Kolek planning to go pro
What's your gut on what the Masters will do? I assume they have the power to do whatever they want?
Rumor is, the Masters plans on not inviting any LIV Players, though it’s possible they make the exception for past champs
I believe that's what will happen. LIV seems to be cornering the market on former Masters champs. And, I'm sure Bubba will be joining LIV when he returns to action. If they make an exception for past champs, that would leave really only Bryson as the only star on the outside looking in (given no other huge names jumping to LIV). But, I'm not sure that ANGC will care all that much given that Bryson thinks the course is only a par 67.
I see a lot of chatter asking if the masters would matter if they didn’t invite players like Bryson and I think people forget, Augusta cares not what you think. They’ll do what they want. Also, they’ve been pretty progressive the last decade taking stewardship of the game. I have little doubt that they’ll be the first to introduce an universal ball for their invitational
Opportunity for European Tour to fortify its ranks https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/golf/garcia-mcdowell-liv-golf-pga-27195310Garcia lays out his reasoning for joining LIV. My guess is others will follow his line of thinking.https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/garcia-not-bothered-by-pga-tour-suspension-2022-06-09/
DJ admitted it was about playing less golf for more money. And against lesser fields.I get the 40 somethings. Take the big payout and slow down.
I'll say this about DJ, he's at least telling people the truth. And, while LIV sounds great for DJ, this is not a compelling case as to why golf fans should care about LIV.
They set this initial LIV course up hard lots of the field over par . https://www.livgolf.com/leaderboard
Schwartzel with inaugural LIV winhttps://www.golfdigest.com/story/charl-scwhartzel-wins-4-million-dollars-in-inaugural-liv-golf-invititational
Pat Perez getting $10 million to join LIV. Frankly, that's nuttier than Bryson's deal
A proper golf tournament and national championship on the line in Canada where the top 4 are Rory, Finau, JT and Sam Burns
Nice to see the Canadian Open regaining some of its luster in recent years . Used to be considered a huge event just below the majors .
The Saudi Royal Family is only worth somewhere in the 1.5 trillion range. Again, that's with a T. They will continue to offer boat loads of cash to PGA players. This problem probably isn't going away any time soon.
But even trillionaires don't want to repeatedly lose money. Look, I am sure they look at their smaller neighbors with some envy in this respect. UAE owns a bunch of soccer teams and Dubai is a new playground for the rich. Qatar owns PSG and is hosting the World Cup later this year. But still, they will pull the plug on this thing if they figure out it's not going to work.