Have you watched even a single shot of the LIV Golf League? Most golfers haven’t! It’s sad really as some of the best players in the world are on the LIV tour and they are already falling into obscurity.
Remember Cam Smith? He won an Open Championship in amazing form with some AMAZING short game skills that week.
Dustin Johnson, John Rahm, Terryl Hatton, Sergio Garcia, Brooks Keopka. Other than the odd sound bite of them complaining that they aren’t getting world ranking points, what have they done?
Bryson Dechambeau has kept himself relevant with Youtube and his recent Major win, which arguably has made the guy more likeable!
So all these players are falling into no mans land of no one thinking about them. Now, they probably don’t care! However there’s talk of a LIV TV deal in the works with FOX Sports. FOX has done a good job of announcer talent (Sometimes) and "Not your average content" which I think is amazing for the game. We need different conversations, more talk with the pros, different insights and MORE FUN! I think there's a chance they could do it!
Only 89,000 people watched Jon Rahm's win on the LIV Tour during the Sunday round. Sounds like Pickleball would get more views!
SO; If there’s a TV deal in place are you going to watch LIV or the PGA Tour…..or neither? Golf is in an interesting spot!
On one hand:
Golf had a major resurgence due to COVID. It’s slowly tapering off, but demand is high!
More new golfers have taken up the game
Different types of golf are on the rise like TopGolf, Indoor Golf, Popstroke mini golf, TGL League and more!
One the other hand:
The game has gotten even more expensive
The PGA Tour is kinda boring
No one cares about LIV golf because they cant watch it and the format is hard to watch (I think).
All the professionals are divided just seeking the most money they can get to do whatever they can to play less.
Announcers are boring in traditional golf
AND WHEN WE DO GET A FUN EVENT LIKE WASTE MANAGEMENT OPEN….The fans F**K it up and get so stupidly drunk that golfers don’t want to come back! COMN!
So the questions remains, if LIV Golf gets a TV deal are you going to watch?
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