Professional Golf 2024 & 2025

[Arthur Wedge]

Always quite annoying watching the golf whilst they are in glorious sunshine


Some decent early scores

 

[Billysboots]

Apologies if this has been asked before, but I don’t follow LIV and rarely pop into the LIV thread unless there’s an issue

I know Jon Rahm has been allowed to play in Dubai this week, and my question isn’t about the technicality relating to his participation.

But given he’s playing in a DPWT event, not a LIV or co-sanctioned one, I’m curious as to how he is being allowed to wear clothing with LIV logos all over it.

I’m not trying to perpetuate the debate - merely asking why the DPWT are accepting of it.

 

[AussieKB]

Always quite annoying watching the golf whilst they are in glorious sunshine


Some decent early scores

lot bloody hotter here...looking at 40C next week

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Apologies if this has been asked before, but I don’t follow LIV and rarely pop into the LIV thread unless there’s an issue

I know Jon Rahm has been allowed to play in Dubai this week, and my question isn’t about the technicality relating to his participation.

But given he’s playing in a DPWT event, not a LIV or co-sanctioned one, I’m curious as to how he is being allowed to wear clothing with LIV logos all over it.

I’m not trying to perpetuate the debate - merely asking why the DPWT are accepting of it.

Part of their contract with LIV is that they must wear LIV branding whenever they are playing etc

And it’s not against the DPT rules to wear other tour branding

Same as if a PGAT player wore a PGA Logo when playing on the DPT

 

[Billysboots]

Part of their contract with LIV is that they must wear LIV branding whenever they are playing etc

And it’s not against the DPT rules to wear other tour branding

Same as if a PGAT player wore a PGA Logo when playing on the DPT

That was rather the answer I was expecting, but given the huge division between LIV and the rest of the golfing world, I rather expected a different stance.

Thanks Phil.

 

[Billysboots]

lot bloody hotter here...looking at 40C next week

Too hot. I’d rather be freezing my bits off.

Then again………..

 

[Imurg]

I seem to recall the LIV players were asked to not wear the branded clothes but didn't push it when the players did.....

 

[Billysboots]

I seem to recall the LIV players were asked to not wear the branded clothes but didn't push it when the players did.....

I did wonder.

I get what Phil says, but I also think there’s more of an issue when LIV golfers play PGA or DP events than when players from either of those two tours play on the other.

That’s why I thought the situation regarding branding and sponsorship may be viewed differently.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

That was rather the answer I was expecting, but given the huge division between LIV and the rest of the golfing world, I rather expected a different stance.

Thanks Phil.

I agree but think it would have been tough for them to banned from wearing it

I think they may have been asked out of respect to not wear it

 

[Arthur Wedge]

I did wonder.

I get what Phil says, but I also think there’s more of an issue when LIV golfers play PGA or DP events than when players from either of those two tours play on the other.

That’s why I thought the situation regarding branding and sponsorship may be viewed differently.

The difference with the PGAT is that LIV players can’t play in any of their events anyway - complete blanket ban

 

[Slab]

The difference with the PGAT is that LIV players can’t play in any of their events anyway - complete blanket ban

It's worse than that, not so much as a pillow case!

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Not a great start from Rahm searching for Ryder Cup points

 

[Slab]

Not a great start from Rahm searching for Ryder Cup points

Very rusty day
He's earned the right to take the time off over winter, like many do, but must be really tough to hit the ground running

 

[Mel Smooth]

Not a great start from Rahm searching for Ryder Cup points

Come on. He won’t need them.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Come on. He won’t need them.

Why won’t he

He needs to qualify

 

[Slab]

Nice of them to put free YT no-ad coverage of feature groups last two days, hope it stays for the weekend but have doubts

 

[Mel Smooth]

Why won’t he

He needs to qualify

Does he?

With 6 Captains picks available - all Rahm has to do is meet the eligibility criteria

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Does he?

With 6 Captains picks available - all Rahm has to do is meet the eligibility criteria

Maybe the captain won’t pick him

 

[Mel Smooth]

Maybe the captain won’t pick him

Are you ACTUALLY Luke Donald Phil?

 

[Orikoru]

Does he?

With 6 Captains picks available - all Rahm has to do is meet the eligibility criteria

Yeah, I would say he's 99.9% likely to be in the Ryder Cup team. The 0.1% covers him breaking an arm the week before it starts.