Posted on 04/21/2023 4:53:25 AM PDT by jerod
In its debut season last year, LIV Golf managed to sign a list of PGA Tour stars from Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson and reigning Open champion Cameron Smith. Officials with the rival league said they would also, eventually, turn their attention to the biggest stars in women’s golf. Could that be happening sooner rather than later?
That’s the word from LIV commissioner Greg Norman. Speaking Thursday ahead of the rival league’s Australian debut tournament, LIV Golf Adelaide, Norman said LIV officials had earmarked a women’s series as a future project.
“That is a discussion we have internally on a regular basis. I have personally had discussions with individual LPGA Tour players, Ladies European Tour,” Norman said at The Grange Golf Club in Adelaide. “They love what our product is showcasing. They ask all the time, ‘How can we get involved?’ We'd love to see a LIV ladies series.”...
Since virtually no one is watching the LIV men play golf, I guess they are going to throw a bunch of money at women to see if they can get even fewer people to watch.
How ‘bout flood the LIV (54) with transgenders. Wearing lady beach volley ball garb. That’ll do it.
I’ve never been enamored w/ the monopolies that the PGA Tour (and the PGA of America, for that matter) have enjoyed, but LIV Golf just doesn’t work.
You have unlikable stars like DJ and Koepka (who has become an absolute clown-like figure) and guaranteed money. It may work for their bank balances, but no one wants to watch it.
It’s spilling over into the PGA Tour as well, w/ more and more no-cut events coming next year. I see Eric Cole all the time, and I see how hard he works. The future Eric Cole’s of the golf world are going to be left out on opportunities to get themselves to the next level.
There would be a lot of ball identity confusion...especially when in the rough.
I really didn't start watching the PGA until covid shut down almost everything but golf.
But take a look at the leaderboard of this weekend's PGA event the Zurich Classic there's barely 10 or 12 well known names participating. While LIV Golf's Adelaide Event has easily double the number of well known golfers.
LIV golf works for injured golfers that can’t compete in all the mandatory PGA tournaments.
I have always enjoyed TV golf, as far as LIV golf goes my only objection is the noise.
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