Lee Westwood surprised the public by saying that he will be leaving LIV Golf and that he intends to play on the PGA Tour for the remainder of his career.
The experienced golfer obviously decided to start a new chapter in his career, aware that the PGA Tour offers him better conditions for further progress.
Tyrrell Hatton, an important weapon of LIV Golf and one of the best individuals in the controversial league, commented on the departure of Patrick Reed.
Tyrrell Hatton has also been linked with a return to the PGA Tour, but it seems the 34-year-old is intent on staying on the Saudi-backed Tour and building his career there.
Hatton is aware that Lee Westwood had few options, noting that he had complete freedom to return to the PGA Tour.
Although he is aware of how important Patrick Reed has been to LIV Golf, he still believes in freedom of choice and wished Westwood a bright future.
“He was out of contract, and he had options and decided that for him to move forward, he wanted to go back and play on the PGA TOUR. That's his choice.
He's an amazing player. If he was playing on LIV still, he makes the league stronger, but he's chosen his path, and you can only wish him the best moving forward.
I think each one is going to do whatever he thinks is best for them. At this point, I just wish him nothing but the best of luck. Hopefully it all goes well.
We're free to choose where we want to play golf. At least that's how it should be. And he's made his choice, obviously. Nothing really against him. He's been playing fantastic golf, and if he wants to go back, he should have the chance to do so.”- he said.
Jon Rahm reacts
In addition to Tyrrell Hatton, Jon Rahm also reacted to the departure of Patrick Reed, sharing similar views. The Spanish golfer hopes that Lee will have a lot of luck in the rest of his career and that everything will go as he imagined.
Rahm does not want to get too involved in other people's decisions, emphasizing that everyone should play where they want.
According to Jon, Westwood is a fantastic golfer and now he will have the opportunity to prove himself again on the PGA Tour.
