Good day, y’all.
I’m planning to do these roughly once a quarter, and they’re always good fun.
So, let’s get into it.
For most surprising, I’ll go with Rickie Fowler.
As for most upsetting, I’ll go with Justin Thomas.
As such, he’s dropped to No.
10 in the world rankings and sits at No.
60 in the FedEx Cup.
Will we see a LIV player jump back to the PGA Tour this year?
Plus, the PGA Tour has to figure out its LIV golfer return policy, which they have not.
They’ll then have to swallow their pride and ask for forgiveness.
It’ll probably be a significant fine and a suspension of some period.
Someone like a Talor Gooch.
I suspect they would.
Tommy- No PGA Tour wins, no singles Ryder Cup wins.
A ton of talent.
But yes, he badly needs to show some closing mettle.
Will LIV players wear team uniforms at Augusta as dictated by their contracts?
-@JasonMarshall2
I think so?
Look, LIV has to build equity in these team brands.
They simply have to if their model is going to work.
But yes, youll likely see guys wear the same things at Augusta that they wear in LIV events.
They need brand visibility, badly.
Bryson, who used to be a walking billboard, now wears all Crushers gear, including his hat.
Patrick Reeds decked out in LIV Golf apparel, too.
Its like a soccer jersey.
Is LIV getting their moneys worth from the guys they paid about a billion to sign up?
-@golfinside1
In a word, no.
The second one was won by Danny Lee, who won once on the PGA Tour in 303 starts.
But for a league trying to create buzz, those two winners are pretty tough to swallow.
The stars just arent showing up recently.
The Cam Smith is the best player in the world argument looks pretty weak right now.
4 in the world.
We’re not seeing it.
He took 24th in Mexico and beat just three players in Tucson.
Hes a combined 9 over par in his 27 LIV rounds.
What does LIV need to accomplish for this investment to be worthwhile?
@DobbyZuko
Well that’s the multi-billion dollar question, isn’t it?
There are no more chartered 747s to ride to tournaments.
Teams are now responsible for players and caddies' travel budgets, not the league.
Where are the teams getting that cash?
As an advance from the league, according to Shipnuck.
If sportswashing is the goal, it’s going horribly.
They’ve been vilified, fair or not.
If profit is the goal, the franchise model absolutely has to work.
That’s…even more different of a proposition than the players thought they were signing up for.
Do you see manufacturers sign less athletes when the rollback occurs?
-@cobb_daniel_
Yeah, but to be fair, theyre already signing less athletes.
Thatll become even more true if the rollback happens and we have a bifurcation of the rules.
Do you find LIV interesting?
I found myself watching LIV instead of PGA Today.
@derrickbleeker91
I do indeed, and I’ve watched portions of every tournament they’ve held.
LIV clearly has good ideas that the PGA Tour has cherry-picked from.
That doesn’t mean it’s a successful business, though.
That’s where I think people get my stance wrong on LIV.
If that makes me a “LIV hater,” so be it.
At this point should Tiger win a minor event to own the PGA Tour record outright?
It’s a monumental task for Woods to get to No.
How awesome is 13 going to be now at Augusta?
-@ctuck34
Itll be different, thats for sure, but Im not sure itll be better.
Now itll be driver off the tee, and balls will finish on that sideslope in the fairway.
The scoring average last year was 4.69itll be really interesting to see what it finishes at this year.
Is the Florida swing the best swing on the tour?
-@ryandamnnorman
Easiest question yet.
No sir, the West Coast swing wins.
I’m only a little bit biased.
Guess as to who will be on each Ryder Cup team?
We’ll do it again soon.
Until next week,
Dan
