LIV Golf

[bdoug10]

Might have been answered before but just read an article on fox sports and Polters comments make sense. He has and a lot of others have played around the world for 30 years, why is this different to that? How can the pga ban them if they didn’t before?

[3Puttpete]

Might have been answered before but just read an article on fox sports and Polters comments make sense. He has and a lot of others have played around the world for 30 years, why is this different to that? How can the pga ban them if they didn’t before?

They were all PGA Tour affiliated or permitted.

It’s like cricket Australia letting blokes play in the IPL but it’d be a different story if it was in the middle of an Ashes summer.

[bdoug10]

Still think they wouldn’t have said boo if these guy played the Scandinavian open this week over the Canadian

[pt73]

Might have been answered before but just read an article on fox sports and Polters comments make sense. He has and a lot of others have played around the world for 30 years, why is this different to that? How can the pga ban them if they didn’t before?

One of the conditions of PGA Tour membership is they have to ask for and be granted a waiver to play in a "competing" event which have been granted in the past but not this time.

Poulter decided to omit that crucial piece of information.

[pt73]

Still think they wouldn’t have said boo if these guy played the Scandinavian open this week over the Canadian

Correct as that's a DP World Tour event and they would have been granted a waiver to play.

[3Puttpete]

Still think they wouldn’t have said boo if these guy played the Scandinavian open this week over the Canadian

Mostly because the Euro tour is aligned with the PGA Tour and not trying to destroy it.

[AndyP]

So, was the first round any good?

[Steve]

Watching the round 1 highlights now, nothing different than a normal broadcast.

Do you have to pay to watch the live show?

[Dotty]

Are the Western Reds leading the Adelaide Rams?

[pt73]

Are the Western Reds leading the Adelaide Rams?

2 all at fulltime, going to golden point or rock/paper/scissors.

[pt73]

Some interesting background on Shampoo and Reed's relations with the PGA Tour.

https://www.golfdigest.com/story/byr...v-saudi-arabia

[jimandr]

I watched about two hours of the second round coverage on the Tube today.

Lets put the morality and future of golf to one side and talk about the actual product that was presented.

For me, the format doesn't work. It is literally too fast. It is all highlights, and no storytelling. You see Hennie Du Plessis in the trees on the 4th. But you don't know who Hennie is. You didn't see his drive. You don't anything about the 4th hole and whether its an easy hole or a hard hole. He hits his chip out, and then it cuts to somebody else. They hit a shot. Then it cuts to somebody else, usually somebody at 5 over and nowhere near the lead, so who cares what he does. The next time we see Hennie Du Plessis is on the next hole.

The team aspect is even worse. You don't know who is on which team (they don't play together), or whether the player's score will count or not. More particularly in that respect, the player doesn't know either, so there is no team pressure on the player to make a good shot, which is one of the most important parts of team events like the Ryder Cup.

Good luck to the supporters of LIV golf. I hope you think this is what you are looking for, but it isn't what I want. Different isn't necessarily better. I don't think I'll bother watching again.

[pt73]

I watched about two hours of the second round coverage on the Tube today.

Lets put the morality and future of golf to one side and talk about the actual product that was presented.

For me, the format doesn't work. It is literally too fast. It is all highlights, and no storytelling. You see Hennie Du Plessis in the trees on the 4th. But you don't know who Hennie is. You didn't see his drive. You don't anything about the 4th hole and whether its an easy hole or a hard hole. He hits his chip out, and then it cuts to somebody else. They hit a shot. Then it cuts to somebody else, usually somebody at 5 over and nowhere near the lead, so who cares what he does. The next time we see Hennie Du Plessis is on the next hole.

The team aspect is even worse. You don't know who is on which team (they don't play together), or whether the player's score will count or not. More particularly in that respect, the player doesn't know either, so there is no team pressure on the player to make a good shot, which is one of the most important parts of team events like the Ryder Cup.

Good luck to the supporters of LIV golf. I hope you think this is what you are looking for, but it isn't what I want. Different isn't necessarily better. I don't think I'll bother watching again.

According to the story below, they want to show more shots than the PGA Tour so I guess from what you’ve said they have achieved that.

https://golf.com/news/liv-golf-broad...ot-innovative/

[Toxic]

I watched about two hours of the second round coverage on the Tube today.Lets put the morality and future of golf to one side and talk about the actual product that was presented.For me, the format doesn't work. It is literally too fast. It is all highlights, and no storytelling. You see Hennie Du Plessis in the trees on the 4th. But you don't know who Hennie is. You didn't see his drive. You don't anything about the 4th hole and whether its an easy hole or a hard hole. He hits his chip out, and then it cuts to somebody else. They hit a shot. Then it cuts to somebody else, usually somebody at 5 over and nowhere near the lead, so who cares what he does. The next time we see Hennie Du Plessis is on the next hole.The team aspect is even worse. You don't know who is on which team (they don't play together), or whether the player's score will count or not. More particularly in that respect, the player doesn't know either, so there is no team pressure on the player to make a good shot, which is one of the most important parts of team events like the Ryder Cup.Good luck to the supporters of LIV golf. I hope you think this is what you are looking for, but it isn't what I want. Different isn't necessarily better. I don't think I'll bother watching again.

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[Yossarian]

Lol it is ****ing golf not the next Scorsese film. Home and away is where i get my stories.

[Chilled]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjxoiPiWW5A

Phil's interview. A lot of pretty difficult questions for which he basically had no answer and just gave fluffy generic responses.

And also difficult to give legit replies when you're simply just there for the cashola.

[benno_r]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjxoiPiWW5A

Phil's interview. A lot of pretty difficult questions for which he basically had no answer and just gave fluffy generic responses.

And also difficult to give legit replies when you're simply just there for the cashola.

Given the "quality" of some of the questions asked, I don't blame him for the answers he gave.

[DMG]

For me, the format doesn't work. It is literally too fast. It is all highlights, and no storytelling. You see Hennie Du Plessis in the trees on the 4th. But you don't know who Hennie is. You didn't see his drive. You don't anything about the 4th hole and whether its an easy hole or a hard hole. He hits his chip out, and then it cuts to somebody else. They hit a shot. Then it cuts to somebody else, usually somebody at 5 over and nowhere near the lead, so who cares what he does. The next time we see Hennie Du Plessis is on the next hole.

Spot on! Good on you for giving it two hours. I last about 30 minutes... I gave up when I realised they weren't just showing catch-up highlights and it was the actual coverage.

Perhaps they will progress to multiple streams so that you can follow particular players and/or groups. It was the first event, so presume they will learn and adapt (hopefully).

[markTHEblake]

The coverage was certainly different!. I guess those that usually whinge about broadcast showing slow players full pre shot routines or too much of just one player will now whine that they switch around the cameras too fast

[pt73]

This YouTube video gives a more balanced view of what it was like on site.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33SpBj5Fi4E

[Steve]

It might be just my old eyes, but I thought I caught a glimpse of some LiV members playing the open

[Chilled]

It might be just my old eyes, but I thought I caught a glimpse of some LiV members playing the open

They can still play the majors because the PGA Tour doesn't run them. However that might change in the future.

[markTHEblake]

They can still play the majors because the PGA Tour doesn't run them. However that might change in the future.

Why? Its the US "Open" anyone is eligible, including me and you, just have to meet the qualifying criteria. The PGA Tour is different, the players are members of the tour.

[Steve]

Thank you,

[3Puttpete]

Why? Its the US "Open" anyone is eligible, including me and you, just have to meet the qualifying criteria. The PGA Tour is different, the players are members of the tour.

Qualifying might be the only way if LIV doesn’t get OWGR points and they don’t have an exemption.

You also need a handicap of 1.4 or lower to enter US Open qualifying.