The Evil Genius Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llevron Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 Morals aside, I do worry about how many powerful (rich, famous, access to politicians) athletes and I guess other people tangentially connected the sport we have to worry about from a national security perspective. I haven't looked into it yet, but I guess the Saudis basically bought golf outright, right? I would worry about them have any major influence in any vector of American power. We idolize athletes and they have access. That, imo, makes they a concern at the least. Trump is the obvious example but its way more than just him. The China NBA thing I guess is different in that regard a little? Im not sure. I know some athletes do adds for the Chinese and stuff like that so maybe im just not aware of it. But thats what I worry about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CobraCommander Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 Rory McIlroy hopes LIV 'goes away,' has confidence in commish Rory McIlroy hopes LIV 'goes away,' has confidence in commish - ESPN "There still has to be consequences to actions," McIlroy said. "The people that left the PGA Tour irreparably harmed this tour, started litigation against it. Like, we can't just welcome them back in. That's not going to happen." This sounds like it's going to play out like The Office during the Michael Scott Paper Company storyline. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tshile Posted June 7, 2023 Author Share Posted June 7, 2023 28 minutes ago, Llevron said: haven't looked into it yet, but I guess the Saudis basically bought golf outright, right? Yup. They run it now. they did the same to F1, and they’re trying to do the same in soccer. and the other USA sports are hardly off the table. If you think then China/nba thing is different, I’ll point out the mess Lebron wound up in not too long ago. The guy some people try to pitch as a great role model for kids. i agree with your concerns. money often rules all and the PIF has a lot of money. And they’re clearly very interested in sportswashing their country. people may hate Norman still, but listening to one insider talk this afternoon… he delivered on everything he promised: - play for more money - play in majors - play back in the pga - these two things would merge him and Phil took tons of backlash. But when being right means putting a ton of money in peoples pockets… it’ll be interesting to see how they handle it going forward. So long as Western democracy doesn’t make an effort to shut them out, people are going to be willing to do business with them, and so long as the money is there, criticism via select morals is going to fall on deaf ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tshile Posted June 7, 2023 Author Share Posted June 7, 2023 Jay Manahan now doing the “I regret not informing the 9/11 families first” apology tour lots if people getting a crash course in phonyism and capitalism today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 PGA is tax-exempt??? Strip that. 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tshile Posted June 8, 2023 Author Share Posted June 8, 2023 (edited) Before all this PGA Tour was owned by the players. So, tax exempt makes sense. also people seem to misunderstand what that typically means. They think it’s means no taxes are being paid. Usually it means the entity doesn’t pay taxes because the money just moves through the entity, but the people that receive it do indeed pay taxes. It’s a pass through. It doesn’t make sense to tax it at the PGA Tours level. It’s taxed as the individuals’ level. I believe? but now it’s not owned by the players. It’s owned by a foreign entity. So. That should stop happening. I believe? 🤷♂️ Edited June 8, 2023 by tshile 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forehead Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 On 6/5/2023 at 5:00 PM, Long n Left said: Was wondering how you’re doing? Right pinky, if you’re a right handed golfer, is probably the easiest finger to do without. Light overlap grip, and it shouldn’t change your swing much, if at all. Now, about 4 years back, I busted up my left thumb on the 5th tee (don’t ask). Tried to continue playing, but gave up after tee shot on 7. Some good did come from this though. In the 2+ months it took to recover, I found George Gankas online, and began incorporating his teachings into my golf swing. Once I got it going (about a 3-4 month timeframe) I was hitting the ball as well as I had in many years, and gained at least 10 yards on my iron shots. Better I guess. Because of kids sports I'm not playing a ton. It doesn't hurt much unless I ground my club, and it does get sore after awhile at the range. For awhile, I was doing a Speith thing and just keeping my finger extended throughout the entire swing, but I realized overlapping and laying it on top worked about the same. I can't interlock at all, too much pressure applied. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 https://www.instagram.com/reel/CtKG5iJsEOa/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Evil Genius Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 There some interesting bulletpoints in this. https://www.si.com/golf/news/jimmy-dunne-the-architect-of-the-pga-tour-liv-golf-deal-lays-out-the-details The PGA Tour will still be called the PGA Tour, but now commissioner Jay Monahan also oversees LIV Golf, and the PGA Tour remains a partner of the DP World Golf Tour. Monahan has told Al-Rumayyan they will evaluate LIV at the end of the year. If Monahan wants to disband LIV, he can. If LIV golfers want to play on the Tour, Monahan and the current PGA Tour leaders have to approve the terms. Monahan has banned them; it is presumed that penalties to return to the Tour will be significant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 It'd be even sweeter if the asshats who left for LIV were locked out of the PGA too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CobraCommander Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 I'm telling y'all, this is the Michael Scott Paper Company. Except Greg Norman is Michael and he's going to get blackballed. All they had to do was sell their souls to the Saudis in exchange, oh and apparently lose tax exemption. Not sure why the hell PGA tour would be exempt from taxes other than the obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 LIV Golf's Bryson DeChambeau suggests 9/11 families should forgive Saudi Arabia: 'Nobody's perfect' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 (edited) Sorry Bryson..roids have destroyed whatever you had left of a brain. As an aside it's looking more and more like this merger is the Saudis just dumping LIV for the PGA (the bigger sportswashing opportunity). If the PGA does kill LIV after a year, that would be ****ing hilarious. Even more so if the LIV guys are given 2nd class status on the tour (assuming PGA lets them back in) as being talked about. Edited June 10, 2023 by The Evil Genius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TradeTheBeal! Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 Is 62 a good score? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 LFG, RORY!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 Fowler got that dog in him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 Gotta say, I can't remember ever watching live golf at 10pm...but this is very entertaining. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfan1311 Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 9 hours ago, skinsmarydu said: Gotta say, I can't remember ever watching live golf at 10pm...but this is very entertaining. Same and I gotta say.....I liked it 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoyler23 Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 Late times are great as the last few holes are usually during dinner and that in-between time. I believe today is supposed to end an hour-ish earlier. Go Rickie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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