BIG STU Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 44 minutes ago, Kenny B said: The DP World Tour, formally The European Tour, which had entered into a partnership with the PGA Tour has been quiet on any of this. No sanctions... yet. Are they going to follow the PGA Tour lead or will they stay neutral? Quite a few of the steadfast Euro players made the jump and more could follow, which could devastate their Tour. Any thoughts from our European spys?? That was just pointed out by Hymie Diaz on the GC that the Saudi thing may really hurt the DP World Tour in the future 2 Quote Driver ---- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha Speeder 565 R flex---- 3 wood TM V-Steel Aldila 65G R Flex 15*--- 7 Wood TM V-Steel UST Pro Force 65 R flex 21*---- 9 wood TM V-Steel stock MAS Stiff shaft 24*--- Irons 4 thru 9 Mac Muirfield TT black label --- PW Vokey SM-4 51* stock shaft--- SW Vokey SM 5 L grind 58* stock shaft--- Putter -- Rusty Scotty Santa Fe fluted Bulls Eye shaft---. Bag Old School Jones Original non stand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thin2win Posted June 9, 2022 Author Share Posted June 9, 2022 Other note from watching it. Having the shotgun start, was really nice from the viewing standpoint. If I was a spectator going to the event, 5 hours onsite to watch the whole event is a lot better then 9+ hours if you want to watch at a normal pga event. I did like that. 6 Quote WITB: Driver: SIM2 Max 12° - Accra TZ6 M4 FW Wood: Gen5 0311 7w Fujikura Motore X F3 Utility: King Forged 20.5° Utility - Catalyst X Irons: D7 Forged GW-5i - Recoils Wedges: JB 52° , 286 56° Putter: MySpider X Cart: Onewheel XR+ Ball: Z-Star Diamond 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Watched some today. It has potential. I think it will entice some more players. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfspy_TCB Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Would it be safe to assume that every card carrying member of the PGA and DP World Tours (among other professional tours) received a monetary offer to play in the LIV Tour events? So as I watch the RBC Canadian Open and the DP World events today... These are the professionals that turned down the (undisclosed amount of) LIV Golf money to support their membership in their respective tours, correct? 2 2 Quote Titleist TSR3 9* (A2 setting) Driver - Otto Phlex PLB 45 "L" Srixon ZX 3W & 5W Titleist TSi2 5 Hybrid TaylorMade Stealth 5-PW Titleist Vokey SM9 50-08, 54-10 & 58-08 Scotty Cameron Special Select Newport 2.5 Maxfli Tour / Titleist AVX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommc23 Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 15 minutes ago, Thin2win said: There is always the concern with NHL when it comes time for the Olympics and risk of injury. Also, WNBA players often go play in Turkey/Russia during the off season. The NHL for a while didn’t send players to the Olympics and the IIHF World Cup is pretty much run by the NHL and if they didn’t do as much as they do they wouldn’t get many players. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBS Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 21 minutes ago, Tiftaaft said: Would it be safe to assume that every card carrying member of the PGA and DP World Tours (among other professional tours) received a monetary offer to play in the LIV Tour events? So as I watch the RBC Canadian Open and the DP World events today... These are the professionals that turned down the (undisclosed amount of) LIV Golf money to support their membership in their respective tours, correct? Possibly - I've heard that the players who aren't "drafted" get sent to do Asian tour events and possibly no guarantee of playing. It will be interesting to see what players like Andy O will do in the future. 1 Quote M6 12* Oban Kiyoshi Purple 65g stiff TS2 16.5* HL Oban Kiyoshi Purple 75g stiff G410 Hybrid 19* Tour stiff i210 KBS tour stiff 4-GW 54* RTX Zipcore 58* glide 3.0 TP Black Copper Juno 34in Oncore elixr or Snell MTBx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGoBlue100 Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 On 6/7/2022 at 10:27 AM, 550025KV said: So the alternative LIV Golf is ready to launch its first event. Are you watching? My understanding is it's only going to air on a streaming service YouTube or the LIV golf website. Thoughts? I happened to be home today after a work trip, so I put it on the big TV through YouTube. I thought the presentation was good, if not quite the polished product we've become accustomed to seeing. The course and the weather were keeping scores bunched up. I think the individual / team idea is interesting, and the golf was golf. I'll probably have it on the TV tomorrow morning as well. 4 Quote "Where'd it go?" "Right in the Lumberyard..." Gen 2 0811 XF 10.5* Graphite Design Tour AD DI-6x Tour B JGR 15* Fairway UST ProForce V2 7F5 76g X-Flex Tour B JGR 19* & 22* Hybrid UST ProForce V2 90g X-Flex Tour B JGR HF-2 irons (5i - PW) KBS Tour 130x CBX Wedges (50, 54, 58) TT Dynamic Gold 115 Wedge Shaft MATI Mamo Putter 33" Super Stroke Football League 3.0 Slim Precision Pro Nexus Rangefinder FAN! PRO Member Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGoBlue100 Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 On 6/7/2022 at 11:28 AM, GolfSpy_APH said: So for those who formally resign their membership, what is the process they would have to do in order to reapply to get back on tour if they chose to? There is a process, and it depends on the status the player had when they resigned, i.e. having to back to Q-School, KF Tour, etc. I don't remember all the details. Quote "Where'd it go?" "Right in the Lumberyard..." Gen 2 0811 XF 10.5* Graphite Design Tour AD DI-6x Tour B JGR 15* Fairway UST ProForce V2 7F5 76g X-Flex Tour B JGR 19* & 22* Hybrid UST ProForce V2 90g X-Flex Tour B JGR HF-2 irons (5i - PW) KBS Tour 130x CBX Wedges (50, 54, 58) TT Dynamic Gold 115 Wedge Shaft MATI Mamo Putter 33" Super Stroke Football League 3.0 Slim Precision Pro Nexus Rangefinder FAN! PRO Member Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGoBlue100 Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 On 6/8/2022 at 9:55 AM, TBS said: I agree BUT... I have to think that LIV is going to make the LPGA product and coverage even worse. All LIV would need to do to dismantle LPGA is offer Lexi, Nelly, Lydia, and Minjee a similar outrageous contract. Pull them out of the LPGA to do co-ed team competitions. The Saudi "grow the game" idea fits right in with doing that next year. Also the partnership with Asian tour, pull in more young lady Korean players will hurt LPGA as well. Pull those players out and LPGA will get ZERO coverage (strength of field clauses in TV coverage). Then all we have left is NCAA coverage... OH WAIT - LIV can start pulling those players for 500k to $1 mil for a 2-3 year contract or an NIL deal then they are gone. That money is already there. I heard discussion of NIL money for some of the amateurs playing this week in London. Also, did anyone else notice how many UK and European female golfers in the US Open had "Golf Saudi" or "ARAMCO" (Arabian American Oil Company) logos on their shirts last week? This idea of pulling top female players is something I hadn't thought of, but I bet someone else already has that thought on the table. 3 Quote "Where'd it go?" "Right in the Lumberyard..." Gen 2 0811 XF 10.5* Graphite Design Tour AD DI-6x Tour B JGR 15* Fairway UST ProForce V2 7F5 76g X-Flex Tour B JGR 19* & 22* Hybrid UST ProForce V2 90g X-Flex Tour B JGR HF-2 irons (5i - PW) KBS Tour 130x CBX Wedges (50, 54, 58) TT Dynamic Gold 115 Wedge Shaft MATI Mamo Putter 33" Super Stroke Football League 3.0 Slim Precision Pro Nexus Rangefinder FAN! PRO Member Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommc23 Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 1 hour ago, MGoBlue100 said: That money is already there. I heard discussion of NIL money for some of the amateurs playing this week in London. Also, did anyone else notice how many UK and European female golfers in the US Open had "Golf Saudi" or "ARAMCO" (Arabian American Oil Company) logos on their shirts last week? This idea of pulling top female players is something I hadn't thought of, but I bet someone else already has that thought on the table. The idea of coed tournaments would be cool to see though. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommc23 Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 This whole situation honestly reminds me of something which happened recently in another sport I watch, actually watch it more than I watch golf. Professional paintball, yes it’s a thing and yes it’s a small niche. There was a new team which purchased a spot of an existing team over the off season and started to pay players big money, for paintball that’s 100grand(most make way less than that). The team made it through a single tournament placed high because they bought good talent then the team ownership folded. Guys thought the big money was good to go and not going anywhere because his money is from oil, but his financial backing cut things off after dishing out a ton of money for one tournament. I could see something similar to this happening 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrogginBullfish Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 LIV is the golf media gift that keeps on giving... https://twitter.com/AlanShipnuck/status/1534967484788289536?t=yseunvK38SZ_INQwB8MTag&s=19 5 Quote DRIVER PXG 0811XF GEN4 (10.5°) FAIRWAY WOODS PXG 0341XF GEN4 (16°) HYBRIDS PXG 0317XF GEN4 (19°), PXG 0317X GEN4 (22°) IRONS PXG 0311T GEN3 (5 - 9) WEDGES TAYLORMADE MG3 (45°, 50°, 55° TW Grind), TAYLORMADE HI-TOE (60°) PUTTER PXG BATTLE READY ONE & DONE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohms Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 Day1 highlights- Looked like golf to me. 2 Quote Mostly ITB. SIMMs, P790s...etc Won't you pour me a Cuban Breeze, Gretchen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang60 Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 I'm watching a replay that goes 9ish hours on utube, love Livgolf coverage because it's miles better than what skysport dish up here in New Zealand. Commercials are the order of the day for skysport, infact more commercials than Golf so I'm sure you know how I feel about the POOR product skysport show. Just rubbish.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG STU Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 6 hours ago, FrogginBullfish said: LIV is the golf media gift that keeps on giving... https://twitter.com/AlanShipnuck/status/1534967484788289536?t=yseunvK38SZ_INQwB8MTag&s=19 Goes to show what I have always said Norman is an idiot 1 1 Quote Driver ---- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha Speeder 565 R flex---- 3 wood TM V-Steel Aldila 65G R Flex 15*--- 7 Wood TM V-Steel UST Pro Force 65 R flex 21*---- 9 wood TM V-Steel stock MAS Stiff shaft 24*--- Irons 4 thru 9 Mac Muirfield TT black label --- PW Vokey SM-4 51* stock shaft--- SW Vokey SM 5 L grind 58* stock shaft--- Putter -- Rusty Scotty Santa Fe fluted Bulls Eye shaft---. Bag Old School Jones Original non stand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanoito Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 14 hours ago, Kenny B said: The DP World Tour, formally The European Tour, which had entered into a partnership with the PGA Tour has been quiet on any of this. No sanctions... yet. Are they going to follow the PGA Tour lead or will they stay neutral? Quite a few of the steadfast Euro players made the jump and more could follow, which could devastate their Tour. Any thoughts from our European spys?? Lol I don't even watch DP Tour... I only follow PGA. But I can tell you that Martin Kaymer was butchered on social media yesterday when he announced he was jumping over. His statement "doing this to take care of myself and the game" didn't help at all... I think his fans would have been more forgiving if he just said he is doing it for the money... but the lame excuse "to grow the game" didn't sit well... 3 Quote SpeedZone 9* w/ Aldila Rogue Silver 60 S X2 Hot 3 Deep 14.5* w/ Aldila Tour Green 75 S JetSpeed 5W 19* w/ Matrix Velox T 69 S OR Super LS 3H 19* w/ Kuro Kage Black 80 S JPX919 Forged 4-PW w/ Modus3 105 S Vokey SM7 50/08F, 54/14F & 58/08M w/ Modus3 115 Wedge ER1 34" w/ SuperStroke Fatso 2.0 Pro / H2NO Lite Cart Bag / 3.0 / NX7 Pro LRF My reviews: MLA Putter // Titleist SM7 // PING i500 // PuttOUT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanoito Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 The course looks nice... my membership includes 5 green fees/year for Centurion and I've never used it lol 2 1 Quote SpeedZone 9* w/ Aldila Rogue Silver 60 S X2 Hot 3 Deep 14.5* w/ Aldila Tour Green 75 S JetSpeed 5W 19* w/ Matrix Velox T 69 S OR Super LS 3H 19* w/ Kuro Kage Black 80 S JPX919 Forged 4-PW w/ Modus3 105 S Vokey SM7 50/08F, 54/14F & 58/08M w/ Modus3 115 Wedge ER1 34" w/ SuperStroke Fatso 2.0 Pro / H2NO Lite Cart Bag / 3.0 / NX7 Pro LRF My reviews: MLA Putter // Titleist SM7 // PING i500 // PuttOUT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LICC Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 3 hours ago, BIG STU said: Goes to show what I have always said Norman is an idiot Norman just seems like a bad guy. Very disliked by many even before all this. https://www.golfdigest.com/story/liv-golf-reality-show-pga-tour 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang60 Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 27 minutes ago, LICC said: Norman just seems like a bad guy. Very disliked by many even before all this. https://www.golfdigest.com/story/liv-golf-reality-show-pga-tour People that are very successful in any field are not friends with the rest of the World, their driven single minded arrogance and don't have friends like us. They don't function in our world that's why they live in exclusive expensive communities, as a result of that we think their idiots dicks etc but their extremely rich and don't care what we think... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang60 Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 11 hours ago, FrogginBullfish said: LIV is the golf media gift that keeps on giving... https://twitter.com/AlanShipnuck/status/1534967484788289536?t=yseunvK38SZ_INQwB8MTag&s=19 Shipnuck has to be a idiot thinking he'd be welcome at a Livgolf event, But as he's a bottom feeder just looking for free publicity that's why he was there. Lucky he didn't get slapped around lol... 2 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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