Lucas Herbert, one of LIV Golf's leading players, has opened up on his decision to quit the embattled league and set his sights on the DP World Tour and PGA Tour

Lucas Herbert insists money was not a factor in his decision to quit LIV Golf, as the in-form Aussie vies to give himself the best chance of contending in majors.

Herbert, who won LIV's U.K. event back in July, a week after making a deep run at The Open Championship, confirmed last month that he will play no part in LIV 2.0. The breakaway league is mired in bankruptcy protection proceedings after being cut adrift by its backer, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.

The uncertainty over the league's future has led many high-profile players to walk away, including Jon Rahm, Sergio Garcia and Louis Oosthuizen. Few have played as well as Herbert in 2026, and the 30-year-old sees his future on the DP World Tour and PGA Tour.

LIV hopes to build a phoenix league once its Chapter 11 bankruptcy hearings conclude. It has struck a deal with private equity and credit firm BC Partners for a $300 million financing package, and bosses are confident enough players will commit for the league to survive, despite offering less prize money and a smaller schedule.

Herbert, however, was not sold on the vision for a 10-event season. He said finances played no role in his decision to call it quits.

“I’m unsure how they’re going to make that work. I’m unsure what kind of fields those are going to be. I don’t know what kind of venues they’re going to be able to get access to. Ten events is not enough to build a season around.

“You could maybe sneak a couple more in there, but the more you play, the sort of lower quality they are. It’s quality over quantity.

“And it’s not going to give me enough access to the majors, which right now, that’s the priority of my career, and that’s kind of how I formulated the decision that I’ve come to.

“I’m not super caught up in how much money I play for, and I’m sure there’ll be plenty of people who listen to this will think that I’m talking a load of c---. But genuinely, for me, I wanted to see my game improve, I wanted to give myself the best chance to play well in majors and compete in majors and have opportunities like I had at Birkdale this year.”

Few big name players have officially committed to LIV 2.0, but in a podcast interview released on Saturday, Bryson DeChambeau — LIV's biggest star — pledged his commitment to the embattled league.

“It’s no funny business; no nothing,” he told 'Figuring Out.' “It’s going to be done right. And this is going to be a league, hopefully, that exists forever.”