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On the other end of the scale I think fees should increase for the over 60. You've got boys playing 4 times a week paying the same as those that can only play Saturdays.

You may also want to consider quitting your job before you do any of this as well. If any of this is developed while you are employed by a company in the same/similar field. The company owns the IP not you - they've paid you a salary for that.

Let's face it. There has been some mad stuff said/claimed in this thread but this has to be one of the craziest theories.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/jan/31/pga-tour-liv-golf-rory-mcilroy-tiger-woods So basically the only thing of interest LIV brought to the table for the PGA was money. Now they've found someone else with money and less baggage.

How? The most profitable sport on earth is NFL. The highest paid player in NFL signed a $450m contract for 10 years. The next biggest deal is about half that. Golf is a minority sport. LIV paid the same for a player on a 4 year deal. They do not have a business model that suggests any chance...

You make an interesting point about how the business models stack up. For what it's worth (nothing) here is my view; Players PGA – near infinite supply of top quality players European Tour – In the way it operates now as a tier above local tours. No issue with quality players with local...

Now you're just saying things. Objectively they are cash flow negative - they will loose money again this weekend. Your village fare this year will generate more income than the entire LIV calendar. But sure, it's sustainable and the future.

Well it's nonsense to suggest that an enterprise that is over $1billion in the red, that has never staged a single profitable and other than donations for 1 guy has no way of generating cash - is somehow going to pivot to generating a profit by 2030.

Mate - that's objectively nonsense. They've spent half a billion dollars signing 1 player who will be 35 and over the hill in golf terms by 2030. As an enterprise this has zero chance of ever making money. There actions to date have done nothing to show that they care about ever making money. My...

You say that, but that's sort of been their plan for the last few year. Any ideas yet how they plan to make money?

You make a good point about it's popularity. Anyway, it's available on youtube.

I have 2. I was in the last group on a corporate day at Celtic manor. I sank a putt the entire length of the 18th green with loads of people watching. Other was at Forest of Arden - I was playing a 28 handicaper who started with a string of pars and birdies to leave me 8 down after 9 holes. I...

Of course it's about growing the game. We surely seen al the hard work put in over the last year or so by the like of Poulter and Westwood to really get out there and spread the golf gospel.

I'd bet this is to do with being able to hit a full shot with say LW vs having to hit a 3/4 shot and screwing it up.

For someone like Rahm the GDP of a small country can buy him cause he has very little to loose (other than his soul). For Hatton or Fleetwood, who don't have long exemptions, going to LIV means missing to majors. It's what price you put on that.