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I thought they were also looking to play on the Asian Tour as well ? Is that not further travel away from home - Singapore , Korea China , Taiwan amongst others ?‍♂️
That's only a fallback/necessity if/when LIV fails to get OWGR points, though that failure seems very likely to me. Mind you, the sign-on fee and prize money, if real payments to the players, would likely provide enough to survive on the 8 or so events in any year.
 
I agree with this. I understand the signing of popular players but to grow the game I'm surprised they haven't gone for influencer type YouTube stars or even created a comp to win to play type situation (pro golfers obviously).

It also wouldn't surprise me to see a pay x amount to play with Team Dollar etc.
You need to realise that the entire concept is NOT to grow the game, but to bring down the PGA Tour!
 
Which equally applies to you picking holes with anyone whose comments have an issue with the LIV tour.

Well said Blue ?

Now…@Mel Smooth you and other pathetic murder regime apologists really are INFURIATING me! ?

I’m LGBT ?️‍??️‍⚧

The revolting Saudis literally KILL people like me, yet you guys continually justify this utterly abhorrent travesty, whose very existence is about cleansing their reputations so the Saudis can carry on massacring people!

LIV Golf is literally EVERYTHING that is wrong with this world.

✅ Financed by one of THE most evil regimes on Earth
✅ No business case or ROI whatsoever
✅ Anti-competitive by any metric
✅ Financed entirely by corrupted dirty money
✅ Climate change & environmental degradation on steroids
✅ Sportwashing straight up
✅ Deliberate attempt to take over an entire sport to launder reputations
✅ A haven for golf’s most arrogant, obnoxious, filthy rich elites
✅ Enriching the greediest who only want MORE while the rest of us struggle!

Anyone defending it should be ashamed. Utterly ashamed.

You defile our sport, trash its honour and reverse all our hard won progress of decades ?

So please THINK and realise the harm you are causing. THINK!
 
@The Lion , everyone has their own opinion and views whether you agree with them or not. This is clearly a thread that’s dividing the forum quite significantly.

personally, I think this thread should be locked!

Sorry have to disagree on the last part

It’s the most talked about thing within golf right now and if you can’t talk about it on here then it’s not a golf forum

It will divide opinion - that’s because it’s contraversial and we should be free to discuss it all and give opinions providing it’s respectful
 
Sorry have to disagree on the last part

It’s the most talked about thing within golf right now and if you can’t talk about it on here then it’s not a golf forum

It will divide opinion - that’s because it’s contraversial and we should be free to discuss it all and give opinions providing it’s respectful

Have to disagree on the last part. I dont really think it is dividing opinion. Or, if its dividing it, its more of a 99:1 split. The 1 being likely shills, trolls, or just contrarians.
 
Have to disagree on the last part. I dont really think it is dividing opinion. Or, if its dividing it, its more of a 99:1 split. The 1 being likely shills, trolls, or just contrarians.

Is that statement nothing more than throwing fuel in the fire?

I’m definitely not trolling, far from a contrarian but have my own opinion and views. Because they don’t align with yours does that make them wrong?
 
Yep, it's human nature, they will follow the money.

If the 3 month ban that is rumoured is the actual punishment loads more will want to play in the events after the Open since most of the big names take a 3 month break away over the winter months.

Also, thanks for the Honma TW-X review on YouTube, your review is what convinced me to give them a go. (y)

Sorry only just seen this, Glad you liked the Honma Golf Balls (y)
 
Is that statement nothing more than throwing fuel in the fire?

I’m definitely not trolling, far from a contrarian but have my own opinion and views. Because they don’t align with yours does that make them wrong?


Has anyone seen any independent, disinterested, informed commentators on golf, propone this venture as being good for golf in general, and for followers of elite golf as entertainment ?
 
I can’t believe the angle people are wanting them to say they are moving for more money, business decision is the correct terminology, surely no one thinks otherwise ?
I’d never say to my employer I’m moving companies because I’m getting 20k a year more, you’d say it’s a business decision……

Because it’s patronising and treating us like idiots. Everyone knows they’re being paid a boatload of money to defect, we already know that the ‘spend more time with family’ is BS because they only have to play 15 PGAT comps a year, we know they’re not going for the string field because it’s a much weaker field. So just tell the truth. People would have much more respect for that.

The reason they don’t is because of where the money is coming from, so they’re cowards as well as money grabbers.

As for the last point, I’ve left jobs for money and given that as the reason for leaving, and I’ve accepted resignations from people for the same reason. I’m pretty sure most people would say it’s for more money if it was, partly to stick it up them if nothing else!
 
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