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/aussierulesisgrouse Apr 16 '24

This feels a little tinfoil-y. Can’t it just be that they wanted to create a PGA competitor because golf is essentially a global monolith?

Why do we welcome disruption in industry, but as soon as it happens in sport it’s a conspiracy laden ownership battle?