Gary Parrish breaks down the saga of PGA and LIV merging between golfers like Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods and Brooke Kopek to name a few. Both leagues have their own unique strengths and fan bases. The PGA Tour is the leading men’s professional golf tour in North America, whereas LIV Golf is a newer golf league founded by Greg Norman that aims to bring innovation and excitement to the sport with new formats and technology-based fan engagement in the Middle East.
If a merger were to take place, it could potentially lead to more cross-over events, innovative formats, increased sponsorship opportunities, and expanded global reach for both organizations.
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Phil looks like a genius today. PGA tour players looking like suckers. Jay snowed them.
Trump called it back in July 2022.
“All of those golfers that remain ‘loyal’ to the very disloyal PGA, in all of its different forms, will pay a big price when the inevitable MERGER with LIV comes, and you get nothing but a big ‘thank you’ from PGA officials who are making Millions of Dollars a year,” Trump wrote on Truth Social
From a business standpoint, this merger makes sense for all sides, but especially for Monahan, as he was probably going to be fired from his job anyway since the PGA was increasingly losing viewers and TV ratings due to the rapid dilution of their product.
Like it or not, the LIV Golf format is very compelling and there are some big names and talented players on their 48-man roster that put eyeballs on the sport.
And as is the case with any professional sport, you need to showcase the very best players in your league in order to be globally recognized as the best league.
No one in the world disputes that the NFL, NHL, NBA, MLB all feature the best players and world class athletes in their leagues.
No one in the world disputes that the World Cup of Soccer features the best players in the world representing their countries in the biggest international tournament on the planet, held once every four years.
The PGA/LIV/Euro Tour now have to figure out the best way to organize and assemble their golfing talent, and how to best present their unified product to a global audience.
But I don't trust Monahan to be the right candidate to do that, however.
They'll need to put way smarter people than him in place at the helm in order to successfully pull this off.
Everybody still doesn't what to talk about all the money the LPGA, DP, PGA sponsors get from the Saudi's.
Oh its blood money. They're 911 terrorist. Heard all the bs. Where did they think 15% of the gas put in the car comes from. "Rain Clouds". He who signs the checks with the deepest pockets will likely always win. He who is smart and doesn't sign own check. Goes where the $$$ is. Its done in Baseball, football, basketball and even on the job if you have a skill that can demand more.
the pga is now half owned by a family that cheers on beheadings, murder, rape, and the imprisonment of journalists. why?? why would the pga sell? if EVERY "great" golfer went to the saudis and tarnished their own brands, the golfers in the pga would be seen as great humans, stellar human beings, and i guarantee you that the american people would have supported them over the "blood, murder, death golf brand".
If the players have no say in this matter you can bet they will be unionizing and pressing a collective bargaining agreement.
Money can whitewash atrocities with a professional golfing league. Wow!
How could anyone with a brain not know they would combine eventually. Money and Power trumps ALL.
much still to unfold…
Saudi blood money, is not good money.
Just think what Jarod Kusher gave the Saudis for 2 billion? Had to be some classified documents in the trade. Trump would sell us out in a minute. Tthe PGA backed down and those players who were loyal got cheated.
PGA Players got PLAYED! Love it… Love the fact that pompous pros like Rory and Justin Thomas have to eat their words… nice life lesson learned the hard way… when it comes down to $ there is no such thing as loyalty… How stupid do those guys look now and how pissed are they that the PGA played them like pawns! Love it!!!!
Loosing 800mil is tuff for anyone, even Tiger 😮
Me George
He no good operator !
Brandel golf channel Rory,Tiger Billy Horschel eating Crow this morning…great day today you go Phil
LIV players should have to win their LIV bonuses back in PGA Tour winnings before collecting another check from the PGA Tour
the pga just played the liv,, micklson already old, most of the liv players are old, and getting older,, liv on its way to rthe pga senior tour right up there with the lpga..,not here for long
So many PGA Tour players have missed out on life-changing deals with LIV Golf.
That’s blood money.
pga a players played a stupid game and won stupid prize…
Every country knows American men stands for nothing love money more than anything. This why America always in Debt 💸 quick money.
Jay Monahan stab the PGA players in the back so he can get paid by the Saudis. WTF that's low man.
one year later to the day
They will stay Separate so they aren't considered a Monopoly they will be a Shared Oligopoly for tax reasons and for the DOJ
ALL other golf entities are thanking a higher power that "PGA Tour" is a separate entity. The "PGA Tour" will never recover from the hypocricy blunder. The players will never trust the owners/leaders and the 911 Victims they shit on is an entire different story.