LIV Golf Now Closed?

[Elmer]

On 3/31/2023 at 7:12 PM, Vinsk said:

I don’t see how these tools think playing 54 hole shotgun starts with a miserably uninteresting team component going on simultaneously is growing the game. Clear Coke didn’t grow the product. Leave it alone. 🙂

[ChetlovesMer]

On 3/31/2023 at 7:12 PM, Vinsk said:

I don’t see how these tools think playing 54 hole shotgun starts with a miserably uninteresting team component going on simultaneously is growing the game. Clear Coke didn’t grow the product. Leave it alone. 🙂

I don't think they actually think they are "Growing the Game". 
I think they've either been coached, or possibly talked themselves into believing the "Grow the Game" line. 

Some of them may actually believe it. The rest just feel like it sounds a lot better than the truth. 

[TourSpoon]

7 minutes ago, ChetlovesMer said:

Some of them may actually believe it. The rest just feel like it sounds a lot better than the truth. 

Growing the game...in golf starved Orlando, Florida! 

[mchepp]

1 hour ago, ChetlovesMer said:

I don't think they actually think they are "Growing the Game". 
I think they've either been coached, or possibly talked themselves into believing the "Grow the Game" line. 

Some of them may actually believe it. The rest just feel like it sounds a lot better than the truth. 

I can just imagine the "brainstorming" meeting where they all got together and said "what is our motivation for LIV, its the money, but we can't say that, so ..... growing the game. Yeah, yeah, lets go with that."

I felt DJ on Full Swing was the most honest. He basically said it was the money. He tried to tie it up in some, work less, get paid more nonsense, but it was basically the money. 

[Elmer]

27 minutes ago, mchepp said:

I can just imagine the "brainstorming" meeting where they all got together and said "what is our motivation for LIV, its the money, but we can't say that, so ..... growing the game. Yeah, yeah, lets go with that."

I felt DJ on Full Swing was the most honest. He basically said it was the money. He tried to tie it up in some, work less, get paid more nonsense, but it was basically the money. 

Maybe they are growing the game by showing the next generation that they can be a golfer of moderate success to very successful and get paid a lot of money to play less golf for their overlords!

not growing the game in the direction we thought, but they are certainly growing the game in a direction no one every anticipated.

[BlackDiamondPar5]

Yes growing the game is a weak smokescreen.

Hey Phil, Sergio, how does bashing the PGAT help grow the game?

[DeadMan]

Looks like the European Tour will be able to fine and suspend LIV players going forward:

Report: DP World Tour Wins Crucial Panel Hearing Against LIV Golf Players | Golf Monthly

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The DP World Tour has reportedly won February's panel hearing, meaning that LIV players will likely not be allowed to tee it up on the European-based circuit again

This is a big deal for the LIV players. They are running out of ways to get world ranking points - now all they have is Asian Tour events. Also, no LIV players at the Ryder Cup. 

[GolfLug]

On 4/1/2023 at 6:30 PM, Carl3 said:

Was not turned on by Lee Westwood's legs. 

Seems like your missus dodged one there bro.. 😜

[phillyk]

For trying to be “modern” and change the game, this tweet doesn’t help their narrative.  Of course, this isn’t an official LIV account but still. 

[iacas]

Just dumb. Counting majors is really stupid. If Tiger played in the 30s to 50s, he might have 40.

[iacas]

Where is Brian Davis' $7B Commanders Bid Coming From?

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Brian Davis’ $7 billion bid for the Washington Commanders has led to many questions, including the true source of the funds.

The bid to buy the Commanders may be from the same source as the funds paying for LIV.

Will the NFL allow this?

Especially for a Washington, DC-based team?

[Elmer]

43 minutes ago, iacas said:

Where is Brian Davis' $7B Commanders Bid Coming From?

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Brian Davis’ $7 billion bid for the Washington Commanders has led to many questions, including the true source of the funds.

The bid to buy the Commanders may be from the same source as the funds paying for LIV.

Will the NFL allow this?

Especially for a Washington, DC-based team?

I can see it now.
The Commanders games will only be 3 quarters, and scheduled once a month.

The team will opt for cargo shorts as part of the uniform.
They will blast Kid Rock, Travis Tritt or techno at unbearable volume the entire game!

 

[Elmer]

 

Getting bumped for syndicated episodes of the Goldbergs and informercials!

Seems to be going great over on the CW.

 

Edited May 15, 2023 by Elmer
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[Elmer]

How difficult is it to count to 10?

LIV will no longer report viewership data from US broadcasts

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It's been nearly two months since LIV has released a viewership report, and the company doesn't plan on revealing information in the future.

 

[Golfer20]

I loved what Brad Faxon had to say here:

Brandel's hatred of LIV is almost getting a little weird at this point...

But then this interview with former Golf Channel employee Lisa Cornwell popped up in my Twitter feed today and I feel like it explains a lot about Brandel and the person he is:

She even has an entire chapter in her upcoming book dedicated to him (chapter 13). 

 

[phan52]

Should LIV players be able to play in Majors and the Ryder Cup? If they qualify, yes. Should they be able to play this week at the Memorial? Absolutely not. They quit the PGA Tour when they joined LIV. I don't think there is an argument to be made to allow them to play PGA Tour events. They would be taking spots from qualified Tour members. 

[ChetlovesMer]

On 4/18/2023 at 9:55 AM, iacas said:

Where is Brian Davis' $7B Commanders Bid Coming From?

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Brian Davis’ $7 billion bid for the Washington Commanders has led to many questions, including the true source of the funds.

The bid to buy the Commanders may be from the same source as the funds paying for LIV.

Will the NFL allow this?

Especially for a Washington, DC-based team?

The NFL is anxious to get rid of Dan Snyder. They are also anxious for a black majority owner. My bet is they will accept the bid. Brian Davis has said several times that the money isn't coming from the Saudis. I have no reason not to believe him. If it is coming from the Saudis either the NFL will discover it during the vetting process or it will leak and we'll all find out about it anyway, so I don't think it's in Davis's best interest to lie about it. There could be lots of reasons why he doesn't want everyone to know exactly where the money is coming from. I'm hoping and expecting that his reasons for keeping it partially a secret are legit. 

[DaveP043]

14 minutes ago, ChetlovesMer said:

The NFL is anxious to get rid of Dan Snyder. They are also anxious for a black majority owner. My bet is they will accept the bid. Brian Davis has said several times that the money isn't coming from the Saudis. I have no reason not to believe him. If it is coming from the Saudis either the NFL will discover it during the vetting process or it will leak and we'll all find out about it anyway, so I don't think it's in Davis's best interest to lie about it. There could be lots of reasons why he doesn't want everyone to know exactly where the money is coming from. I'm hoping and expecting that his reasons for keeping it partially a secret are legit. 

All of this is rather moot now, since it is the John Harris groups offer that's being vetted by the NFL process.

I had considered attending the LIV event here in Virginia, as the course isn't but maybe 4 or 5 miles from my home, but I played golf instead of watching it.  I've heard on the radio from people who had a good time there, but I drove past one of the satellite parking lots each day, and that lot appeared to be no more than 1/4 full.  I did watch the telecast for maybe 10 or 15 minutes, and I just don't like the broadcast format.