Lucas Glover wants absolutely no part of LIV Golf defectors

They say time heals all wounds, but PGA Tour veteran Lucas Glover may not know that old saying. 

Or, more likely, doesn’t care to buy into it when it comes to those who defected from the PGA Tour to LIV Golf. 

Despite calls from some of golf’s biggest stars — and even from the White House — Glover isn’t interested in playing against anyone who left to play in LIV. 

The PGA Tour and the rebel golf league have remained in a state of stalemate as the two sides have attempted to broker peace in the golf world and unify the two circuits.

“I don’t want to play with them, me personally,” Glover, who shot a 1-over 72 in the first round at the John Deere, said on his SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio show before the tournament. “I don’t think they should be back here. I don’t want them here. They made their decision. I don’t blame any of them. They made a decision, I don’t care, but they also went away from this tour and chose to. As a PGA Tour player and somebody that dreamed of playing on the PGA Tour, and have poured my heart and soul into this Tour and game for 21 seasons now, I don’t want somebody that chose another path and a path of least, or, less resistance.

“I don’t want them back here competing and taking part of my pie and these kids’ pie that are trying to make it now.”

Though the six-time PGA Tour winner may not like the idea, speaking from a more objective standpoint, he acknowledged that having LIV stars such as Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm back on the Tour would be a boost when negotiating television rights. 

“It would benefit all of us because our TV deal in 2030 would be great,” he said. 

Glover is currently ranked 46th in the world and 31st in FedEx Cup rankings.