OK. This is long but it's not a simple subject. Like everything else in this country, golf has been crapped upon by politics. But at the core there's 2 things to blame. 1.) The politics of NBC and (2) Jay Monahan. The initial blame is all on the guy who caused all this sh*t storm in the first place, Jay Monahan. Both Mickelson and Greg Norman were right. Who'd of thunk it ? He didn't do a 180 just because he changed his mind. It's because he didn't have a choice. Here’s a point that no one seems to want to face. The PGA’s main sponsor is FedEx. 30% of FedEx is owned by the Saudi’s. If LIV WANTED TO BANKRUPT/ CRIPPLE the PGA tour, they would just buy another 21% of FEDEX. Let Monahan know that when their contract runs out, FEDEX is moving their sponsorship to LIV because LIV's players bring the crowds around the world. ( Actually they really don't need a reason.)
I would imagine that Monahan's luncheon/golf meetings were not quite as friendly as is being advertised.
I would also imagine that Monahan had to know that Rory and Co. would be pretty pissed. Not to mention the legal bills that had to stacking up. In short, I think the PGA is bleeding money right now. All these events that are not premier events have had lackluster crowds. I know Valspar was way down. The Honda Classic is going to be something else. Honda said bye-bye. Jack is in his 80's. At his age, he doesn't wield the big sword like he used to. Doral is now in Mexico because they don't like Trump. There's a bunch to not like about the PGA that is completely irrelevant of LIV and the Saudi's. I completely agree with
@Tom81 's post above. If the moron listened to Mickelson 3 years++ ago, none of this would have happened.
As
@Bill From Tampa said, Monahan has spinal issues. Why CNBC ? They are the liberal spin doctors. But 🤣it didn't work. I realize that many on here are liberals. That's fine. I, unlike many on the liberal side, understand and many times applaud your desire to improve everyone's surroundings. Both the environment and socially. But I am someone that is also in business in the real world. You cannot improve society by handing people money. They need to earn it. You cannot make us all better off environmentally if you improve air quality in California while destroying billions of gallons of water in India, the Ukraine and Asia. There is a reason there is such opposition to mining for Lithium in New Mexico and Nevada. Earth is the big blue marble because of water. Most people in business use due diligence before making investments into products or companies. We dig deep. If we don't profit (win), we have responses. ( Sh*t, F-bombs come to mind.) But we normally don't blame others for results. We are planners. Please understand that buying an electric car isn't going to change the PGA Tour any more that it's going to improve the environment. ( Yes, there was a sports writer from Seattle that said buy an EV to hurt the Saudi's. Moron alert !) Please understand that there is much more to the Middle East than just Saudi Arabia. And the Saudi's have many, many more assets than just oil. In fact, if you Google " America's longest ally in the Middle East.", you get Saudi Arabia. Since 1946. We live in a complex world. We need golf announcers that do golf not politics. The Golf Channel has spewed for 2 years now how horrible The Saudi's are. From a middle of the road to conservative political standpoint, Brandel Chamblee and Rich Lerner are almost intolerable to watch/listen to. Yet in reality, look at all the major crimes in LA, New York, Chicago, Detroit, Atlanta EVERY SINGLE DAY. Look at the corruption in Wasington DC, the FBI and the CIA. Look at at Hunter's lap top. There's plenty of horsesh*t to look in the damned mirror over !
You want to fix golf ? You want to make it an honest game again ? Get the politics OUT !
Ken...
