Sneakylong While not necessarily an excuse, the duplicitous behavior is pretty easily understood by most that don't work in an environment like the top level of the PGA tour. It is generally for negotiating purposes. When asked whether or not you'd be interested in going to work for someone else, the best reply is generally going to be something along the lines of "I'm very content with what I'm doing now". That lets the other party know that they will need to provide a very high incentive if they wish to lure you away from your current employer.

Most people don't have to negotiate in public, but for high profile sports figures almost everything is public and the PGA Tour made it more so by trying to pre-emptively and publicly shame players to discourage defections. The PGA Tour (and Rory) is almost certainly engaging in the same duplicity as their purpose is to retain as many high profile players as they can to keep the sponsorship and fan based money coming in, not for some high-minded geo-political cause. The sponsors they accept money from aren't refusing to do business in Saudi Arabia,

      toraider So has the LIV Tour succeeded in generating the Pay equity PM was trying to leverage for the PGA Tour players?

      Partially, imo.
      One of the beefs was guaranteed money for the lesser knowns.
      This money approach looks like the exact opposite solution.

        raggmann54 DJ is probably getting lots of advice from his not "so dumb as a rock" father-in-law, Wayne Gretzky, about his future in golf and money making abilities.

        Of course he is.
        He made more in endorsements that salary (50-46 mil) and his net worth approx 250+ mil now. (google search)
        Not bad.

          Sneakylong As for the Strategic Alliance between the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour, McIlroy wants to see even more co-operation in the face of the LIV Golf threat.

          Good luck with that.
          This latest attempt to keep players from jumping ship is a "save their own ass first" solution foremost.
          DP Tour, LIV tour be damned!

          IMO, Rory should STFU and play golf.
          I think more Buzzers have more awareness of what's going on than he does, sadly.

              KCee I've no doubt the real reason Rory gets a few mil a year from the Tour is to be a spokesperson/shill rather than help with policy

              He should add the PGA logo to his hat and shirts LOL

                KCee I've no doubt the real reason Rory gets a few mil a year from the Tour is to be a spokesperson/shill rather than help with policy lol

                Agreed - Rory has blinders on. When Brooks chastised the media for concentrating their attention on the LIV vs. The US Open in their news conferences, many of us agreed Brooks was very evasive on his personal intentions. That's why I wasn't surprised one iota when he announced he was signing. Rory Mac may have received stronger assurances in private discussions from Brooks and that's what he's alluding to...

                  Shut up and play golf sounds similar to just shut up and dribble.😏 I like athletes that are out spoken on issues. Many prominent athletes of the past have spoke up on important issues. Rory is very well spoken and not afraid to give his opinion. Like to see more of it from others. The PGA Tour could do a lot worse than having Rory as their spokesperson.

                    I prefer athletes that I like, that make themselves look stupid and petty when they talk, to shut up and play their sport.
                    Athletes I dislike can keep yapping all they want, especially if it makes them look like idiots.
                    Same with forum members.

                    I like Rory a lot, but knowing he's being well paid by the PGA Tour means I take his "love" for the Tour with a grain of salt. For a few mil a year I'd say good things about anyone here. If I were the Tour I'd want someone like him speaking in my behalf as well.

                      KCee For a few mil a year I'd say good things about anyone here

                      I have a moral high bar that would need lowering for a couple here.

                          Sneakylong Rory is very well spoken and not afraid to give his opinion. Like to see more of it from others.

                          With $80M/yr. from Nike coming in, and we don't know how long those contracts run, + money from the PGA, TaylorMade, and others, he can and will say pretty much anything he wants. He can 'afford' to get by with it. LIV cannot even make him an offer, for 3 yrs., that he would jump on. I mean they could, but it would have to be Tiger numbers.(then we would see who is 'duplicitous' 😅)

                          You won't see it..... being outspoken..... from very many others because they do not have the financial backings to be mouthy, like Rory. I doubt even JT does, but he is a mouthy, spoiled, lil shit anyway.

                          A lot are content with what they have, where they've been in golf. Even lesser names/no names would be hard to get signed on. Not too many, imo, that have become 'journeymen' would move, like Perez did.

                              Spuzz I have a moral high bar that would need lowering for a couple here.

                              Me too, but my price is still pretty low, by LIV golf standards lol