Bormio Posted July 2, 2022 Report Share Posted July 2, 2022 Players like McElroy and Thomas do nothing but rant about it. The LIV players do not seem very angry - they haven’t welcomed their suspensions, but they are not fretting them much. But the PGA players are all hot and bothered. Why? The PGA tournaments will be easier, positive changes coming to the PGA tour etc. Why cannot they just accept it without continuing to trash the rebels? It is bizarre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildcat Will Posted July 2, 2022 Report Share Posted July 2, 2022 2 hours ago, Bormio said: Players like McElroy and Thomas do nothing but rant about it. The LIV players do not seem very angry - they haven’t welcomed their suspensions, but they are not fretting them much. But the PGA players are all hot and bothered. Why? The PGA tournaments will be easier, positive changes coming to the PGA tour etc. Why cannot they just accept it without continuing to trash the rebels? It is bizarre. ELITISM That American Exceptionalism Nothing can or should rival America. All American professional teams declare themselves "World Champions" for winning their respective sports. Are They? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bormio Posted July 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2022 Apparently Saudi money in English football is no big deal. Newcastle fans love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warrior Posted July 3, 2022 Report Share Posted July 3, 2022 5 hours ago, Bormio said: Apparently Saudi money in English football is no big deal. Newcastle fans love it. And F1, the LPGA and many other sports where the owners and league’s make all the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bormio Posted July 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 The PGA has earned itself a rectal exam. The DOJ is investigating it for monopolistic practices. Federal investigators calling to say hello never portends a good day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bormio Posted August 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2022 LIV snatches #2 player in the world and current British Open champion, Cameron Smith. A few more of these and the PGA tour won’t be the “premier” tour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan in daytona Posted August 10, 2022 Report Share Posted August 10, 2022 8 PGA Tour events with purse increases: Sentry Tournament of Champions: $15 million (up from $8.2 million) The Genesis Invitational: $20 million (up from $12 million) Arnold Palmer Invitational: $20 million (up from $12 million) THE PLAYERS Championship: $25 million (up from $20 million) WGC – Dell Technologies Match Play: $20 million (up from $12 million) Memorial Tournament: $20 million (up from $12 million) FEDEX St. Jude Championship: $20 million (up from $15 million) BMW Championship: $20 million (up from $15 million) This isn't just a coincidence. Why has the "tour" decided at this time to raise purses ? It's obvious, and it's called COMPETITION. Any golfer that thinks the new tour is bad for the players future earnings is foolishly mistaken. Regardless even if it folds in a year or two purses will be that much higher anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan in daytona Posted August 10, 2022 Report Share Posted August 10, 2022 On 7/2/2022 at 4:11 PM, Wildcat Will said: ELITISM That American Exceptionalism Nothing can or should rival America. All American professional teams declare themselves "World Champions" for winning their respective sports. Are They? I've always had a problem with that. The "4 Majors of golf" being one of them. Why is a PGA Championship Win bigger than the Players Title at Ponte Vedra (FL) or any of the other Fed X Cup championships ? All the big events have the same top players. Germany, Japan, Australia, don't have top courses where greens can be cut super short and off fairway glass left uncut for a month ? At least in tennis the Majors are world events, US Open (New York), Wimbledon (London), French Open (Paris), Australian Open (Melbourne). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTerrapin Posted August 10, 2022 Report Share Posted August 10, 2022 1 hour ago, dan in daytona said: I've always had a problem with that. The "4 Majors of golf" being one of them. Why is a PGA Championship Win bigger than the Players Title at Ponte Vedra (FL) or any of the other Fed X Cup championships ? All the big events have the same top players. Germany, Japan, Australia, don't have top courses where greens can be cut super short and off fairway glass left uncut for a month ? At least in tennis the Majors are world events, US Open (New York), Wimbledon (London), French Open (Paris), Australian Open (Melbourne). None of the 4 majors is a PGA Tour event. They are run by independent organizations. The Players however is a PGA Tour event and can be considered a 5th major but not officially. Events like the US Open run by USGA purposely make the courses harder, higher roughs, tougher greens, narrower fairways, harder pin placements. The PGA and the PGA Tour are different things. The PGA of America (runs the PGA Championships) is an organization for club professionals. The PGA Tour is for tour pros and tournament golf. You will see local club professionals playing in the PGA Championships with the PGA Tour guys which I always find interesting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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