LIV Golf

[Depreston]

I still can’t believe that after all the high profile sign ups for Portland the figures were less than centurion

Average concurrent views of around 60k-80k from what I seen when I checked in each day

so much for streaming being the new way to watch sport TV is still very much the king

 

[ColchesterFC]

The main thing that strikes me about the whole LIV series is that out of the last 170+ pages of posts about it there are very few posts about the golf itself, who won and who shot what, and far more about the rights and wrongs of it. If you're looking to grow the game and take it to new audiences then surely you need to be discussing how good the new product is.

 

[Foxholer]

The main thing that strikes me about the whole LIV series is that out of the last 170+ pages of posts about it there are very few posts about the golf itself, who won and who shot what, and far more about the rights and wrongs of it. If you're looking to grow the game and take it to new audiences then surely you need to be discussing how good the new product is.

That's almost certainly because there are no actual new golfers (except perhaps Lopez-Chacarra) in the tournament. So any migration to LIV tends to reduce the quality of other tours.

And another 'interesting' stat...Apparently - according to Bunkered - 14 out of the top 15 in OWGR rankings are playing the Scottish Open at Renaissance this week. There were 0 at Portland!

 

[sunshine]

Seriously, if you can’t read, don’t write.

Are you for real? Someone points out the inconsistencies in your posts and you try and discredit it. Are you going to claim it is fake news next?

I’ve got no issues with people having different opinions but there’s a massive difference between your posts and everyone else’s. Your account has become a propaganda machine churning out a constant stream of misinformation. It feels like you are being fed stories or either there is a team behind this account.

 

[Imurg]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1544422642907742208

The tee times had already been decided...all of a sudden you've got 4 blokes to get into the mix..
Where else can you put 2 2 balls in a field of 3 balls.....?
It's the only place they could put them although I'd have been tempted to put them at the back so they spend most of the day standing around waiting...
Talk about clutching at straws...the poor lambs have to get up early.....

 

[Deleted member 21445]

Ryder Cup about to be sent into turmoil if true.
https://www.golfmonthly.com/news/rumour-henrik-stenson-close-to-finalising-liv-golf-deal

 

[Mel Smooth]

The tee times had already been decided...all of a sudden you've got 4 blokes to get into the mix..
Where else can you put 2 2 balls in a field of 3 balls.....?
It's the only place they could put them although I'd have been tempted to put them at the back so they spend most of the day standing around waiting...
Talk about clutching at straws...the poor lambs have to get up early.....

Not according to Scott, and I guess he’d know?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1544422975365124097

https://twitter.com/x/status/1544423267741667334

 

[Imurg]

The release of the draw was delayed ..doesn't mean it wasn't already done..with at least 1 and, as it happens, 4 extra players there was always going to be 2 2balls...why shouldn't it be them..? They are the last to enter...
Why should they be accommodating to people who they think shouldn't be playing because they've broken Tour rules..?

 

[Foxholer]

The tee times had already been decided...all of a sudden you've got 4 blokes to get into the mix..
Where else can you put 2 2 balls in a field of 3 balls.....?
It's the only place they could put them although I'd have been tempted to put them at the back so they spend most of the day standing around waiting...
Talk about clutching at straws...the poor lambs have to get up early.....

Won't that happen Friday? From ancient memory, order is reversed for round 2 - though it could have changed and/or my memory might be wrong. Maybe as a 4-ball?
Delay was possibly just deciding whether to completely 'reschedule' of simply add them to front/back.

 

[Mel Smooth]

The release of the draw was delayed ..doesn't mean it wasn't already done..with at least 1 and, as it happens, 4 extra players there was always going to be 2 2balls...why shouldn't it be them..? They are the last to enter...
Why should they be accommodating to people who they think shouldn't be playing because they've broken Tour rules..?

You’d have to ask Scott Hend that, I’m merely sharing his views from inside the ropes, on here.

 

[Slab]

It seems two of them are off first off the 1st tee at 7.15am and Grace/Poulter are away at lunchtime (1st off the 10th tee of the PM starters )

Reversed for day 2

 

[AussieKB]

When I read one US forum blog, most comments are supporting LIV and think the PGA are being hypocritical because someone dares to challenge them, yet on UK forums they are all for PGA supremacy, I would have thought it would have been the other way round.

 

[Mel Smooth]

Pretty candid views from Mcilroy on the situation. https://www.independent.ie/sport/go...-to-solve-golfs-messy-situation-41816716.html

 

[Mel Smooth]

When I read one US forum blog, most comments are supporting LIV and think the PGA are being hypocritical because someone dares to challenge them, yet on UK forums they are all for PGA supremacy, I would have thought it would have been the other way round.

Probably more UK golfers uncomfortable with the traditions of the game being challenged?
In the US, playing recreational golf is a much more relaxed affair than it generally is in the Uk, and the LIV series is more representative of that.

 

[Foxholer]

Pretty candid views from Mcilroy on the situation. https://www.independent.ie/sport/go...-to-solve-golfs-messy-situation-41816716.html

The headline doesn't seem to match the content though - and looks like something manufactured by a question 'engineered' to create it!

 

[Backsticks]

In the US, playing recreational golf is a much more relaxed affair than it generally is in the Uk, and the LIV series is more representative of that.

In what way is LIV more 'relaxed' about golf ?

You really do come across as a spin doctor trying to create a marketing department designed perception of LIV.

 

[Foxholer]

In what way is LIV more 'relaxed' about golf ?

You really do come across as a spin doctor trying to create a marketing department designed perception of LIV.

That's been pretty glaringly obvious right from the start!

 

[fenwayrich]

Probably more UK golfers uncomfortable with the traditions of the game being challenged?
In the US, playing recreational golf is a much more relaxed affair than it generally is in the Uk, and the LIV series is more representative of that.

The defectors are supposed to be amongst the world's elite golfers. They are playing for millions of bucks. How does that tie in with relaxed recreational golf? What next? Mulligans, inchworms and leather wedges?

 

[Deleted member 1147]

"Hey guys come to LIV it's really relaxed, you can play crap, come last and still make a bucket load of cash..."

 

[AussieKB]

"Hey guys come to LIV it's really relaxed, you can play crap, come last and still make a bucket load of cash..."

Where do I sign up....are you jealous ?