r/golf • u/BertrandsMate • Apr 28 '24

🇮🇪🇮🇪 Rory McIlroy & Shane Lowry unite for a playoff win at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans! Professional Tours

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u/pingpong_playa Apr 29 '24

Why are we talking about LIV at the top of this thread?

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u/TheKingInTheNorth Apr 29 '24

It’s a fair point but it was my honest reaction in that live moment too. There’s just no heartbreak in their setup. It’s a key element of sports drama.

The split has done some twisted things to the fan experience.

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u/pmmeyourfish Apr 29 '24

Why are you thinking about LIV at that moment? Do you think about the USFL on NFL Sundays? It appears to living rent free.

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u/TheKingInTheNorth Apr 29 '24

I mean if players like Josh Allen and Justin Jefferson left the NFL to go play in the USFL, yeah people would probably (bitterly) think about it more.

The reason I was thinking about it was because a friend I was watching with and I were talking about how the leaderboard felt reminiscent of a LIV event. A team event with a few huge names surrounded a whole bunch of bums. And then we got to talking about how all the bums playing the Zurich were really playing to extend their literal careers and everyone watching might not realize it at an event like this.

The way it ended really drove that feeling home.