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Saudi LIV Tour

WestlinnDuck
WestlinnDuck Member Posts: 17,905 Standard Supporter
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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_C
    Bob_C Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 13,256 Founders Club
    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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  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 115,523 Founders Club
    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_C
    Bob_C Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 13,256 Founders Club
    I would have sold out for the money to be clear.
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  • WestlinnDuck
    WestlinnDuck Member Posts: 17,905 Standard Supporter
    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_C
    Bob_C Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 13,256 Founders Club
    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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  • MikeDamone
    MikeDamone Member Posts: 37,781
    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.
    YR,YK
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  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 115,523 Founders Club
    Tiger has made 1.7 billion

    Winners win

    Chokers take the guarantee

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  • MikeDamone
    MikeDamone Member Posts: 37,781
    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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