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The new Saudi Arabia Golf Tour aka LIV Thread
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staticshock
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PGA & some fans don’t support LIV because of “Saudi Arabia’s actions against free speech and human rights”.
Donald Trump is a big ally of MBS and is the only person in the American government who didn’t condemn the Saudis for killing that journalist in Turkey
I know these MAGAtards are conflicted about who to roll with
Donald Trump is a big ally of MBS and is the only person in the American government who didn’t condemn the Saudis for killing that journalist in Turkey
I know these MAGAtards are conflicted about who to roll with
PGA & some fans don’t support LIV because of “Saudi Arabia’s actions against free speech and human rights”.
Donald Trump is a big ally of MBS and is the only person in the American government who didn’t condemn the Saudis for killing that journalist in Turkey
I know these MAGAtards are conflicted about who to roll with
PGA didn't life their rule on whites only until 1961
augusta only allowed women to golf there in 2012
Saudi Arabia owns newcastle are folks going to boycott?
A large segment of WWE funds comes from their saudi tour boycott?
F1 goes to Saudi
Canada sold arms to Saudi
Saudi government owns a decent percentage of Uber
saudi oil flowing in gas all over the world
Tyson Fury locked in talks to face the winner of Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk in HUGE undisputed world heavyweight title bout in Saudi Arabia just days before the World Cup final... with AJ and Usyk's rematch confirmed for August 20 going to boycott that?
staticshock
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PGA didn't life their rule on whites only until 1961
Saudi Arabia owns newcastle are folks going to boycott?
A large segment of WWE funds comes from their saudi tour boycott?
F1 goes to Saudi
Canada sold arms to Saudi
Saudi government owns a decent percentage of Uber
saudi oil flowing in gas all over the world
Tyson Fury locked in talks to face the winner of Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk in HUGE undisputed world heavyweight title bout in Saudi Arabia just days before the World Cup final... with AJ and Usyk's rematch confirmed for August 20 going to boycott that?
I’m glad some golfers are getting the bag and saying fukk the PGA & fans. They wanna sit on this moral high horse but they don’t say anything condemning the killing of black men by cops or rouge white folks. fukk em all I’d get the bag too
the funny thing in all of this none of these players would leave the pga if pga were paying what LIV did
If some company in riyadh were offering anyone double or triple their salary you damn well sure would take that gig
If they started a tennis tour you don't think a guy like novak or nadal wouldn't leave the ATP if they money was right?
If some company in riyadh were offering anyone double or triple their salary you damn well sure would take that gig
If they started a tennis tour you don't think a guy like novak or nadal wouldn't leave the ATP if they money was right?
Dustin Johnson reportedly got paid a $125 million guarantee to make the decision.
Since 2007, Dustin Johnson has won $89 million on the PGA TOUR, including the FedEx Cup money he won in 2020. That’s by winning 24 events and finishing in the top 10 in a ridiculous 37 percent of tournaments in which he has played.
In order for Johnson just to get to an additional $125 million, assuming PGA TOUR purses go up, he’d likely have to do just as well over the next 10 years of his career as he did for the first 15. The odds of that happening, starting at 37 years old? Not great.
Since 2007, Dustin Johnson has won $89 million on the PGA TOUR, including the FedEx Cup money he won in 2020. That’s by winning 24 events and finishing in the top 10 in a ridiculous 37 percent of tournaments in which he has played.
In order for Johnson just to get to an additional $125 million, assuming PGA TOUR purses go up, he’d likely have to do just as well over the next 10 years of his career as he did for the first 15. The odds of that happening, starting at 37 years old? Not great.
There’s also the prize money. There’s $255 million on the line for the first eight events, four of which are to be played in the U.S.
Not only is the field for the first LIV Golf tournament less than a third of the size of a normal PGA TOUR tournament, it’s 18 holes shorter and the prize money is four times as big.
Johnson received $2.07 million for winning the 2020 Masters. If he wins the inaugural invitational from June 9-11 at the Centurion Club in London, he’ll take home $4 million.
Not only is the field for the first LIV Golf tournament less than a third of the size of a normal PGA TOUR tournament, it’s 18 holes shorter and the prize money is four times as big.
Johnson received $2.07 million for winning the 2020 Masters. If he wins the inaugural invitational from June 9-11 at the Centurion Club in London, he’ll take home $4 million.
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Could the Saudis start a bball league? Maybe they wouldn't pay max players more than $45-50M a year but they could pay fringe all-stars and role players a lot of money.. 
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Schwartzel won.
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This league just may stick around.
Could the Saudis start a bball league? Maybe they wouldn't pay max players more than $45-50M a year but they could pay fringe all-stars and role players a lot of money..
Wouldn't necessarily work with the NBA considering that salaries for fringe All-Stars and role players are already high and set to go even higher once the new TV and gambling money hits.
Saysumthinfunnymike
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Do they even have a TV deal?
