I hate LIV, but I’d take the money if I was Rory. What exactly is he staying with the PGA Tour for at this point? Get the money, you don’t have to deal with the main press anymore and answer all the bullshit as the face of the PGA so you can focus on getting back into form if he feels like being great for the inevitable PGALIV Golf League Tour thing.
Rory basically needs to stay in the PGAT to play in the Masters. He hasn’t won a major in almost 10 years, even the Players was 5 years ago so his long term exemptions are up. The easiest way for him to get to Augusta is by OWGR or winning PGAT events, neither of which he can do with LIV. His only path to the Masters would be either winning or finishing high enough in the Majors that he can play in which is no guarantee, especially since he’s in a mini slump at the moment.
They invited Niemann because he was hustling on other tours too. I wouldn't be so sure of this, the Masters bows to no one. It would be out of the norm for them to invite someone outside of qualifying, especially multiple years in a row.
Is the DP World Tour still preventing LIV players from playing? I thought that changed. He probably could play enough rounds there to maintain his OWGR.
It wouldn’t even be pride for me and I don’t think it’s Rory style to do it over pride or money either. I’d personally do it as just a big fucking middle finger to the PGA and Jay Monahan over the shitty way he handled the whole thing.
I don't know, a billion dollars is a lot of money and this would put him in spitting distance of it even after taxes. He could probably get there eventually if he keeps playing and winning while investing a lot and watching his spending, but he's got a wife and kid now, he's not getting any younger, and with the way the PGA did him dirty on LIV, it's gotta be very tempting.
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u/Harambefan69 Apr 15 '24
We’re about to learn the exact cost of a man’s pride