Weird from Rory, ams do play balls the professionals use, not all ball producers have demarcation lines between their tour balls & am balls, Titleist being the biggest. Sure, all the Titleist pro's balls go through testing whereas 1 in 20 or 30 does with those slated for the philistines. Hell, amateurs at times can use hotter drivers than the pros can use.
I think he means in relation to clubs etc.
Injection weighting? It’s available mainstream, albeit pricey & not totally helpful for an amateur having to go through swing changes to improve.
He's always seemed the most likely of the big names given he's been less involved in the PGA than the likes of McIlroy while two of the people he's closest to in golf, Mickelson and Garcia, are already on LIV.
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If you're playing your club competitions, you'd be required to use the rolled back balls though. What people do amongst friends is cool. But anyone playing any competition golf would be required to change.
I appreciate that you think I’ve got the money to be a member at a golf course.
I reckon part of the potential merger will mean that LIV golfers will be unable to take the prize pool money from the PGA tour and it will be deducted from their guaranteed money like it is now.
A hundred million a year for a few years makes one reassess, no doubt.
That offer has been on the table for years, though. He has always said he doesn't need the money, already has more than he could ever need, has zero interest in LIV and won't ever leave for it. It's the biggest 180 ever.
Didn't realize it had been on the table for years. Unannounced injury perhaps? Someone mentioned his swing; he is always good for a shank every couple of months due to his close stance, perhaps his margin of error is becoming a bit too troublesome?
If they're merging why not cash in anyway?
Sorry. I forget golf in Ireland is so much more accessible than in places like the US.That merger is in no way a certainty, and this move actually causes more problems in terms of competition rulings on the merger deal, as far as I understand.
The PGA brought this move on themselves from even considering a merger without consulting the players. They all felt betrayed.
Don't spend years saying you're definitely not going to do something, say you don't need the money and other things are more important, and then sell out. It's pretty simple. He has fecked us for the Ryder cup now, I've gone from liking him to completely disliking him over this.
Yeah he doesn't need the money etc, but once the PGA considered merging, all PGA players were basically told "you'll be taking Saudi money" so the way I see it, he could stick with PGA and a merger goes through and no 600mill, goto LIV, merger goes through, 600mill richer.
I agree that most people would take the money, exact same as the Saudi football situation, but he explicitly put himself in the camp of someone that wouldn't do it, that's my issue with him.
They're kinda gambling on which one will rule if the merger doesn't happen.
Aren't they all basically the same now (PGA, LIV, DP) post July? All with now be funded to certain extents by PIF as I understood it. I get why anyone moves now, there's no real sides anymore.
He was already in that position though.
They had the framework of a deal to merge but there was a deadline of the end of December to finalise the deal (obviously that can be flexed) and it's not very clear whether the deal will actually happen. The PGA have been looking at other external investment in addition to the PIF but they may end up being instead of the PIF albeit you would think this improves the negotiating position of the Saudis as it's not ideal for maybe the best player in the world to not be at a part of the PGA at all moving forward.
The merger won't happen. Saudi are going all in, on everything. They are offering any big company in the world THIRTY YEARS tax exemption if they move their office to Riyadh. They have too much $ and have become too savvy politically.
I reckon PGA tour is about to have a massive shakeup. Jay is a gonna. Cannot believe he has survived this long
