Eguller

This is one reason we probably won’t see a major network broadcasting LIV Golf. Who’s going to buy adds on that broadcast? No company would risk such a boycott.

Except maybe Saudia (formerly Saudi Arabian Airlines). Lol

      Sneakylong You would think with all the $$ being thrown at the players, they could find some major network to do the broadcast, for just compensation, just to get it on the air in the U.S.. After all, huge sums of money apparently has a very sweet taste.

      Do not need any commercials.

          Sneakylong. Money talks, as we're seeing with the LIV tour. Would they do it? Not likely. Could they do it and cripple the PGA ? Absolutely

              Par4QC After all, huge sums of money apparently has a very sweet taste.

              I watched it on a local free underfunded TV station on Sunday, from Hamilton, Ontario. (CHCH)
              If that is possible already (and it's early) then anything is possible.

                I hope the LIV golf league succeeds based solely on the fact that it seems to bother so many people lol

                Oh and if the PGA tour wants to survive, they need a way for someone to view the coverage without having to subscribe to multiple streaming services. I have ESPN plus and it is a nightmare to navigate.

                Par4QC

                If a major broadcaster did that (no commercials) then they themselves would risk some backlash. There was a broadcaster in Pittsburg who was in talks with LIV. Nothing came of it though.

                Not sure a regional broadcast is what they’re looking for. Social Media is most likely where they’ll stay.

                    One thing that comes into consideration as well is playing in the Majors. Although the PGA Tour doesn’t control the Majors, world ranking points do.

                    So except for the exemptions each Major has for winning, you need world ranking points to get into a Major.

                    So if you’re a top player and choose LIV Golf then money is the sole reason. Because your legacy now is in jeopardy.

                      garyt1957 don't some of / all of the majors automatically invite you back if you finish top 10?

                      The four majors have similar but different exemption categories - past champions, position in world rankings at specified dates, winners of other tournaments, year-end standings on the major tours, and high finishers from the previous year's event - but these tend to change over time. The USGA statement regarding this year's US Open and the players eligible to play was very carefully worded to say that there would be no changes for this year, and made no promises for the future.

                      That said, some of the players who have committed to LIV have significant exemptions under the current rules - winning any major earns a 5-year exemption into all of the majors, so it seems reasonable for (for example) Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson and Bryson DeChambeau to be able to play in the majors as recent major champions. (Not allowing LIV players otherwise exempt to play is likely to get messy legally, unless the organisers have a rock-solid legal case for excluding those individuals...)

                        rsvman2

                        I think legacy is very important for any top level professional athlete. And the way legacy is looked at in professional golf is Majors and wins. Not how much money you made.

                        Right now LIV Golf is a glorified skins game and exhibition Tour. Legacy is not something synonymous with LIV Golf. Certainly not in a positive way.

                          Legacy means jack shit to the overwhelming majority of Tour players that will jump ship, so it's a moot point.
                          Most of the ones are over 40, past their prime, with near zero chances of winning a major.
                          To them, the LIV tour has come along at just the right time.

                          As for Monahan (and one usual suspect here) and the attempt to bring politics into the mix, it's also a moot point.
                          IMO, Golfers are the second most vanilla athletes (after hockey players) to discuss it in public, so attempting to influence them with emotional political BS is a waste of time, and it makes them look desperate and lame at the same time.

                            Shouldn’t even mention the Liv tour. This is the US Open, toughest test in golf . The liv guys are washed up.

                            Legacy seems to be the market driver to the big bucks in golf.  If switching from the PGA Tour to LIV can wipeout an individual legacy, what does that really say? 

                            Evidently according to a number of golfers and media, golf history can only be made on the big stage. 

                            I remember back when The Open was considered their tournament and Americans had little to no interest in playing in it.  Then one Amerucan golfer showed up and then it is now a sought after tournament to play in.

                            There imo is far too much effort, energy and time  putting down the LIV, the players who moved over, while tooting the PGA Tour as the greatest, one and only.  There is something going on and the PGA Tour appears to be running scared.  Heck yesterday some of announcers commented on changes (pip, etc) were not enough and not effective. They believe more changes to come, so the said.  Wonder what the thought og Q-school entry fees almost doubling?

                              World ranking points are only given to 72 hole tournaments. So even if the powers that be decided to give world ranking points to LIV Golf, they’d have to increase the tournaments to 72 holes and thus change their name to LXXII Golf. Doesn’t quite roll off the tongue so easily. Lol