I just hope with the merger that they don’t turn the traditional PGA events in to the clown shows I’ve seen when I’ve watched some of the LIV events.Not just Rory, but there were about 5-6 prominent PGA Tour members who had similar responses. Rory just became the mouthpiece. Guys like Tiger, JT, Scheffler, etc. have to be pretty upset. (Full disclosure: I hate Tiger so I don't care about him - but the other guys were some of my favs).
just to be clear - you do plan on watching despite a Saudi literally being named Chairman of the Board of the PGA & the PIF becoming a premier sponsor of the Tour by way of cutting a potential $1B check directly to the Tour?I just hope with the merger that they don’t turn the traditional PGA events in to the clown shows I’ve seen when I’ve watched some of the LIV events.
I love watching PGA golf. I’m sad that they sold out to say the least.just to be clear - you do plan on watching despite a Saudi literally being named Chairman of the Board of the PGA & the PIF becoming a premier sponsor of the Tour by way of cutting a potential $1B check directly to the Tour?
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hey, chin upI love watching PGA golf. I’m sad that they sold out to say the least.
If you can't beat em...join em!just to be clear - you do plan on watching despite a Saudi literally being named Chairman of the Board of the PGA & the PIF becoming a premier sponsor of the Tour by way of cutting a potential $1B check directly to the Tour?
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This will boost ratings A LOT….just to be clear - you do plan on watching despite a Saudi literally being named Chairman of the Board of the PGA & the PIF becoming a premier sponsor of the Tour by way of cutting a potential $1B check directly to the Tour?
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10 monthsIf you can't beat em...join em!
LIV did what, 1 full season, with bad ratings and still brought the PGA to its knees. Amazing.
this is hilarious. Im happy to see the PGA eat the bullshit they have been spreading for 2 years. This was done to save their own ass. If they didn't merge they would have been laughed out of anti-trust court and lost their tax exempt status. Jay Monahan is a scumbag.
yepA sh*tty part about all this is that none of the media even came close to doing an in-depth analysis of the entire situation. All we got was the sanctimonious, vindictive PGA Tour who sent out their star players to vilify the LIV tour in an effort to create animosity and divert the facts away from the common folk. The media played along entirely and did nothing but criticize and condemn LIV. Dipsh*ts that work at ESPN (including you SVP....), Golf Digest, and all the major "news" outlets could have seen something had to be done between the 2 tours. All I ever heard from the "news" is the PGA Tour had no worries, liability, and they would eventually crush the LIV in every single lawsuit. It only took 10 months (assuming Kong's timeline is correct) to prove this false. Imagine how the LIV would have been treated in the beginning if the "supposed 4th rail" of our society had done their job???
Where has that sanctimonious gasbag gone? Doesn't he know we desperately need his guidance on which golfers to root for?hey, chin up
you and @AVeritas can always get together on Sundays to discuss your moral superiority instead
Can stand on the steps of the US Capitol, turn in a circle and find folks fitting this description….. everywhere you look. At least there are actually innocent people in Saudi Arabia. We’re guilty of more, and worse. Almost hard to believe they’re even trying to compare the two:10 months
I'd also like to be clear that I hate the saudis & think they're morally bankrupt murderous cave people who spent billions of dollars to kill thousands of Americans.
I am in no way happy about their coopting the PGA Tour, but, as @HuskerOH discussed, you evolve or die in business
the PGA Tour have nobody to blame but themselves, and the people who vilified the individuals who took the bag were aiming their rightful displeasure at the wrong thing entirely.
everybody should've been pissed at the Tour from the start, not the players who were simply playing by the Tour's own rules.
$$$$$$. Just a money grab. No doubt the guys who made this decision got some nice checks deposited in an off shore bank.If you can't beat em...join em!
LIV did what, 1 full season, with bad ratings and still brought the PGA to its knees. Amazing.
I know we will never really know but I wonder how rich some of those Saudi families really are.$$$$$$. Just a money grab. No doubt the guys who made this decision got some nice checks deposited in an off shore bank.
The fund that just bought the pga tour is worth $640BI know we will never really know but I wonder how rich some of those Saudi families really are.
Easily some of the richest people in the world and some of the most powerful.
That is not even counting the jewels and horses!The fund that just bought the pga tour is worth $640B
And that’s just a piece of the pie
The PGA took a beating on the radio yesterday for selling out. Money money money.The fund that just bought the pga tour is worth $640B
And that’s just a piece of the pie
OMG what news! I wonder what a certain furry primate has to say about this latest development.Can’t believe no one has mentioned that Jon Rahm just announced he joined the LIV Tour. Suck on that, Rory!!!
Can’t believe no one has mentioned that Jon Rahm just announced he joined the LIV Tour. Suck on that, Rory!!!
Can’t believe no one has mentioned that Jon Rahm just announced he joined the LIV Tour. Suck on that, Rory!!!
Good for you? Feel better?people like me will simply stop watching golf. i have no interest whatsoever in exhibitions - zero, zip. team golf is just awful. it's like boy/girl contests. yuko.
so they can take their gobs of money and stick it up their pie hole for all i care. i won't be watching. a truly great, merit-based sport, is cratering to saudi oil. good luck with that.