How do you face people who once called you a ‘traitor’ for turning your back on them? That’s a question a lot of LIV players must feel from time and time. When James Piot walked away from LIV Golf after two difficult seasons, his biggest insecurity wasn’t about how he’ll perform, but how the locker room would treat him. For a player who once stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Phil Mickelson on the HyFlyers GC, returning to the PGA Tour could have meant cold shoulders or quiet resentment. Instead, Piot has found quite the opposite.
Speaking with Monday Q Info , the 2021 US Amateur Champion admitted he had braced himself for backlash but was surprisingly mostly met with curiosity and good-natured ribbing. “I just get a lot of questions like ‘What’s this guy like,’ and no pushback. I ju