Golf legend Gary Player has sparked a new debate concerning the division in golf, with the PGA Tour and LIV Golf yet to reach an agreement to reunite. Player claims that non-major tournament wins in today’s game may no longer carry the same weight they once did due to the division. His comments come ahead of the 2025 U.S. Open and have opened up a fresh debate. Non-Major Wins Should Be “Asterisked” The split between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf means that players don’t compete against the full field of top talent in most tournaments. As a result, nine-time major winner Gary Player believes it means that when someone wins a non-major event, the victory doesn’t prove they were the best among all the best players in the world, as half of them weren’t even competing. And because of that, he says, those wins should come with what he calls an “asterisk.” “Golf is very healthy at the moment, but if only LIV Golf and the normal tour could get together, because confrontation is not good,” the 1965 U.S. Open champion said. “Now here’s the thing. When you win a golf tournament today, you can’t say that you won a tournament with the world’s best players, because half are on the LIV Golf tour and half are on the regular tour. So there should be an asterisk when you win a tournament. If you win a major, that’s different. But it’s a pity it’s got to this.” Major Championships Reflect The Highest Level of Competition Player’s comments came in response to questions about the current state of the game and the performance of top-ranked players. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy have both dominated the PGA Tour in recent years, and the likes of Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm are both in-form major champions on the LIV Tour.