June 12, 20223 yr Let's start off this thread with a Canuck win... Edited June 12, 20223 yr by FrostyWinnipeg
June 12, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, FrostyWinnipeg said: Let's start off this thread with a Canuck win... She's fantastic... Love BH. High hopes for Hadwin, Connor and others to break through on the men's side soon.
June 12, 20223 yr Author 5 minutes ago, Noeller said: She's fantastic... Love BH. Those damn pants tho
June 12, 20223 yr Didn't take long for the creeper posts to show up.... Respect to a young lady who is a phenomenally talented athlete.
July 24, 20223 yr Author https://www.lpga.com/news/2022/brooke-henderson-wins-evian-championship-for-2nd-major-title
September 16, 20223 yr 4 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said: https://golf.com/news/amazon-apple-pass-liv-golf-streaming-rights/ Good.
September 16, 20223 yr Yeah, **** that tour and any of the guys that went over there. I'm enjoying Bob "No F***s To Give" Irving ranting about it (seemingly) daily.... Edited September 16, 20223 yr by Noeller
September 16, 20223 yr What exactly is the issue with the LIV Tour? I hear the noise about the human rights violations in Saudi Arabia, so it’s a good talking point for the PGA, but they themselves have 27 major sponsors who do $40 billion in business with the Saudis, have tournaments sponsored by banks with some shady business dealings (Deutsche Bank and Wells-Fargo come to mind), and they sanction the PGA China tour in a country with its own highly questionable human rights record. So is this a legitimate concern or just hypocrisy from the big boy on the block not wanting another group to cut into their monopoly? Opinions from those more in the know than me, please.
September 16, 20223 yr 27 minutes ago, TrueBlue4ever said: What exactly is the issue with the LIV Tour? I hear the noise about the human rights violations in Saudi Arabia, so it’s a good talking point for the PGA, but they themselves have 27 major sponsors who do $40 billion in business with the Saudis, have tournaments sponsored by banks with some shady business dealings (Deutsche Bank and Wells-Fargo come to mind), and they sanction the PGA China tour in a country with its own highly questionable human rights record. So is this a legitimate concern or just hypocrisy from the big boy on the block not wanting another group to cut into their monopoly? Opinions from those more in the know than me, please. It's the 2nd one
September 16, 20223 yr 57 minutes ago, TrueBlue4ever said: What exactly is the issue with the LIV Tour? I hear the noise about the human rights violations in Saudi Arabia, so it’s a good talking point for the PGA, but they themselves have 27 major sponsors who do $40 billion in business with the Saudis, have tournaments sponsored by banks with some shady business dealings (Deutsche Bank and Wells-Fargo come to mind), and they sanction the PGA China tour in a country with its own highly questionable human rights record. So is this a legitimate concern or just hypocrisy from the big boy on the block not wanting another group to cut into their monopoly? Opinions from those more in the know than me, please. It's the PGA screaming and kicking and trying to brainwash the uneducated into thinking LIV is bad and PGA is good. I don't think any professional sports has spotless hands and that doesn't receive any sort of financial boost from dealing with countries with serious issues with human rights.
September 16, 20223 yr In the PGA, you have to earn the money by winning. On LIV, you are paid to play and nobody earns anything for winning. It's ridiculous. And then there's the evil blood money. PGA aren't saints but they are compared to LIV. **** the LIV tour all the way around.
September 16, 20223 yr 3 hours ago, Noeller said: In the PGA, you have to earn the money by winning. On LIV, you are paid to play and nobody earns anything for winning. It's ridiculous. And then there's the evil blood money. PGA aren't saints but they are compared to LIV. **** the LIV tour all the way around. Smells like Donald Trump is in there somewhere.
September 17, 20223 yr 6 hours ago, Noeller said: In the PGA, you have to earn the money by winning. On LIV, you are paid to play and nobody earns anything for winning. It's ridiculous. And then there's the evil blood money. PGA aren't saints but they are compared to LIV. **** the LIV tour all the way around. Man imagine a professional sports league paying players even if they don't win? Oh my god !!!!!
September 17, 20223 yr 12 minutes ago, Brandon said: Man imagine a professional sports league paying players even if they don't win? Oh my god !!!!! What individual sport does that?
September 17, 20223 yr 3 minutes ago, JCon said: What individual sport does that? Boxing / MMA / Darts / Pool / Tennis / Golf , the winners get paid a higher amount but the losers also get paid. Wasn't getting paid even for losing the main plot of Happy Gilmore
September 17, 20223 yr 2 minutes ago, Brandon said: Boxing / MMA / Darts / Pool / Tennis / Golf , the winners get paid a higher amount but the losers also get paid. Wasn't getting paid even for losing the main plot of Happy Gilmore Every golfer gets paid. But, you don't make bank unless you play well. That's the same with every other individual sport, including the ones you listed.
September 17, 20223 yr 10 minutes ago, JCon said: Every golfer gets paid. But, you don't make bank unless you play well. That's the same with every other individual sport, including the ones you listed. So how is that different in LIV? The better players get paid a higher salaries then the lesser players.
October 4, 20223 yr Author https://www.thestar.com/sports/golf/2022/10/02/canadian-mackenzie-hughes-is-a-pga-tour-winner-for-the-second-time.html
April 3, 20232 yr Author https://torontosun.com/sports/corey-conners-wins-valero-texas-open-heads-to-masters-red-hot
April 3, 20232 yr Masters Week!! Stoked to see if any of the Canadians do anything...the really interesting sub-plot is the LIV players that are invited to Augusta vs the PGA players. If you follow the legend, Mr Irving, on Twitter, you know he'll have lots to say about this all week...
April 3, 20232 yr What exactly is the beef with LIV? What I understand is that they poached a bunch of PGA players with big cash paydays, and because it’s tied to a Saudi group the source of the money is questionable. Is that it? And is it really that big a deal? Why is the PGA (and Bob Irving) so bent out of shape about this competition?
April 3, 20232 yr Evil money given to players before they "Compete"....... you don't win money for where you finish. You get money up front, and basically just play the tournament for fun. It's an evil organization full of money-hungry, don't-want-to-work-for-it players. As always, I'm with Bob....
April 3, 20232 yr I care less about them paying the players upfront but I do care about the blood money that they're paying them. They want to buy a clean image.
April 3, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, JCon said: I care less about them paying the players upfront but I do care about the blood money that they're paying them. They want to buy a clean image. That seems to be the most legitimate critique from the stuff that I have read.
Let's start off this thread with a Canuck win...
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