the longest time we’ve just wanted to play golf that’s it he concluded
