Interesting side note: Martin Kaymer, who is supposed to play next week in London, just withdrew from his home tournament in Germany on the Euro Tour, which is this week. I wonder if he's actually injured, suspended or afraid of the backlash?
Earlier today it was announced that Kevin Na has resigned from the PGA Tour. It wiill be very interesting to see how this continues to play out. Golf is a game of history and as long as majors are not impacted, I'm pro free-market and find it hard to blames guys securing the bag. I think Brandel Chamblee broke down the situation very well.
Wonder what KN got paid, $25MM?
I don’t blame Na at all for taking the money but I wish he’d own it instead of claiming his decision is about “freedom”.
Yeah I hate the language in the statement.
i Just wish someone would come out an say
“if you were me who makes a living playing a sport where something so little as a hand injury or a mental yip can end my career, and was offered xx million dollars upfront to show up for something, would you not go too?”
GMac basically said it: https://www.si.com/golf/news/graeme-mcdowell-explains-his-liv-golf-decision-this-is-a-compelling-opportunity
“It just boils down to the fact that I am a business and I’ve operated all over the world for 20 years. This is a compelling opportunity. It’s a fun format and there are some guarantees there.
“It wasn’t a decision I took very lightly. I realized the consequences could be far ranging. But I felt like it was the right decision for me and my family – to be able to take an opportunity like this and play on something new.
“At the end of the day, it’s another golf tour, which we’ve operated on all over the world for the last 20 years. I feel like I have the right to do that.’’
Phil's statement is a doozy.
I keep seeing Rickie's name floating around but he literally just said on the Full Send podcast a few days ago that he wasn't going to leave the PGA tour so not sure what to believe on that....
Here you go, @geaux
Wowww just saw Dustin Johnson renounced his PGA Tour membership. This snowball is going to be wild. Time for popcorn
An interesting one was said at the club today. What happens if a sponsor of a pga event wants him to play in their event? You are going to tell me the pga tour is going to say he can't play and risk them losing a sponsor?
Are all the club sponsors going to drop these guys now. Taylormade and Callaway both have marketing with the PGA tour. The opening reveal for LIV was super cringe. Those GC logos are awful also, spend some of that Tiger offered money on someone other then the 5 year old Saudi prince that made them.
Patrick Reed and Bryson are heading to LIV too!
OffTheDole BS money isn't the motivator. Guy cant make a cut to save his life.
So searched for a while and they still don’t have TV rights in the US, apparently YouTube live?
