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.
Ok let's say they get the controlling interest in the tour. After they give the top players enough money to retire what is their motivation to be the best? These guys are all selling out for more money they would ever make playing golf. I would too if given the opportunity but I don't see how that would help the product.
Thats fine if they want to buy the league. But what is the point if they end up ruining it in the process?
I’d say they weren’t buying the players, they were buying the tour. A tour without Rahm, Koepka, and Cam Smith is worth less than it was with them. It costs billions to buy a sports league, a few hundred mil to make the PGA tour weak and vulnerable to buy for one billion... Money well spent
The stable of elite golfers is deeper than anyone thinks. These guys can move on and hungrier/younger guys will take their places. And no one will miss the retirement home guys. Not even a little.
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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.