To me, this whole LIV vs PGA thing smacks of what society has morphed into over the past decades: Guaranteed outcomes vs guaranteed opportunities...or, "everyone gets a trophy." It is hard enough to get a PGA Tour card in the first place, let alone win on the tour. On the PGA Tour, a golfer has the opportunity to compete against the world's best golfers, and the chance to win on a big stage. There are, however, no guarantees. Very few rise to the top and stay there, just like any professional sport. This is the very nature of competition at a high level.
When you strip that away for a guaranteed outcome, what is to become of the competition itself? Will golfers on the LIV Tour lose the motivation to continually work on their game and improve, or just show up for the money? How many who have signed on with LIV made more money on Day 1 than they had over their entire career?
I suspect the Saudis could continue to fund the LIV Tour for a very long time, but will they? Once they figure out that sportswashing really doesn't work, and they continue to lose money, what will they do? How will the PGA handle ex-pat golfers who acted like spoiled children who didn't get the Porsche for Christmas? The entertainment will come not from the golf itself, but how these two tours duke it out over time. Get your popcorn, sit back, and enjoy the show.
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