bensmithnola

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The exact things you were criticizing
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We're not here to build a legacy, make things more sustainable, or serve the fans.

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If those are his priorities, why is he holding out on signing a new contract and asking to be paid hundreds of millions of dollars up front? Wouldn't it be better for the long-term viability of LIV for him to take whatever he earns through his play and allow LIV to invest the rest of the money back into the league? If it's true that he's asking for $500 million, that could more than cover the team and individual purses for the entire 2027 season.

"There's so much value to squeeze out of this whole thing for golf in general."

This pretty much says it all about professional golf in 2026. We're not here to build a legacy, make things more sustainable, or serve the fans. We just need to squeeze out whatever value we can while we can.

I don't know exactly when it's coming but a lot of these guys are in for a rude awakening when the people fronting the money come to the same realization that PIF did about what the market for professional golf looks like outside of the majors and the Ryder Cup. $20-30 million dollar purses for tournaments that 95% of golf fans couldn't care less about just ain't it.

My guess is that the letter was about not wearing out certain spots by posting up with training aids for an extended period, not "Mr. Kim, you're simply doing more putting than our poor greens can handle!"

Whoever LIV brings, you'll only be able to actually watch a handful of them because they'll be all over the course at the same time. At the Zurich, you can catch a couple groups in the morning, get lunch, and a couple more in the afternoon.

I can't even think of a really fun hole to post up on at the South Course. Maybe 2? 16?

Thanks!