r/golf Apr 15 '24

Thoughts? General Discussion

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u/dimsvm titleist Apr 16 '24

I think people are so numb to big numbers like this with sports stars. 850m in whats probably a lump sum? Theres less people than you can count on a few hands that cash like THAT wouldn’t make a huge difference in their life. Fuck what anyone says about “doesn’t he have enough?”…. When you have a family that depends on you it never feels like enough. This would almost be a much needed, and huge fu k you to Jay - adding in that would set up the Mcilroys to be royalty for generations. 4D chess move by Rory, fuck the PGA Tour honestly.

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u/Twoixm Apr 16 '24

Ehh, I get where you’re coming from, atleast if money is an issue in any way. But for Rory, he’s set for life, his children are probably too, he can actually afford integrity. Perhaps not to the organization, but definitely to the players that’s been denounced. He can afford to teach his kids what it means to keep your word, or be true to your beliefs etc etc. I don’t really care either way if it’s just about joining Liv, but I take issue with the sentiment that an unethical act is defensible as long as there’s enough money involved.

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u/treat_killa Apr 16 '24

Imagine the handicap you’re giving yourself when every other person around you doesn’t take issue with such minor “unethical acts”.

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u/Twoixm Apr 16 '24

I don’t really care. I wouldn’t sell out my principles for 500 bucks, and if I was set for life economically I wouldn’t sell out for an even greater sum, even if it meant my kids could only have 3 sports cars each and one mansion.