rsvman2 The Achilles' heel in this theory is that the putt only has meaning if the viewers care about the team aspect they created.

I largely agree, but sometimes that individual facing the putt may be someone I'm (irrationally) rooting for or against or is a member of a team with someone that is. It's terrible that I have personal feelings about people I don't actually know and that don't impact me in any meaningful way.

It's a stretch, but I wonder if during the last event, there might have been some that hate Patrick Reed, but were still rooting for him because it would help out Pat Perez, Taylor Gooch, or Dustin Johnson, or vice-versa?

      rsvman2 I'm not sure, though, how they are to drum up interest in the teams

      The target audience matters.
      Most of the comments here are from an American point of view.
      In Europe, team golf is more popular.
      Maybe they are borrowing from Grand Prix racing team format, like the PGA did with Nascar
      😉

        johnnydoom

        I agree. Arbitrary teams would hold little interest to me. However if it were team Ping against team Titleist, or some other known common denominator (Nationality, school/conference affiliation? something?) it might grab my attention.

          johnnydoom
          Not sure why anyone would complain either way.
          Not many Americans complain about watching Tiger hole out when he's 20 shots back.
          😉

            johnnydoom It's terrible that I have personal feelings about people I don't actually know and that don't impact me in any meaningful way.

            Kind of sums up a lot of what is being said about this new golf league, as a whole. Yet, it seems to be a big part of life. We love or hate people that we only 'know' through media. Human nature? Or is it learned?

                Par4QC
                So true! We watch a 30 second "bad behavior" clip go viral and it washes away decades of good, even commendable, behavior in a flash, and remains a splotch against them for eternity. I could never survive that scrutiny ... especially on a golf course! 😇ðŸĪŠ

                    Stu1961 I could never survive that scrutiny ... especially on a golf course! 😇ðŸĪŠ

                    I will smash video cameras on golf courses!! 😅
                    No. My name is not Stevie. But I've already seen some vids of me.

                      Having trouble watching on YouTube today. Can't seem to find the live streaming link that works.

                        sdandrea1 Can't seem to find the live streaming link that works.

                        There is a good sign that they're on the ball with this startup. 🙄

                          Martee - I saw the amatuers names paired with the professionals and their scheduled tee times. I'm 99% certain the pro-am was played today.

                              Martee - They don't stream it. How did you read the draft of my post before I hit 'post'? I didn't edit it after putting it up.

                                  mikeintopeka Ah, open topic, read posts and commented,

                                  My bad misunderstood the streaming, guess I was still on a previous post discussing streaming.

                                    Subsonic

                                    Detailed Report: Amnesty International

                                    "Bias Rating: LEFT-CENTER
                                    Factual Reporting: HIGH
                                    Country: United Kingdom
                                    Press Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
                                    Media Type: Organization/Foundation
                                    Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
                                    MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY"

                                    Thanks for the link. Glad to see Amnesty International is what many of us knew. And that is they are a highly credible organization and not some lying right wing fascist outfit. Good work! 👍 Now report back on former ambassador for UNICEF Paul Casey's credibility rating. lol