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Saudi LIV Tour

WestlinnDuckWestlinnDuck Member Posts: 13,879
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So, you golf fans out there, what is your feeling on the new Saudi tour that will be based on popularity and not on actual golf performance. As a fan, the PGA tour, now enhanced with the Fed Ex Cup is a pretty entertaining tour. This reminds me of when the Indy 500 decided to compete with a very popular American CART circuit and ended up destroying American open wheel racing. The Saudis are just throwing money at the players and unlike say the old AFL, there was a shortage of teams in the old NFL to meet demand. Now Saudi money is dirty and if they were an actual tour player, they would be kicked off the PGA tour. Same if it was any major sporting league. The Saudis make Deshaun Watson look like Philip "Golly, dadgummit!! Rivers.

Now, the US government has no problem sending US dollars to the Saudis or the chicoms, but this is actually taking Saudi dollars. Me, I'm out on the Saudi tour and expect it will have a negative effect on the game that made the PGA tour players immensely wealthy.
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    Bob_CBob_C Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 8,899
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    Saudis are equally as dirty as the Chinese. I laugh at people getting bent out of shape on that point and then tuning into the NBA Finals.

    It’s going to suck in all likelihood. A few big names that are certainly past their prime (aside from Bryson, but maybe he is too now)and a bunch of foreigners that only Race and I have heard of. To get into majors, you either need to have won a major or have a high official world golf ranking. If they don’t get tanking status, then how are their up and coming players going to qualify?
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    RaceBannonRaceBannon Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 101,261
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    Earlier this week I asked where the chokers and washed up non winners will come from if LIV breaks the tours

    It's a dumb idea that has nothing to do with the Saudis

    World Team Tennis is laughing
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    Bob_CBob_C Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 8,899
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    I would have sold out for the money to be clear.
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    WestlinnDuckWestlinnDuck Member Posts: 13,879
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    Bob_C said:

    I would have sold out for the money to be clear.

    A no brainer for the average golfer. But the douce Dustin Johnson has a new worth of $50 million and now he has more and a reputation he had worked pretty hard on restoring is now shot. Same with Phil. He will have a hard time replacing all his lost endorsement money. Americans don't like an uneven playing field unless you are a democrat. Very few democratic Americans left.
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    Bob_CBob_C Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 8,899
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    WestlinnDuck said:

    Bob_C said:

    I would have sold out for the money to be clear.

    A no brainer for the average golfer. But the douce Dustin Johnson has a new worth of $50 million and now he has more and a reputation he had worked pretty hard on restoring is now shot. Same with Phil. He will have a hard time replacing all his lost endorsement money. Americans don't like an uneven playing field unless you are a democrat. Very few democratic Americans left.
    I was gonna say the opposite. Phil got like $200m and DJ got like $150-$200. Both are basically exempt in all majors for awhile. DJ would have to win ten FedEx cups in a row to make that kind of cash. He could win another 10 pga tour events and it wouldn’t improve his legacy even close to what another major or two would do.
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    MikeDamoneMikeDamone Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,781
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    Bob_C said:

    WestlinnDuck said:

    Bob_C said:

    I would have sold out for the money to be clear.

    A no brainer for the average golfer. But the douce Dustin Johnson has a new worth of $50 million and now he has more and a reputation he had worked pretty hard on restoring is now shot. Same with Phil. He will have a hard time replacing all his lost endorsement money. Americans don't like an uneven playing field unless you are a democrat. Very few democratic Americans left.
    I was gonna say the opposite. Phil got like $200m and DJ got like $150-$200. Both are basically exempt in all majors for awhile. DJ would have to win ten FedEx cups in a row to make that kind of cash. He could win another 10 pga tour events and it wouldn’t improve his legacy even close to what another major or two would do.
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    RaceBannonRaceBannon Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 101,261
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    Tiger has made 1.7 billion

    Winners win

    Chokers take the guarantee

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    MikeDamoneMikeDamone Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,781
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    RaceBannon said:

    Tiger has made 1.7 billion

    Winners win

    Chokers take the guarantee

    That’s mostly endorsements. Black guys always get the best endorsements
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    BleachedAnusDawgBleachedAnusDawg Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 10,485
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    Take the bag. Everyone likes to talk about other people's money. DJ and Phil are basically stealing from the Saudis.
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    Bob_CBob_C Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 8,899
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    BleachedAnusDawg said:

    Take the bag. Everyone likes to talk about other people's money. DJ and Phil are basically stealing from the Saudis.

    If we only drilled a little more here, DJ would be playing the Canadian Open this week.
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    Bob_CBob_C Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 8,899
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    PurpleThrobber said:






    BTW, you guys are fags.

    Left wrist too cupped.
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    RaceBannonRaceBannon Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 101,261
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    Meh they got a bag of cash and never to be heard of again

    What channel is the match on? Is it in HD?

    If I was 40 and had no real record on the tour I'd take the money too

    But I'd be a winner instead
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    PurpleThrobberPurpleThrobber Member Posts: 41,815
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    RaceBannon said:

    Meh they got a bag of cash and never to be heard of again

    What channel is the match on? Is it in HD?

    If I was 40 and had no real record on the tour I'd take the money too

    But I'd be a winner instead

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    @LarryCsonkaDawg and @JimKiickDawg, true?
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    MikeDamoneMikeDamone Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,781
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    RaceBannon said:

    Meh they got a bag of cash and never to be heard of again

    What channel is the match on? Is it in HD?

    If I was 40 and had no real record on the tour I'd take the money too

    But I'd be a winner instead

    I'd take $100m to not be famous for golf.
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    AlexisAlexis Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 2,997
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    As far as the golf goes, I kind of like some of the tomfoolery they are trying out, the team aspect of it sounds kind of fun. The shotgun start was a trainwreck for the broadcast though.
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    Bob_CBob_C Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 8,899
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    Alexis said:

    As far as the golf goes, I kind of like some of the tomfoolery they are trying out, the team aspect of it sounds kind of fun. The shotgun start was a trainwreck for the broadcast though.

    The tour has really done this to themselves by catering to the 75th - 125th players. They don’t add any money to anything, have no chance of winning and they get to call way too many of the shots, kind of like NATO in that sense. Triple the weekly purses at the top end and take it all out of the bottom half.

    This Saudi league isn’t the answer, but there is going to be something that does take down the tour if they keep up their “equity” model.
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    AlexisAlexis Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 2,997
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    PurpleThrobber said:






    BTW, you guys are fags.

    She's going to hook the shit out of the ball. No way to hit the deep right pin with that grip.
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