David Feherty to LIV golf “for the money”

[Tvflguy]

Finally a mover to LIV is straightforward and honest. Link to article below. And good for him being very open regarding the “Woke” stuff that is handcuffing so many these days. Personally I will miss him on the pro golf microphone. But not as much as Nick Faldo.


LIV Golf: David Feherty says move because of money, being himself (https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2022/08/10/liv-golf-david-feherty-money-being-himself/)

[GpaVader]

I love David! He has the golf knowledge, had a great talk show and a sense of humor...

[golfing eagles]

I love David! He has the golf knowledge, had a great talk show and a sense of humor...

But apparently no sense of loyalty to the tour that made him famous:sad:

[Tvflguy]

But apparently no sense of loyalty to the tour that made him famous:sad:

IMO “loyalty” goes just so far. Opportunity and money talks in real life. Six months ago I was against LIV. But after time and the reactions by PGA officials I (for what it’s worth) I have flipped 180.

I put myself in the shoes of a pro golfer with family and personal responsibilities, and yep - I would join too. Reality sets in. Loyalty does not pay the bills. Odd how PGA found all the new $$$ purse money the last few months. Competition is a good thing.

[golfing eagles]

IMO “loyalty” goes just so far. Opportunity and money talks in real life. Six months ago I was against LIV. But after time and the reactions by PGA officials I (for what it’s worth) I have flipped 180.

I put myself in the shoes of a pro golfer with family and personal responsibilities, and yep - I would join too. Reality sets in. Loyalty does not pay the bills. Odd how PGA found all the new $$$ purse money the last few months. Competition is a good thing.

Unfortunately for those that jumped ship, when the LIV tour folds in a couple of years, they will be SOL

[GpaVader]

But apparently no sense of loyalty to the tour that made him famous:sad:

Did it make him famous or did he do that himself? I was surprised he wasn't given the opportunity to take Faldo's spot, I know its a different Network, but he wasn't given that opportunity, that we know of.

I kind of compare him to Barkley, but you can only wear a muzzle for so long....

[justjim]

It’s all about the money. Thanks Feherty for a honest comment. Rare today.

[Tvflguy]

Unfortunately for those that jumped ship, when the LIV tour folds in a couple of years, they will be SOL

Your assumption. Why?

[golfing eagles]

Your assumption. Why?

Unless a major TV outlet decides to televise their tournaments, they'll probably wither and die. Attendance at the last one at Trump's NJ course was abysmal.

[Tvflguy]

Unless a major TV outlet decides to televise their tournaments, they'll probably wither and die. Attendance at the last one at Trump's NJ course was abysmal.

No problem getting a huge tv-rights deal. Why do you think that David made the move? Also just read that Cam Smith, winner of The Open.is jumping to LIV.

I would put big money that LIV will live on and prosper. Will there be a merge with PGA or what? Can they both exist and do well? Hmmm

[kkingston57]

IMO “loyalty” goes just so far. Opportunity and money talks in real life. Six months ago I was against LIV. But after time and the reactions by PGA officials I (for what it’s worth) I have flipped 180.

I put myself in the shoes of a pro golfer with family and personal responsibilities, and yep - I would join too. Reality sets in. Loyalty does not pay the bills. Odd how PGA found all the new $$$ purse money the last few months. Competition is a good thing.

Competition in many businesses is a good thing, but not(in my opinion) in sports. Do not like monopolies but who is against the NFL? Best players in the world are not competing against each other. Golf viewership is not going up and LIV is not going to help and is diluting golf viewership. Are we(US CItizens) going to watch shot gun start tournaments that are being played 1/2 way around world on You Tube?. To make matters worse, these 48 players have a lot less incentive to win since they have already received huge guaranteed contracts

Mostly agree that players had easy money decisions. What happens when, and if, Saudis do not continue to fund this tour(no tv contract, huge up front salaries, low attended tournaments). If this was a publicly traded business, I see no reason to invest in it.

Greg has had and still has personal vendetta against the PGA. His tour has already created considerable animosity between players, not to mention golf fans.

[Vikingjunior]

I just realized because of all this LIV drama that the PGA Tour has a tax exemption not for profit and doesn't pay a dime in taxes. It's the only professional sport with such a sweet deal.
They had a net of over a billion dollars last year and the commissior makes $10 million a year. At least LIV pays U.S. taxes. Hopefully with the additional 87,000 IRS agents they can look into the Tours crazy tax fee ride.
Anyway good for David he has always been down to earth.

[Rwirish]

No sense of loyalty, bye and don’t let the door hit you on the way out.

[Vikingjunior]

The LIV did not ban players from PGAT but the PGAT banned players from LIV, so tell me again who has a vendetta?
I like the shotgun starts, no commercials and the whole team format, it's something new and different, golf has gotten a little stale.
No one person gets to decide what is and what isn't good for golf. Let the viewers decide.

[golfing eagles]

I just realized because of all this LIV drama that the PGA Tour has a tax exemption not for profit and doesn't pay a dime in taxes. It's the only professional sport with such a sweet deal.
They had a net of over a billion dollars last year and the commissior makes $10 million a year. At least LIV pays U.S. taxes. Hopefully with the additional 87,000 IRS agents they can look into the Tours crazy tax fee ride.
Anyway good for David he has always been down to earth.

So, the commissioner makes 10 M, so what? What does a top ranked college football coach make? What does the chairperson of the United Way make? What does a lobbyist for a non-profit make? I assure you they are not showing A PROFIT of 1B, they'd lose their non-profit status in a millisecond.

[golfing eagles]

The LIV did not ban players from PGAT but the PGAT banned players from LIV, so tell me again who has a vendetta?
I like the shotgun starts, no commercials and the whole team format, it's something new and different, golf has gotten a little stale.
No one person gets to decide what is and what isn't good for golf. Let the viewers decide.

Please tell me you didn't really post that. Please.

On the other hand, if they did ban PGA players, they'd be running the golf channel AM Tour---and I could collect 128K for last place:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[jedalton]

Agree, I love the formats

[jedalton]

but fitly rich, who cares then?

[terenceanne]

We are only a handful of defections away from all the top players joining the LIV. It's like the Harlem Globetrotters with the LIV just touring around with exhibition golf. No idea where all this will lead but not sure I'll be happy watching PGA events with second string players - no disrespect to them.

[bruce213]

Really? Take golf put of it and make in yoir old job. A new company starys and offers you 2-5x the money and 25% fewer hours. Loyality would not be my #1 thought, will the new company be around 10-20 years. Think back to the old NFL vs AFL or NBA vs ABA players that jumped were not given a lifetime ban.

[golfing eagles]

We are only a handful of defections away from all the top players joining the LIV. It's like the Harlem Globetrotters with the LIV just touring around with exhibition golf. No idea where all this will lead but not sure I'll be happy watching PGA events with second string players - no disrespect to them.

Here are the top 20 of OWGR:

1
United States
Scottie Scheffler
2
Australia
Cameron Smith
3
Northern Ireland
Rory McIlroy
4
United States
Patrick Cantlay
5
United States
Xander Schauffele
6
Spain
Jon Rahm
7
United States
Justin Thomas
8
United States
Collin Morikawa
9
Norway
Viktor Hovland
10
England
Matt Fitzpatrick
11
United States
Sam Burns
12
United States
Jordan Spieth
13
United States
Tony Finau
14
United States
Will Zalatoris
15
United States
Billy Horschel
16
Japan
Hideki Matsuyama
17
United States
Cameron Young
18
United States
Dustin Johnson
19
Chile
Joaquin Niemann
20
South Korea
Sungjae Im

Only DJ is in the top 20 and defected, with Cam Smith stating he is going to.

Care to revise your statement?

Full listing, as of 8/2 here

Who is playing LIV Golf? Updated list of PGA Tour defectors includes Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, others | Sporting News (https://www.sportingnews.com/us/golf/news/liv-golf-tour-list-mickelson-johnson-dechambeau-pga/rlwprhtsx6uwgq73zq0e7ryc)

[NoMo50]

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.

[gatorbill1]

[QUOTE=Tvflguy;2124788]Finally a mover to LIV is straightforward and honest. Link to article below. And good for him being very open regarding the “Woke” stuff that is handcuffing so many these days. Personally I will miss him on the pro golf microphone. But not as much as Nick Faldo.


You do know Woke means sensisitive to others - is that bad??

[eyc234]

So if the Afghans, North Korea or Cuba start a golf league, everyone would be okay with golfers and sports casters who proclaim to love their country(or adopted country), wear flags, support the military and everything it stands for, to play in that tour just for the money!!! Also how much money do a lot of these guys need? Mickelson estimate $800 million, Garcia $43 million in their golf career. As far as playing in anything other than LIV exhibition golf, they made a choice, liv(HA HA) with your choice and go away with your salary for goofing off with your buds for 3 days of booze and rock and roll. Pretty good life but some have integrity and understand what this country stands for, hard work and being the best.

[golfing eagles]

[QUOTE=Tvflguy;2124788]Finally a mover to LIV is straightforward and honest. Link to article below. And good for him being very open regarding the “Woke” stuff that is handcuffing so many these days. Personally I will miss him on the pro golf microphone. But not as much as Nick Faldo.


You do know Woke means sensisitive to others - is that bad??

If that was what it really meant, that would be great

Unfortunately.......

[coleprice]

But apparently no sense of loyalty to the tour that made him famous:sad:

LIV is inviting pro-golfers BECAUSE they gained celebrity status on the PGA Tour. That is why they are paying them so much money. Most of the pro's moving to LIV are 'past their prime' and not particularly competitive on the PGA tour. Since you have to make the cut, then play well to earn big buck$ on the PGA tour, those moving to LIV are doing so for the MONEY. That should be obvious.

[Boilerman]

So if the Afghans, North Korea or Cuba start a golf league, everyone would be okay with golfers and sports casters who proclaim to love their country(or adopted country), wear flags, support the military and everything it stands for, to play in that tour just for the money!!! Also how much money do a lot of these guys need? Mickelson estimate $800 million, Garcia $43 million in their golf career. As far as playing in anything other than LIV exhibition golf, they made a choice, liv(HA HA) with your choice and go away with your salary for goofing off with your buds for 3 days of booze and rock and roll. Pretty good life but some have integrity and understand what this country stands for, hard work and being the best.

I’m surprised it took 24 posts for the real issue to be surfaced. This is not about loyalty, it’s about participating in sportwashing for a country that has an abysmal human rights record.

[Babubhat]

I only watch golf on mute. No great loss

[Vernon Hud]

Liv golf. Why do we all live in The Villages, because we all made enough money to retire here. Why do we all go to work everyday, money. Without money in this society we have barely anything, and it is pretty hard to live on barely anything. When the NFL. NHL, baseball expanded because of rival leagues forming, do you think the competition got worse, no I believe you have to compete harder to play in these leagues. It has created more opportunities for kids to play in High school, more kids compete in college, which makes it more competive to play in the pros. I know there is a lot of mediocre players in the bigs, but they all make a pretty darn good salary to play, and the competition seems to go up each year. But you talk to all the big leagueres, and see if they would just play for a trophy, which is basically what a lot of these golfers are saying, I want to take home that trophy. Well, I will bet if there was no money to play for that trophy, there would no professional golfers. Trophies don't put food on the table, and if there was salaries paid to players, there just may be a lot more kids taking up the sport, which will make the sport more competive.

[Love2Swim]

Liv golf. Why do we all live in The Villages, because we all made enough money to retire here. Why do we all go to work everyday, money. Without money in this society we have barely anything, and it is pretty hard to live on barely anything. When the NFL. NHL, baseball expanded because of rival leagues forming, do you think the competition got worse, no I believe you have to compete harder to play in these leagues. It has created more opportunities for kids to play in High school, more kids compete in college, which makes it more competive to play in the pros. I know there is a lot of mediocre players in the bigs, but they all make a pretty darn good salary to play, and the competition seems to go up each year. But you talk to all the big leagueres, and see if they would just play for a trophy, which is basically what a lot of these golfers are saying, I want to take home that trophy. Well, I will bet if there was no money to play for that trophy, there would no professional golfers. Trophies don't put food on the table, and if there was salaries paid to players, there just may be a lot more kids taking up the sport, which will make the sport more competive.

At the end of the day its a job, their livelihood. Many of these players have a finite golf lifespan. They could get injured, get the yips, etc and so they want to make as much money as they can while they can.

[Williewh]

I was at the the tournament on Saturday it was packed with people. I guess you never watch the DP tour that place there is never a crowd. Why do you think all the European players go to the PGA tiur

[Tvflguy]

Re LIV golf…. What if Cam Smith pulls out a victory today at FedEx St Jude. And perhaps the FedEx Cup. And then announces his expected move to LIV?

Heads would explode. PGA execs heartburn. What now???

[Dr.Butler]

Finally a mover to LIV is straightforward and honest. Link to article below. And good for him being very open regarding the “Woke” stuff that is handcuffing so many these days. Personally I will miss him on the pro golf microphone. But not as much as Nick Faldo.
Not just to the OP, but in general. In comments I am reading here it sounds as if the reason the LIV org is a problem is because of the Saudi backing. Anyone here know why?