A non-majors Golf Thread for 2023 and beyond

[govmentchedda]

Yeah, fuck LIV.

[brian]

Fuck DeChambeau and LIV.

[degenerasian]

the US missed a chance to pick a heel team. Koepka, Bryson, Reed, Phil etc... Phil vs Rory on Sunday would get peak ratings.

[wlu_lax6]

[wlu_lax6]

Deflated dome may deflate Tiger's arena golf league
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/17/tiger-w ... lapse.html

[Baloney]

Jon Rahm joins LIV

https://www.bbc.com/sport/golf/67657155

[wlu_lax6]

https://golf.com/news/champions-tour-q-school-miracle/

[Pruitt IV]

https://golf.com/news/champions-tour-q-school-miracle/

That is great!

[Nonlinear FC]

Jon Rahm joins LIV

https://www.bbc.com/sport/golf/67657155

This, is not.

[Rex]

An amateur won the PGA tour event this week. Two thoughts on that. First, it probably says something about the watering down of the Tour. Second, does he get to announce he’s a pro on the spot so he can get the money? How does that work?

[Sabo]

Well, the guy won the U.S. Amateur last year, so it’s not like he’s a schmuck who just got super lucky. Both Tiger and Jack have claimed they view their U.S. Amateur titles as being on par with winning a major. So I don’t think you can make any claims that this is due to watering down of the PGA Tour.

If I recall correctly, he can’t change his status mid-tournament, so he’s an amateur throughout the tournament. And since he’s the reigning Amateur winner, he gets entry into three of the majors but he’d lose that access if he turned pro.

[Brontoburglar]

Well, the guy won the U.S. Amateur last year, so it’s not like he’s a schmuck who just got super lucky. Both Tiger and Jack have claimed they view their U.S. Amateur titles as being on par with winning a major. So I don’t think you can make any claims that this is due to watering down of the PGA Tour.

If I recall correctly, he can’t change his status mid-tournament, so he’s an amateur throughout the tournament. And since he’s the reigning Amateur winner, he gets entry into three of the majors but he’d lose that access if he turned pro.

Yeah, Dunlap is really freaking good.

He forfeits his guaranteed berth into the US Open if he turns pro, but would be in the PGA and the Masters since he won + all the signature events and he's in the Players regardless of his status.

[brian]

An amateur won the PGA tour event this week. Two thoughts on that. First, it probably says something about the watering down of the Tour. Second, does he get to announce he’s a pro on the spot so he can get the money? How does that work?

Yeah it doesn’t say anything about how watered down the tour is. I mean maybe Abe Ancer would have won this week?But this is a US Amateur champ as a couple guys said. Dude can ball.

[brian]

Just realized LIV scheduled an event in Las Vegas the weekend of the Super Bowl which seems idiotically on-brand for them.

ETA: think most ppl know but the Super Bowl is in Vegas this year so hotels etc are at a premium.

[A_B]

An amateur won the PGA tour event this week. Two thoughts on that. First, it probably says something about the watering down of the Tour. Second, does he get to announce he’s a pro on the spot so he can get the money? How does that work?

Yeah it doesn’t say anything about how watered down the tour is. I mean maybe Abe Ancer would have won this week?But this is a US Amateur champ as a couple guys said. Dude can ball.

He can join at any point this season and get a two year exemption

[DSafetyGuy]

Just realized LIV scheduled an event in Las Vegas the weekend of the Super Bowl which seems idiotically on-brand for them.

ETA: think most ppl know but the Super Bowl is in Vegas this year so hotels etc are at a premium.

Until the addition of the 17th regular season NFL game, when the Super Bowl was in Glendale, it was always the same weekend as the Waste Management Open in Scottsdale (or whatever the Phoenix-adjacent party hard PGA event is/was called).

[wlu_lax6]

Just realized LIV scheduled an event in Las Vegas the weekend of the Super Bowl which seems idiotically on-brand for them.

ETA: think most ppl know but the Super Bowl is in Vegas this year so hotels etc are at a premium.

I am sure the deep pocket backers on the LIV are not worried about that. Instead they are thinking where will all of the big wig advertisers and sports brand people going to be. Plus all of the media members, radio row goof balls, etc. If you are looking to sell your product, it makes an easy way to engage.

[Rex]