***2023 PGA Tour Thread***

[ClonesFTW]

Rory got raked over the coals for 2 years defending the PGA Tour just for this to happen - there is 0 chance he is a happy camper this morning.

 

[3TrueFans]

Someone needs to conduct a welfare check on Rory. That guy learned that loyalty to your employer is stupid in the hardest way possible, I think his LIV offer was speculated to be north of $500 million.

 

[Clonefan32]

In looking at Twitter it looks like none of this was communicated to PGA players. They learned this morning as well. Brutal.

 

[Shawker]

WOW...did NOT see that coming.

 

[SolterraCyclone]

Someone compared this to the Michael Scott Paper Company episode from the Office and that is tremendously accurate.

For Rory, Spieth, etc., I bet this feels more like The Red Wedding

 

[stuclone]

Rory got raked over the coals for 2 years defending the PGA Tour just for this to happen - there is 0 chance he is a happy camper this morning.

I think Rory knew something was coming. His tone on the subject and when talking to the media completely changed around the time of the Masters..

 

[cycloneG]

I'm curious how this effects all of the charities associated with PGA Tour events since this new league will be a "for profit" league.

 

[3TrueFans]

Someone compared this to the Michael Scott Paper Company episode from the Office and that is tremendously accurate.

If LIV Golf goes under I'll just start another golf tour, and another, and another.

 

[Bigman38]

Is it that bad for Rory though? They effectively killed LIV and now are going to get paid more. It's not exactly the outcome you'd think he was aiming for, but it's close.

 

[3TrueFans]

Is it that bad for Rory though? They effectively killed LIV and now are going to get paid more. It's not exactly the outcome you'd think he was aiming for, but it's close.

He admitted as much that the stress of being the poster boy for the PGA Tour vs evil LIV Golf took a toll on his mental health, and the fact that he missed out on hundreds of millions of dollars, I'd say it's not ideal even while still being a multimillionaire who plays golf for a living.

 

[3TrueFans]

The season of Full Swing that covers this is going to go so hard.

 

[I@ST1]

Imagine being one of the young guys that didn't jump to the LIV, seeing some of those LIV guys making 9 figures and being able to just come back to the PGA. If they don't get a FAT bonus out of this merger, they will deservedly be furious

They could have jumped if they wanted to.

 

[cyclonespiker33]

Are all the PGA players going to lose their sponsorships now that they are getting blood money from the Saudis?

 

[Clonehomer]

So what happens in this new league if players speak out against Saudi interests or beliefs? Do they get suspended because they are now merged or is it still under the PGA's pervue to address?

 

[1UNI2ISU]

Tiger literally left a billion dollars on the table out of loyalty and this is how they repay that.

 

[enisthemenace]

Just dropping by to say this is absolutely insane!

 

[MugNight]

Will there by congressional action on this? I’m not a lawyer, but could this be an anti-trust case?

 

[3TrueFans]

Tiger literally left a billion dollars on the table out of loyalty and this is how they repay that.

Good news for him is he probably already has a billion.

 

[I@ST1]

This isn’t in the cave yet… but can’t wait to see what some of those posters have to say…

 

[dafarmer]

Now instead of not watching two golf shows, I can go back to not watching one.