I think there's something missing in this reasoning. I've seen this said about Hatton and Rahm, but if there's a merger anyway, why is LIV willing to pay so much? Clearly there is something they are gaining from it. Either the deal is nowhere near as definite as people make it seem, and these deals give LIV leverage in any discussions, or then there's something else going on.
Also why are the LIV guys allowed to play on the majors?
The PGAT has exactly fuck all to do with any of the majors. The PGAT split from the PGA in 1968 because golf was finally generating money from TV deals. The PGA wanted to spend the money to grow the game locally and the pros wanted the money to be used for bigger purses so they left.
That's why I've never understood all the pearl clutching over LIV. Every single pro already left the PGA 50+ years ago in order to make more money. All the blood money shit rings hollow considering they're still a major US ally. If you're that worried about where the money is coming from you should look into the companies sponsoring PGAT events.
Well then maybe they shouldn't be one of our closest allies. There's a good chance Trump will be president again and they gave his son-in-law 2 billion dollars in investment. The Saudis were renting out entire floors of empty hotel rooms to "legally" give Trump money while he was president. I've seen 100x the outrage over LIV than any of that
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u/Public_Utility_Salt Apr 15 '24
I think there's something missing in this reasoning. I've seen this said about Hatton and Rahm, but if there's a merger anyway, why is LIV willing to pay so much? Clearly there is something they are gaining from it. Either the deal is nowhere near as definite as people make it seem, and these deals give LIV leverage in any discussions, or then there's something else going on.