LIV Golf star's honest opinion on breakaway league after quitting PGA Tour speaks volumes

LIV Golf star Lucas Herbert has hailed the positives of competing on the breakaway league, earlier this year.

Herbert joined and Adrian Meronk in giving up membership on the to join the for the 2024 season. And eight months and 14 events later, Herbert has opened up on his experience, one he has clearly enjoyed.

His season ended in style last month, as the Australian star helped guide Ripper GCalongside Cam Smith, Marc Leishman and Matt Jones last month.

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After a more relaxed schedule away from the PGA Tour and DP World Tour, Herbert now has plenty of time off too before the LIV league returns in 2025, an aspect he is a fan of. "I played so much more in 2023, but it’s just a perfect schedule now,” he told

"You get your time to get away from the game and get your development blocks to be able to get better, not just from a perspective of hitting balls for three or four days and then go to an event, you can actually really work on your game and elevate your skill set rather than just tune it up.

"I’ve spent 10 months now taking advantage of that opportunity, it’s been awesome." Breaking his campaign up and not spending his season competing week-by-week is clearly a big plus for Herbert, and he believes this has only helped his game - something he was unable to do whilst on the PGA Tour.

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"I am comfortably, comfortably better this year," The Ripper star added. "I mean, Cam Smith gave me an hour of his time on the chipping ground at the Greenbrier. Can’t imagine that ever happening to any other player when we’re playing individual events on the PGA Tour.

“So just the knowledge I’ve been able to zap from my teammates at various stages throughout the year has been awesome, and my game has massively benefited from that.” Herbert and his fellow LIV members have no doubt benefited financially from their move, but this is not just through signing fees and prize money.

He revealed that the Saudi-funded league also cover travel and accommodation to and from events, which has helped to build a close, family atmosphere on the tour. "We obviously get a lot of things covered, both travel and accommodation, and not on our dollar, which is nice,” Herbert claimed.

"I’ve loved the fact that it feels like a real family out there with LIV obviously. If you think of PGA Tour events, 156 players, 156 different caddies, 156 different families, whether it be girlfriends, parents, kids, everything, and then that changes week to week. Players go home, others come out, and you just don’t get the ability to get to know guys as well as you know out here on LIV, it’s like it’s the same 54 guys every week.”