LIV Golf Invitational League...... NO Political/Ethical conflict posts, see Post#2

Mantis Toboggan · 28-07-2022 9:43am

I thought the rest would wait until after the wheelbarrow events.

benny79 · 28-07-2022 9:48am

😂🤣😂

FixdePitchmark · 28-07-2022 9:50am

At the end of the day.

For the moment.

Who cares about LIV ...The teams are rubbish and names comical.

Too many absolutely terrible golfers or finished golfers to be watching. Who genuinely wants to be watching exhibition golf...with washed up Ryder cup "heroes"

DJ and Bryson ...very disappointing...the rest of them can fly to Mars on their stupid Dr Evil plane...

Trampas · 28-07-2022 10:13am

Blubber out injured at the moment. I guess covers himself if he can’t do much on return. He can get the crowd going which Norman wants

28-07-2022 11:51am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119397936#Comment_119397936

Think you might be discounting the momentum that tour now seems to be building. The more big names they draw off the two main tours, the more the other players may be tempted to join them. The players moving now, and in future are cuter, they have let the first tranche deal with all the difficult/ethical questions.

FixdePitchmark · 28-07-2022 11:59am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119398534#Comment_119398534

Did Norman not say he is staying loyal to original sign ups ?

Accepting you couldn't believe anything coming from him or LIV

Anyway...I did say for the moment...obviously longer term different story.

But for the moment, the current concept, the team idea and quality is horrendous....

slave1 · 28-07-2022 12:24pm

This is interesting, they have

Bubba

Charl

DJ

Sergio

Phil

Reed

Maybe LIV will pickup Willet and Hideki in the off season.

Can anyone spot the Major Momentum they are cleverly building.....be very hard for Augusta to ban 6-8 past champions....

Xander10 · 28-07-2022 12:28pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119398706#Comment_119398706

None capable of winning the Masters anymore. Maybe DJ but Liv will soften him up.

benny79 · 28-07-2022 12:29pm

There all has beens not one of them I'd miss. That includes DJ & Bryson.. Theres always the next superstar around the corner.

FixdePitchmark · 28-07-2022 12:30pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119398706#Comment_119398706

On the face of it ...but the big world turns and major institutions keep moving ....nobody can be done without...only one person meets that criteria in last 20 years, Tiger. There are no Tigers now...

There is only 1 player DJ in the list above that anyone would care about ...and there was nobody crying when he had his ban...

The disposability of people in larger powerful organisations shouldn't be forgotten either....

benny79 · 28-07-2022 12:33pm

What I want to know if LIV did collapse would they be taken back on the PGA tour?

FixdePitchmark · 28-07-2022 12:41pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119398761#Comment_119398761

I'd let them work their way back up from base of OWGR ...including having to get card.

Most of them wouldn't make it...and would be fun watching them...

But ...I guess they exit with so much money , they don't care.....

Xander10 · 28-07-2022 12:41pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119398761#Comment_119398761

Their pockets will be full of blood money at that stage and Bubba will build a church to save all their souls.

Mantis Toboggan · 28-07-2022 1:12pm

Not starting until tomorrow, Sunday night finish.

slave1 · 28-07-2022 1:28pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119398744#Comment_119398744

My point is the ban on past champions, not who could win, it will be a difficult decision to destroy the legacy they are trying to build, there can't be more than mid 30's of living past winners, banning nearly a quarter of them would be quite a step, deffo more space at the table.

Augusta may not want to get involved in this and just have zilch comment on LIV

28-07-2022 1:53pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119399002#Comment_119399002

It would certainly be a contrast to the very public rebuke the Augusta chairman gave to Tiger the time he admitted adultery.

FixdePitchmark · 28-07-2022 1:57pm

I think ot could go either way...would love and could see them strong enough ...to not invite them.

They might see the Saudis misaligned with their core values....

Would love that...

benny79 · 28-07-2022 4:05pm

Me too Id love to see them get banned from all the Majors next year! They might not have enough ranking points to even qualify but definitely past winners too.. See how much they care about the sport then. I doubt many of them be to bothered though...

IAmTitleist · 28-07-2022 4:48pm

Can't understand the logic behind people "loving to see" some of the best golfers in the world banned from the premiere events in the majors.

Say what you want but the below players are still absolutely capable of winning golfs biggest prizes:

DJ

Reed

Koepka

Bryson

Sergio

Oosthuizen

Even the likes of Schwartzel, Mickelson, Westwood would still be capable of pulling off a shock major win.

blue note · 28-07-2022 5:01pm

It's for the reason that can't be discussed. You must understand that.

FixdePitchmark · 28-07-2022 5:25pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119400021#Comment_119400021

Can't understand how anyone can tolerate them.....

Mushy · 28-07-2022 8:13pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119399839#Comment_119399839

It looks like they're being encouraged to play Asian Tour events, probably to boost their owgr points. Kind of flies in the face of them saying spend more time with the family.

SeeMoreBut · 28-07-2022 8:55pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119400812#Comment_119400812

They are hoping people forgot about that

Mushy · 28-07-2022 9:05pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119401011#Comment_119401011

Their families at least anyway

benny79 · 29-07-2022 8:53am

Yeah all fcuking hypocrites! It just boils my blood! That these guys would rip apart a sport we love and that they are meant too! All for money. Especially when there already loaded.. The kids that look up to them etc.. No morals...

There's more to life than money! Its just GREED, XXXX XXXX XXXX !

29-07-2022 8:59am

Benny, they are professional sportsmen, of course it’s about money. People move jobs for higher pay all the time, we might not like SA, but when somebody slaps 40 mil down on the table in front of you, it must be hard to resist. The big clubs in the English first division did the same when they formed the premiership, they sold their souls to Sky. It is up to the PGA/DP tours to respond, the players are the talent, if they don’t pay the players well, then they risk losing more.

IAmTitleist · 29-07-2022 11:20am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119400186#Comment_119400186

As i said...i dont understand how anyone would LOVE a diluted major field in which 10-20 of the top players in the world aren't allowed to compete. If they are banned then anyone who wins a major will have an asterik beside that win.

benny79 · 29-07-2022 11:20am

Totally agree mate. Still doesn't mean I have to agree with it or like it. Dont worry it boils my blood when footballs do it.. There is millions of people that would trade places in the morning! I would love to be able to play golf for a living and travel the world. If I won the Lotto in the morning thats what I'll be doing.. These guys are already millionaires.. Just Greed & no morals..

Mantis Toboggan · 29-07-2022 12:25pm

Professional players wanting more money? Shocking.

Quahog217 · 29-07-2022 5:05pm

Post deleted, read the Charter

Mantis Toboggan · 29-07-2022 5:11pm

Shotgun at 18.15 so a bit earlier than last time.

MisterAnarchy · 29-07-2022 5:40pm

You can get day tickets on Stubhub for 1$.

Must be selling poorly.

Mantis Toboggan · 29-07-2022 5:49pm

Post deleted, read the charter

Trampas · 29-07-2022 8:21pm

Blubber has learnt his lines very well

Hyzepher · 29-07-2022 8:25pm

In fairness this week's LIV is far more entertaining than last week's or this week's PGA Tour events

Mantis Toboggan · 29-07-2022 8:54pm

Oh louis Louis Louis 🫣

callaway92 · 29-07-2022 9:58pm

Just 58k watching live on YouTube - said it before but those are fcking awful numbers, there’s no denying it

phelimb · 29-07-2022 11:53pm

Maybe I missed the thread, but how do they decide who plays each week? Since the original event there's been a bunch of new names joining so who gets dropped and what is the criteria seeing as it's 48 (for now) for each event?

Trampas · 29-07-2022 11:59pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119406138#Comment_119406138

Norman I guess. Don’t call us. We’ll call you

kowloonkev · 30-07-2022 6:57am

No reporting of the event itself this week that I can see in my usual news sites. Only reports seem to be about other players joining. That's great to see that mainstream media are rejecting it as a sporting entity.

callaway92 · 30-07-2022 7:42am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119406525#Comment_119406525

No mainstream media reporting it is a good thing yeh

And no data providers selling data for it either like Opta etc is important to stop Google and companies like this having its leaderboards on their sites live during the round

Quahog217 · 30-07-2022 8:48am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119406574#Comment_119406574

But yet Sky have no problem talking bout Newcastle utd or broadcasting their games??????? I wonder why??? I'm guessing if your a soccer fan you won't watch Newcastle all season in a similar vein of disgust

callaway92 · 30-07-2022 10:00am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119406659#Comment_119406659

Sport fan in general but completely against all Sportwashing

Difference with Newcastle is they HAVE questioned Eddie Howe etc and scrutinised him. Also, with Newcastle, they always had Newcastle before the takeover and have contractual obligations with the League and them. They can’t just pull out of those contracts unfortunately. With LIV being new, Media have the choice themselves of whether to promote them or not.

Learn about the facts before getting pissy.

Mantis Toboggan · 30-07-2022 1:57pm

So Bubba is getting 50 million and not going to play until next year! Complete no brainer.

Trampas · 30-07-2022 2:08pm

They really haven’t got many on the up or top of their game.

No matter what they think

Mantis Toboggan · 30-07-2022 5:13pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119405655#Comment_119405655

Yeah you'd expect higher even if it's just their third event. Problem for them is the average age viewer of golf is probably 60 and most 60 year olds don't quite understand turning youtube on on their TV.

Quahog217 · 30-07-2022 5:15pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119406863#Comment_119406863

The only reason the media are blanking LIV for now is financial. As soon they think this will become profitable they will all want it on there screens, websites etc