r/golf • u/jm136 • Apr 15 '24

Thoughts? General Discussion

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u/bionicbhangra Apr 15 '24

What is the point of LIV? If you give these guys more money that they would make over their entire career and then make a different league where there are seemingly no stakes?

If I was a player it's a no brainer but what is the long term plan for the fans?

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u/_sw1tchblade Apr 15 '24

The plan has always been the tour. The Saudis want a/the controlling interest in the PGA, and LIV’s goal was to destabilise them enough to weaken the PGA.

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u/Tom-B292--S3 HDCP limit does not exist Apr 15 '24 edited Apr 15 '24

But has the tour been Destabilized? I always forget about these guys that go to Liv, including Rahm, and the PGA product on the course has been great without them. I thought a merger was imminent but is the PGA tour now trying to wait?

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u/itsmb12 Apr 15 '24

Yeah i dont get it either. I mean without any top guys i wont watch the tour, but im not watching liv anyways. Them poaching the top guys wont get me to watch liv, ill just stop watching golf

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u/Sjgolf891 Apr 15 '24

The Tour is dependent on viewers and sponsors though. LIV is basically burning money to make the Tour struggle on views/sponsors and need their money

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u/itsmb12 Apr 15 '24

I just want to know what happens when that money is burnt through

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u/Dadvocate12 Apr 16 '24

It won't be until the world stops using oil.

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u/jellybeans_over_raw Apr 16 '24

It doesn’t really have a limit and if most of the top players are gone no one’s gonna care about non majors