Tee 'em high, let 'em fly: The Official Golf Thread
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Only incentive now to stay with the PGA is to play in the Ryder Cup and in the majors. But if enough top players go to the new league, the majors will allow them to play just so they can have the top players play in their tournament. If LIV get Rory and Ram, that will open the floodgates.
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Hope tennis is next take it out of the hands of these old stiff foggies
keep breaking bread MBS
fukking Saudi bootlicker strikes again. And I just realized you're @TradePascalSiakam with a name change.
They obviously have a lot more incentives than that, otherwise more would have moved. And I dunno about "floodgates" considering Saudis are gonna have diminishing returns at some point, how much you really think they gonna pay appearance fee for the 30th PGA guy to join?
I read they only played Piot $1 million, which is kinda sad. They might not be willing to give more than that for anyone outside of the guys that already have serious fan bases. And the ones with serious fan bases are already getting endorsement money that they gotta worry about losing if they sell their souls.
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Only 13 of the 48 golfers in the LIV Golf Invitational are competing in the US Open (great comp quality there). Here's how they're doing:
T31: Johnson +1
T40: Bland +2
Missed Cut: Piot +4
Missed Cut: Garcia +4
Missed Cut: Na +5
Missed Cut: Gooch +5
Missed Cut: Grace +5
Missed Cut: Oosthuizen +6
Missed Cut: Horsfield +6
Missed Cut: Norris +8
Missed Cut: Mickelson +11
Missed Cut Kozuma +13
Missed Cut Morgan +16
Pay hundreds of millions of dollars to field two guys who can make a U.S. Open cut sadistic Saudi brehs.
T31: Johnson +1
T40: Bland +2
Missed Cut: Piot +4
Missed Cut: Garcia +4
Missed Cut: Na +5
Missed Cut: Gooch +5
Missed Cut: Grace +5
Missed Cut: Oosthuizen +6
Missed Cut: Horsfield +6
Missed Cut: Norris +8
Missed Cut: Mickelson +11
Missed Cut Kozuma +13
Missed Cut Morgan +16
Pay hundreds of millions of dollars to field two guys who can make a U.S. Open cut sadistic Saudi brehs.
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Copy Ninja
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fukking Saudi bootlicker strikes again. And I just realized you're @TradePascalSiakam with a name change.
They obviously have a lot more incentives than that, otherwise more would have moved. And I dunno about "floodgates" considering Saudis are gonna have diminishing returns at some point, how much you really think they gonna pay appearance fee for the 30th PGA guy to join?
I read they only played Piot $1 million, which is kinda sad. They might not be willing to give more than that for anyone outside of the guys that already have serious fan bases. And the ones with serious fan bases are already getting endorsement money that they gotta worry about losing if they sell their souls.
From what they are saying it's legacy and tradition that's going to keep them in the PGA tour. Players like Ram and Rory have sponsorship that pays them more money than their winnings anyways. But then again, Phil and DJ was the same. Everyone has a price.
More rumors are coming in about young players joining.
US Open: RUMOURS flying that more big name PGA Tour stars set to join LIV Golf
Strong rumours circle on social media during US Open week that Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa and Xander Schauffele are on their way to LIV Golf.
www.golfmagic.com
Would be awful for the game if they lose these guys for the Ryder Cup.
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Only 13 of the 48 golfers in the LIV Golf Invitational are competing in the US Open (great comp quality there). Here's how they're doing:
T31: Johnson +1
T40: Bland +2
Missed Cut: Piot +4
Missed Cut: Garcia +4
Missed Cut: Na +5
Missed Cut: Gooch +5
Missed Cut: Grace +5
Missed Cut: Oosthuizen +6
Missed Cut: Horsfield +6
Missed Cut: Norris +8
Missed Cut: Mickelson +11
Missed Cut Kozuma +13
Missed Cut Morgan +16
Pay hundreds of millions of dollars to field two guys who can make a U.S. Open cut sadistic Saudi brehs.
LIV looking like the Big 3 league out here
From what they are saying it's legacy and tradition that's going to keep them in the PGA tour. Players like Ram and Rory have sponsorship that pays them more money than their winnings anyways. But then again, Phil and DJ was the same. Everyone has a price.
More rumors are coming in about young players joining.
US Open: RUMOURS flying that more big name PGA Tour stars set to join LIV Golf
Strong rumours circle on social media during US Open week that Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa and Xander Schauffele are on their way to LIV Golf.
Would be awful for the game if they lose these guys for the Ryder Cup.
Hovland said he's not:
“I have no plans to play the LIV series,” Hovland told the Norwegian Golf Association.
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'I have no plans to play the LIV series' - Hovland
Viktor Hovland, the Norwegian golfer, has denied rumours suggesting he was set to join the LIV Golf Series.
www.eurosport.co.uk
Schauffele said just 2 days ago that the rumors about him are bullshyt:
“Honestly, I’m so happy. You actually asked me,” Xander Schauffele said. “You’re the first one. No. I’m not going. I want to play against the best players in the world, and they’re on the PGA Tour. Nobody that has left has moved the needle for me.”
Morikawa and Koepka say in the same article that the rumors are bullshyt, but they don't outright deny that they'll go so maybe they're keeping the door open?
'No, I'm not going': Swirling LIV rumors vex players at U.S. Open
LIV rumors have everyone looking for inside info, from media and fans to the players themselves. Some enjoy the rumor mill more than others.
golf.com
Honestly, unless ALL the players are lying, this sounds like pro-Saudi bullshyt to try to get people to go by making them think other players are about to go. Not saying it's impossible for any of these guys to change their mind in the future, but it would be a pretty big lie to say straight-up that you have no plans to go if you've already decided to go like the rumors claim.
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Hovland said he's not:
“I have no plans to play the LIV series,” Hovland told the Norwegian Golf Association.
'I have no plans to play the LIV series' - Hovland
Viktor Hovland, the Norwegian golfer, has denied rumours suggesting he was set to join the LIV Golf Series.
Schauffele said just 2 days ago that the rumors about him are bullshyt:
“Honestly, I’m so happy. You actually asked me,” Xander Schauffele said. “You’re the first one. No. I’m not going. I want to play against the best players in the world, and they’re on the PGA Tour. Nobody that has left has moved the needle for me.”
Morikawa and Koepka say in the same article that the rumors are bullshyt, but they don't outright deny that they'll go so maybe they're keeping the door open?
'No, I'm not going': Swirling LIV rumors vex players at U.S. Open
LIV rumors have everyone looking for inside info, from media and fans to the players themselves. Some enjoy the rumor mill more than others.
Honestly, unless ALL the players are lying, this sounds like pro-Saudi bullshyt to try to get people to go by making them think other players are about to go. Not saying it's impossible for any of these guys to change their mind in the future, but it would be a pretty big lie to say straight-up that you have no plans to go if you've already decided to go like the rumors claim.
Both DJ and Bryson said they were committed to the PGA Tour earlier this year too when asked about rumors
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Brooks Brother is in LIV so its possible he could flee.Morikawa would be a surprise.
Both DJ and Bryson said they were committed to the PGA Tour earlier this year too when asked about rumors
Yeah, but they're both known weasels and pieces of shyt too, so their word didn't mean anything. DJ probably still tells his wife he's faithful to her face.
Like I said, can't guarantee anything about what might happen in the future, but if the rumors were true and they're already committed then Schauffele and Hovland would have to be straight lying and Morikawa/Koepka would be being pretty fukking evasive and dishonest too. At the very least it shows that playing in LIV and even talking about playing in LIV is still taboo and things that players are afraid to talk about or admit to.
Hayden Buckley's caddie is Brian Mahoney. They met just days before he had a Korn Ferry event, Brian caddied him to a win there and he never looked back. Hayden earned his PGA Tour card with a 7th place finish in the Korn Ferry season and is now a PGA tour rookie.
Right now they're in 5th place in the US Open at -3.
www.golfmonthly.com
Right now they're in 5th place in the US Open at -3.
Who Is Hayden Buckley's Caddie?
We take a look at who currently carries the bag for the young American professional.
www.golfmonthly.com
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Sooner or later Zalatoris is gonna win one of these (maybe even this one). The guy seems to always be in the top of the leaderboard contending since he joined the tour 2 years ago.