It's not just Phil. DJ and Sergio have a green jacket in their closet too. Winners are supposed to have membership and entry into the tournament for life. We'll see if Agusta National changes their rules.
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Weird that he didn't mention he's lost a lot of money gambling, and this is a lifeline for him.
Sergio could get an invite, I could see that. Phillip and DJ might be a little dicier....especially Phillip after this year. We shall see.
Phil did not participate at Augusta this year. It is truue the PGA and the PGA Tour are nor the same organization and have had their diferences, but....it is far from a certainty.
And the PGA as well but that was his own decision. Phil has a five-year exemption in both Opens for winning the PGA last year and a lifetime exemption for Masters and PGA. I doubt the Masters will buckle just because of who they are. Nor the British open because of so many Euros on the LIV tour. It will be interesting to see what happens. Can't imagine a member of a LIV tour winning one of those majors and will be interested in what kind of bad blood there will be between golfers as this comes down to money.
They will also be off the Ryder cups by default I am guessing. Euro could benefit from the losses as it needs new blood.
If DJ can play in the 4 majors, why does he need the PGA Tour? Doubt he cares much about the Ryder Cup or Presidents Cup.
The PGA is more in tune with the PGA Tour, but, in general, if a player is in the Top 100 of the OWGR they will get in. If The Open and US Open are truly open, then, not sure how they could be excluded. The Masters will let them play.
The majors are not going to rework requirements in a hissy it about LIV.
Phil should have kept his mouth shut, the tour should have provided exemptions and this story goes away pretty quickly because no one is watching those guys on YouTube TV
With all the hate Phil received, rightfully so because of his stupid comments, hard to walk away from 200 million
Phil should have kept his mouth shut, the tour should have provided exemptions and this story goes away pretty quickly because no one is watching those guys on YouTube TV
With all the hate Phil received, rightfully so because of his stupid comments, hard to walk away from 200 million
Jack Nicklaus hasn’t been competitive at any level in 25 years. He should have taken the money and insisted he get to tee off first.
He ain’t playing in the PGA championship, I’m betting unless he gets an agreement. He really cut his nuts here, potentially. And who knows what The Masters decides. I think all those boys think the Ryder Cup is the top banana for tour players.
Jeez, y'all acting like he helped the Saudis invade their neighbor, or something where thousands of people are getting killed and starved.
Instead he's taking money to play golf.
::cue outrage::
He auto qualifies for the PGA Championship for at least two more years.
Not if the PGA bans him…and “breach of contract” might be cause…again, let’s see where the lawyers, injunctions and law suits lead us. This could be years before settlement. But DJ would have a hard time proving the PGA prevented him from making a living if they ban him for life…as he makes a living playing golf in another organization.
If there is no Tiger Woods there is no "big" money on the PGA Tour, and Rory McIlroy doesn't get the monster deal he got with Nike. Good money sure, but nowhere near the same stratosphere.
These “experts” have their price and the Saudis understand this. Money is no object to these money barons of the Mid East.
You think there might be a political deal in the offing between the US and Saudis that would incorporate golf rights for them opening up the oil spigot? Biden isn’t going to Saudi Arabia next week for the sun. Shittier things have been done. Do you not think Trump would pursue such a deal?
Was a big fan of Phil too, but what a chicken shit move on his part. Skips the Master's and the PGA Championship as the defending champ, but goes over the pond where he won't face nearly the scrutiny. You can run but you can't hide Phil, and nobody bought what you were selling relative to the PGA Tour, and likely nobody gives a shit what he says from here on out.
He can buy another Jet I suppose, good for him.
Or you are forgetting history and that Jack is credited as one of the original founders of the "modern" PGA Tour.
Also, Jack still pulls down a out $100 million a year from all his endorsements and golf related activities, I read somewhere. Saudi connections could hurt his other business.
The irony is that he is being sued by his own namesake company partially for turning down the Saudi money because it meant money for the corporation and he neglected his fiduciary duty by turning them down, or something legal speak like that.
They're all nothing but whores bought and paid for by the Saudis. High priced whores, but whores none the less. Get out. I hope all their sponsors drop them and the money was worth it.
Too bad because I liked Ricky even though his game has gone to crap and he can't win anymore.
Phil did not “skip” those events…he was asked not to play in them by sponsors. Phillip is poison right now.
That isn't You tube TV either. Sure glad all those networks jumped all over this like a certain poster predicted.
He most definitely does. Ricky seems like a good dude, but his game is and has been in a bad place (but so was Jordan Speith's for a stretch).
PVG ain’t sticking around if he doesn’t.
And we found a bigger sellout than DJ.
Phil goes from openly criticizing the tournament and the faults of the Saudis to shutting up and now taking money to play. Good work Phil!
Who exactly is kissing China’s ass?
There is a difference between doing business in a country (NBA) and doing business for a country (LIV).
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You are conflating the PGA Tour and the PGA of America. This article talks through a lot of the questions being asked.
11 burning questions about the future of LIV Golf and the PGA Tour
Now that a field has been announced for the first LIV Golf Invitational event, other dominos will start to fall. We still have questions.
golf.com
Playing devil's advocate here.
How many of you would change jobs if you were guaranteed a 20x plus increase in your salary? Would you be a traitor too? Why do you feel the players owe the Tour anything? They are independent contractors that the PGA Tour benefited from as well.
How many of you would change jobs if you were guaranteed a 20x plus increase in your salary? Would you be a traitor too? Why do you feel the players owe the Tour anything? They are independent contractors that the PGA Tour benefited from as well.
It would be hard to turn down.
I still think the tour is misplaying this. Should have just given players a limited number of exemptions and moved on. Now they’ve drawn a line in the sand and if they lose in court they’ll wish they compromised.
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