The landscape of golf is shifting, with PGA Tour–LIV politics driving major changes under Brian Rolapp’s leadership. But are these moves truly in the game’s best interest, and who really benefits? PGA veteran Lucas Glover voiced strong disapproval, holding top golfers like Scottie Scheffler Accountable for staying silent.

In an episode of the Monday Q&A, Lucas Glover went over the current changes in the PGA Tour. The major champion didn’t hesitate to call out the shallow, financial outlook of the PGA Tour. “Sadly, our court has become too much about money in my opinion. We’re seeing that come to an ugly head,” Glover said on the podcast. Coupled with the critiques of the US Ryder Cup team receiving payment to play, Glover’s statements deliver a devastating blow to the state of PGA golf.

Critizing changes like smaller fields and no cut marquee events, Glover took a sharp aim at the decreasing accessibility of the tour. This directly impacts the opportunities of younger players and aspiring pros. Glover explained his perspective, stating that the golfing community would eventually witness a decline given the state of the tour. However, he also realises that not many influential golfers would actually speak out about it.

“It’s just a shame that more people won’t speak out. I know many people don’t like it. I know a lot of people who have benefited from it—myself included—who don’t like it. But there’s just so much money being given away that nobody’s going to say anything,” Glover explained, criticising the golfers who choose to stay silent despite having the platform for change.

Glover slammed the reduced field sizes, noting, “They cut 25 tour cards—which is basically 25 players’ jobs.” He dismissed the tour’s pace-of-play reasoning as “garbage,” arguing the change only protects millionaire golfers while shutting out younger hopefuls. His sharpest jab came with a bleak hope: “The hope is that somebody who was 99th on the money list scraping by becomes the next Scottie Scheffler and says, ‘You know what? This is crap.’ But is that likely? Probably not.”

On the contrary, Lucas Glover seems to be the lone voice against Rolapp in a sea of supporters.

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Scottie Scheffler has not only stayed silent on the tour’s changes, much to Glover’s dismay, but he also didn’t shy away from praising the new CEO. Expressing his enthusiasm for a newer direction for the tour, Scheffler commented, “I think it’s exciting to have some new leadership.” Scheffler shared that he trusted the board and the decision committee that chose Jay Monahan’s successor. “I think Brian will bring some good energy. Literally, the first time I heard him speak was yesterday, so I really don’t know much about him. I liked what I heard yesterday.” Whether this statement hints at his support for Rolapp’s policy or not can be debated. But one thing is clear: Scheffler has chosen silence on the very cause he once showered vocal support for.

However, he is far from being the only player who welcomed Rolapp. Jordan Spieth might have been one of the most vocal advocates for the new CEO. “I think he seems like a steal from the most successful sports organization in the world and someone who is on the path to becoming potentially commissioner over there, to coming over and taking the PGA TOUR forward,” Spieth shared his support for the former Chief Media Officer for the NFL.

Sharing his approval of the drastic changes, Spieth further added, “Being open and willing to adapt and change while maintaining the integrity of the game — he said all the right things.” From his statements, it is clear that Spieth has welcomed the changes to the tour. With pulsing prize pockets and decreased competition, the marquee players are barely suffering from the policy changes. However, that comprises a small percentage of the golfing world, with access and financial incentives decreasing drastically for newer players. With players like Scheffler silent, there seems to be barely any hope for the tour left, as Lucas Glover commented.