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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. Cosmo

    Cosmo Well-Known Member

    Stenson booted as Euro Ryder Cup captain. Was inevitable.
     
    Cosmo, Jul 20, 2022
    #1117
  2. da man

    da man Well-Known Member

    Bet the LIV gig pays better.
     
    da man, Jul 20, 2022
    #1118
  3. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Haha, right.

    If you or anyone is put off by the Saudis and hate the money, sportswashing, etc., I understand. There's no talking someone off that hill and I wouldn't try. I personally think there's soiled money everywhere and no sports entity is totally clean.

    I just look at it from a golf perspective and golf media, and try to see it from all sides. I don't work for Golf Channel, which has trashed LIV from day one with not even the slightest attempt to play it down the middle or pretend it exists in terms of coverage. I don't work for LIV either but some of my old coworkers do (some who got laid off from the PGA Tour when the Tour panicked in the pandemic despite a massive rainy-day fund), and I wouldn't shame them for taking a 3x salary increase or whatever they're getting. It's business, not just for players.

    If you think I like Greg Norman, then I have beachfront property to sell you in Riyadh. I'm sad for the sport, long-term. But the PGA Tour's arrogance and stagnant product left them wide open to this kind of disruption. I wish it had been the Premier Golf League instead of LIV, but the PGL tried to make nice with the Tour and be a partner while LIV just turned on the firehose and did it alone.
     
    playthrough, Jul 20, 2022
    #1119
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  4. poindexter

    poindexter Well-Known Member

    Well I am certainly glad that absolute unrepentant assholes like Patrick Reed, Bryson and Sergio have a chance to quintuple their earnings. Finally, something good goes their way.

    Keep fighting the good fight.
     
    poindexter, Jul 20, 2022
    #1120
  5. HappyCurmudgeon

    HappyCurmudgeon Well-Known Member

    Well at this rate, Europe won't be able to field a Ryder Cup team past Rory.
     
    HappyCurmudgeon, Jul 20, 2022
    #1121
  6. Oggiedoggie

    Oggiedoggie Well-Known Member

    The current situation merely confirms my expectation that, as the role of Tiger Woods continues to diminish in professional golf, the more likely it is that the whole game will eventually fall apart.
     
    Oggiedoggie, Jul 20, 2022
    #1122
  7. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Reed wearing LIV Golf logos at the British Open was peak "zero fucks given."
     
    playthrough, Jul 20, 2022
    #1123
  8. CD Boogie

    CD Boogie Well-Known Member

    What's security like at these LIV events? Because if ever a sporting event had a political target on its back, it's one of those events. Saudi Arabia has a lot of enemies and this whole charade of sportswashing could be undone by a terrorist incident. It doesn't seem farfetched to me at all.
     
    CD Boogie, Jul 20, 2022
    #1124
  9. qtlaw

    qtlaw Well-Known Member

    Actually recent history shows that the Euros will field a bunch of no-names and kick the USA’s ass.
     
    qtlaw, Jul 20, 2022
    #1125
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  10. Jake from State Farm

    Jake from State Farm Well-Known Member

    I’m sure we’ll find out next week at Trump National GC in Bedminster, NJ
     
    Jake from State Farm, Jul 20, 2022
    #1126
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  11. Cosmo

    Cosmo Well-Known Member

    Cosmo, Jul 20, 2022
    #1127
  12. maumann

    maumann Well-Known Member

    maumann, Jul 20, 2022
    #1128
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