PGA Tour and LIV Agree to Merger

[FairwayFlyer]

PGA Tour agrees to merge with Saudi-backed rival LIV Golf

The PGA Tour is merging with Saudi-backed rival LIV Golf, following months of tensions and mounting lawsuits between the competitors.

www.cnbc.com

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Going to be very interesting as more details of the structure come out. Hard to really tell what went down here.

 

[Peacefrog]

Was never a fan of the LIV structure. I’m hoping this looks more like the PGA than LIV

 

[navery12]

Curious how this works, the draw of LIV (besides the money) was the very unique and not PGA rules

 

[Waquoit]

Curious how this works, the draw of LIV (besides the money) was the very unique and not PGA rules

What draw?

 

[navery12]

What draw?

Fair point, their 8 fans seemed to like it though

 

[UofCT]

Disgraceful

 

[NJHusky]

The guys who stayed loyal to the pga got screwed. Michelson gets 200m
And back on the tour.

 

[superjohn]

Fair point, their 8 fans seemed to like it though

8 fans and LIV wins. Let's see all the people crying about sportswashing and blood money all this time try and spin this.

 

[uconnfan68]

Watching less and less anyway.

 

[nomar]

The guys who stayed loyal to the pga got screwed. Michelson gets 200m
And back on the tour.

Once a scab...

Saudi $$$ >>> all else

 

[superjohn]

I love this so much.

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan a year ago...

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan today...

 

[jleves]

Well, I guess that's one less thing I will be watching on Sundays.

 

[nomar]

I love this so much.

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan a year ago...
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PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan today...
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Pathetic

 

[Waquoit]

Let's see all the people crying about sportswashing and blood money all this time try and spin this.

What are you talking about?

 

[NJHusky]

Well, I guess that's one less thing I will be watching on Sundays.

More time to be playing golf....less time watching

 

[BrysonDeMan]

I love this so much.

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan a year ago...
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PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan today...
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they (PGA Tour) never really cared about the Saudis
it was just an easy way to be critical of LIV and they over used it
who doesn't do business with SA? what a joke
maybe Brandel can have cry-fest with Rory

 

[superjohn]

Pathetic

It's fantastic. Act virtuous for a while until things cools down a bit and then make your money with the human rights abusers.

 

[BrysonDeMan]

Pathetic

now i don't have vilify Jack Nicklaus for building courses in Saudi Arabia
love the hypocrites getting exposed

 

[nomar]

It's fantastic. Act virtuous for a while until things cools down a bit and then make your money with the human rights abusers.

Pro Tip: If you're going to go into business with the Saudis, don't make a big deal about 9/11 and Khashogi beforehand.

 

[Waquoit]

now i don't have vilify Jack Nicklaus for building courses in Saudi Arabia

Did you ever in the first place? This is just proof that everyone has their price, not that guys like Jack were right all along.

 

[BrysonDeMan]

 

[WhereistheDove?]

The people that were at the extremes of this look pretty silly. PGA ends up taking the Saudi money and LIV supporters are apparently now totally okay with monopolies? Shocking that it was all BS.

 

[BrysonDeMan]

Did you ever in the first place? This is just proof that everyone has their price, not that guys like Jack were right all along.

nope - i never had a problem with LIV taking "blood money"
too many American companies, as well as US Govt, involved with Saudi Arabia for me to be critical of some golfers.

 

[JT-55]

I love this so much.

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan a year ago...
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PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan today...
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I don't see how Monahan keeps his job after this merger.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

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Phil's taken a pretty faux-moralistic stance on some of the monopoly issues that he's confirmed were complete nonsense now that he's celebrating this. Maybe it's slightly different because we all knew with 100% certainty that he was full of *** about that from the start.

 

[superjohn]

I don't see how Monahan keeps his job after this merger.

His little brother is a friend of mine but I'm probably going to hold off on texting him about this.

 

[Hi-Low]

A now unbearable Phil Mickelson will be even more unbearable thinking he won the fight. Was a big fan of Phil until he disgracefully threw Tom Watson (captain) under the bus after a Ryder Cup loss. Phil can take a leap...hope he never wins again.

 

[nashusky109]

haaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaahha

 

[Skiblets]

PGA must’ve thought they had an extremely
Weak legal position.