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Originally Posted by ithos
So should professional golf be a monopoly? Seems like more competition would only improve the fan experience.
I understand why the Saudi connection would be a big negative for some but otherwise what are the downsides of the new league? I can think of a few but I am not a big golf fan.
However I always love professional sport controversies.
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I agree with you and I am a big golf fan. I love watching LIV golf on my tv via YouTube. To me it’s more entertaining than the PGA Tour telecast. I watched all four days of the Bedminster tournament and not a single stroke of the Rocket Mortgage tournament last weekend. I like the team aspect in addition to the individual part of the structure and I like that everyone starts at the same time.
It’s a startup and just like every other startup it will struggle out of the gate. My hope is that it succeeds because even professional golfers deserve options in where they work and under what terms and how much they’re paid.
The talk of “ has beens” and “never been” and “over the hillers “ is ridiculous because they were all previously on the PGA roster but you didn’t hear any complaints about them until some competition came along and took some major stars of the game away from the Tour. I’m glad Tiger turned down LIV. Talk about a has been; he’s it. Every time he plays an event he’s the only guy the commentator talk about and he’s the least likely one to win it except for maybe Phil these days.