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Running 2022 Golf Thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Neutral Corner, Jan 6, 2022.

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  1. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    He has a point about Monahan recusing himself, but that whole board is a cartel that will surely keep out LIV. But I don't think it would be unreasonable for them to get half-points if that's possible. When all the dust settles -- and more players are coming this week and next -- the bottom line is that LIV is going to have a lot of very good players that the majors should want to have in their fields. Otherwise they're gonna be lessened, just like PGA Tour events are gonna be very soon.
     
    playthrough, Jun 20, 2022
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  2. qtlaw

    qtlaw Well-Known Member

    There are a tremendous number of players in the world, look at how guys like Cam Young or Austin Riley , the key battle will be how long can the Tour stay strong and how long will Saudis invest.
     
    qtlaw, Jun 20, 2022
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  3. Noholesin1

    Noholesin1 Active Member

    We’ll see if anyone cares. The majors quite capably filled their fields before the advent of the world rankings and they can do without them now. There’s a dozen people at Augusta, the USGA, the PGA of America and the R&A who are able to assemble 156 players without ever referencing OWGR.
     
    Noholesin1, Jun 20, 2022
    #951
  4. maumann

    maumann Well-Known Member

    I think he's running The Caddie Network now.
     
    maumann, Jun 20, 2022
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  5. BitterYoungMatador2

    BitterYoungMatador2 Well-Known Member

    My old teacher wrote for him at ITR.
     
    BitterYoungMatador2, Jun 20, 2022
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  6. TigerVols

    TigerVols Well-Known Member

    I haven’t followed this shit-show too closely but the bonesaw tour has 3-day events and shotgun starts. Isn’t that sort of like applying XFL stats to a player’s subsequent NFL career?
     
    TigerVols, Jun 20, 2022
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  7. goalmouth

    goalmouth Well-Known Member

    Lol. Rich guys at war with rich guys.

    LOLOLOLOL
     
    goalmouth, Jun 20, 2022
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  8. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    There are absolutely a lot of good young players, but there's only so many needle-movers and LIV has quite a few. People can say "Reed sucks right now, Bryson/Brooks are hurt, DJ's not his old self, Phil's washed up" -- all true, but there's still curiosity about how they're playing. LIV may end up with Fowler too, which would be a huge blow to the good-guy side of the PGA Tour.
     
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    playthrough, Jun 20, 2022
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  9. Michael_ Gee

    Michael_ Gee Well-Known Member

    LIV needs guys who're winning NOW. Otherwise, it's a sideshow. Actually, until they change their format, that's all it can ever be.
     
    Michael_ Gee, Jun 20, 2022
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  10. Typist Clerk

    Typist Clerk Well-Known Member

    Aside from a plain old 72-hole stroke play tournament with a cut, what would a good format be. If you're an alternative tour, you should have an alternative format.

    Problem is, I can't think of one that would only last three days aside from playing 36 on the final day to total 72. Maybe that's it.
     
    Typist Clerk, Jun 20, 2022
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  11. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    There were a slew of stories last night/this morning about the great U.S. Open and how it was a "proper format," 72 holes, etc., in veiled and not-so-veiled shots at LIV. Well, sure. It's a major. They should never change. But that's not LIV's target, it's asking if for 8-10 non-major weeks a year if there could be a better way to do it. Is it 54-hole shotguns? Maybe, maybe not. But the PGA Tour's response so far isn't to look at its schedule of 40-plus four-round stroke-play events and suggest any changes are possible, it's "but, but ... legacy!"
     
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    playthrough, Jun 20, 2022
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  12. hondo

    hondo Well-Known Member

    When they start alternative football leagues, it's still four quarters, 15 minutes per quarter.
     
    hondo, Jun 20, 2022
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