Official 2022 PGA Tour thread

[Tank]

11 hours ago, gotbeer said:

LIV Golf To 'Immediately Qualify' For World Ranking Points

 

does this mean LIV will have more than 8 tournaments a year?

[Lou]

2 minutes ago, Tank said:

does this mean LIV will have more than 8 tournaments a year?

That was only in the first year. There are 14 scheduled so far for 2023. 

[Tank]

3 minutes ago, Lou said:

That was only in the first year. There are 14 scheduled so far for 2023. 

14? man, those guys better be working on their conditioning!

[gotbeer]

1 hour ago, Tank said:

14? man, those guys better be working on their conditioning!

That was part of the appeal for LIV.  That it's not jam packed like the PGA, with various charity events every week.  You have the 14, plus the 4 majors, plus any other majors like the DP big tourney.  Not to say that they won't add more in the future.  

[gotbeer]

World ranking rejects last-minute LIV Golf bid for points

Interesting tidbit in this.  it was said before that one of the requirements to get world ranking points was a tourney had to be 72 holes.  

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The MENA Tour stands for Middle East and North Africa and is a developmental tour that has been getting the bare minimum of world ranking points since 2016. It has 54-hole events with a 36-hole cut, offering a $75,000 purse. LIV Golf events have a $20 million purse for 54-hole events with no cut.

 

[gotbeer]

So couldn't sleep, so watched the LIV tournament last night.  BTW, they finish around 1 AM.  They are in Bangkok, oriental city.  What a weird track.  Rough looks like it improves the ball.  Fairways look like you could putt on them if you wanted.  Wide fairways.  Huge elevated greens.  Only divots were what was put there by the pros.  Long, like Dechambeau long (and surprisingly, he couldn't take advantage).  Hot and humid.   The leaderboard is a whose not.  It's crammed with everyone, except the big names are struggling.  

Biggest mistake they have ever done on this tour so far.  And I shit you not about this.  But you know how they usually have music blasting?  Well at some point with a few holes left, some chick gets on the PA, and it sounded like they were having some sort of game show.  As a pro playing, it's one thing to have music.  You could swing to the beat.  It's another to have some chick yelling in Thai with random yelling and laughing.  It quickly turned into a Happy Gilmore scene.  You could tell the big names that were closest to the noise were having trouble with it.  

[St1ck]

2 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

So couldn't sleep, so watched the LIV tournament last night.  BTW, they finish around 1 AM.  They are in Bangkok, oriental city.  What a weird track.  Rough looks like it improves the ball.  Fairways look like you could putt on them if you wanted.  Wide fairways.  Huge elevated greens.  Only divots were what was put there by the pros.  Long, like Dechambeau long (and surprisingly, he couldn't take advantage).  Hot and humid.   The leaderboard is a whose not.  It's crammed with everyone, except the big names are struggling.  

Biggest mistake they have ever done on this tour so far.  And I shit you not about this.  But you know how they usually have music blasting?  Well at some point with a few holes left, some chick gets on the PA, and it sounded like they were having some sort of game show.  As a pro playing, it's one thing to have music.  You could swing to the beat.  It's another to have some chick yelling in Thai with random yelling and laughing.  It quickly turned into a Happy Gilmore scene.  You could tell the big names that were closest to the noise were having trouble with it.  

I'll give you a like just for this. 

[gotbeer]

Dang.  This is rough to watch.  Brandon Grace is one shot behind the lead on the 3rd hole.  Pulled it looks like a rib muscle.  And he's in pain for every swing he's making.  I've had one of those injuries, and it's not fun to swing a club.  It gets to a point where it hurts to breathe.  

[gotbeer]

Bangkok is turning into a huge headache for the PGA.  The #1 ranked collegiate player spurns the PGA to go to the LIV because the LIV gives him 2 years of guaranteed starts. And he goes into the final day with a 5 shot lead, and a $4 million payout.  

[gotbeer]

Was up early, and saw that Jedah was on for LIV.  They finish around 6:30-7 AM LA time.  Didn't see too many spectators.  But that seemed to be the case for every Friday LIV event.  

Course looks interesting.  Similar to what you would find in Palm Springs.  But lots of water.  Looked like a fun course.

At one point the Koepka brothers were 1-2.  Brooks had a great round and finished 1st at 8 under.

Instead of music blaring like in the states, or a gameshow in Bangkok, they have a 10 foot tall woman (Ok, she was standing on a table.  Insert Deuce Bigalow reference.)  playing music on a violin.  It was actually pretty beautiful, relaxing, and kind of mesmerizing.  

@arch stanton  Ok, maybe you can answer this for me.  Very few burka's or hijabs on women.  They had once scene where they had a bunch of women going to release balloons for breast cancer awareness, and only saw one with any type of headgear on.  In the gallery, didn't see any with headgear on the women.  Has this changed in Saudi?

[Angel Oracle]

Ho hum, just another top 10 finish for X-man after 2 weeks off

[Lou]

Pretty weak field.

[Angel Oracle]

8 minutes ago, Lou said:

Pretty weak field.

Surprising given the $11 million purse?

Edited October 17, 2022 by Angel Oracle

[Lou]

Not many top players want to travel to Japan for a weekend.

[Angel Oracle]

Cantley’s younger brother currently 

 

 

49er

[gotbeer]

On 10/17/2022 at 12:26 PM, Lou said:

Not many top players want to travel to Japan for a weekend.

Which is weird.  Because Japan is a nice place to vacation too.  That you can write it off and get paid should be a bonus.  

[Lou]

28 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

Which is weird.  Because Japan is a nice place to vacation too.  That you can write it off and get paid should be a bonus.  

But the Asians

[gotbeer]

35 minutes ago, Lou said:

But the Asians

Yes, but few Blacks or Hispanics.  So the white PGA should feel comfortable there.

[Lou]

38 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

Yes, but few Blacks or Hispanics.  So the white PGA should feel comfortable there.

Pebble Beach

[Blarg]

Too many Asians.

[gotbeer]

 REVEALED: REPORT DIVULGES LIV GOLF TOUR SPENDING SPREE EXPIRY DATE

This is actually pretty fascinating.

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At this point, they are likely wanting to begin selling off their team franchises. This is how LIV plan to recoup its investment. 

"Sorour said the PIF had funding for LIV through 2025. By then, he imagined, they would begin to cash out by selling off ownership in their 12 teams. The franchise model is how LIV plans to recoup its investment. Sorour envisions owners building home golf courses, like a stadium for a football team."

 

This might explain why teams are formed based on countries.  The possibilities are quite fascinating.  So a team would become a franchise.  The stadium would be a golf course.  So every year, the league would play at each teams home stadium.  I think this is really following the Formula 1 model as a worldwide league.  Of course it'll be interesting if players/teams ever get cut.  

[St1ck]

13 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

 REVEALED: REPORT DIVULGES LIV GOLF TOUR SPENDING SPREE EXPIRY DATE

This is actually pretty fascinating.

 

This might explain why teams are formed based on countries.  The possibilities are quite fascinating.  So a team would become a franchise.  The stadium would be a golf course.  So every year, the league would play at each teams home stadium.  I think this is really following the Formula 1 model as a worldwide league.  Of course it'll be interesting if players/teams ever get cut.  

By then, he imagined, they would begin to cash out by selling off ownership in their 12 teams. The franchise model is how LIV plans to recoup its investment. Sorour envisions owners building home golf courses, like a stadium for a football team."

 

Good luck with that.

[PattyD22]

12 hours ago, St1ck said:

By then, he imagined, they would begin to cash out by selling off ownership in their 12 teams. The franchise model is how LIV plans to recoup its investment. Sorour envisions owners building home golf courses, like a stadium for a football team."

 

Good luck with that.

And envisioning racous, sell out crowds like they have at the Waste Management Tournament, complete with loud music and dancing girls.

At least that’s my vision.

[St1ck]

7 minutes ago, PattyD22 said:

And envisioning racous, sell out crowds like they have at the Waste Management Tournament, complete with loud music and dancing girls.

At least that’s my vision.

Just think of all the cash that will be flowing in from selling merchandise for team 3 Putters. 

[Angel Oracle]

Not PGA or LIV related, but a great story nonetheless

https://www.golfchannel.com/news/how-long-beach-state-sophomore-beat-cancer-reach-no-1-college-golf-rankings

Currently #33 in the Golfcast college rankings, and still only a sophomore, with one of his LBSU teammates being the younger brother of Patrick Cantley.