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Brandel Chamblee made a good point yesterday. In other sports the player is paid before he plays. In his example Tom Brady gets paid millions of dollars and if he doesn’t perform for the team he gets benched.
In the LIV model the player gets paid before he plays and there are no consequences for playing bad. Mickelson gets $200 million up front and finishes 20 over par in his first two LIV Tournaments. He’s already got his money. On to the next event to stink it up.
Other Sports - Consequences for not playing well.
LIV - Paid to just show up. Everyone gets a trophy regardless.
Plus this was interesting. Dustin Johnson got $175 million. The entire purse for the DP World Tour this year is $155 million.
As far as the Majors go. The PGA Tour has nothing to do with any of them. They can do what they want. If they think the LIV model is bad for the game then I can see them not allowing LIV players to play.
But again, if LIV doesn’t change its model to 72 holes they can’t get world ranking points, therefore won’t qualify, so it’s a moot point. Plus there’s other criteria. One being changes to how many points are given (strength of field etc.). But the powers that be seem to be autonomous and can do what they wish.
https://arizonasports.com/story/3192925/liv-golf-faces-hurdles-in-applying-for-world-ranking-points/amp/
