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I thought this was a great article about this whole mess.

Particularly this par:

I will almost certainly continue to follow professional golf — it is a big part of my job, after all — but I am not so sure about the dozens of people I play with regularly. They aren’t deeply entrenched in the pointless daily arguments of Golf Twitter. They don’t really care about OWGR points and certainly couldn’t name members of the 4 Aces. They like to squeeze in rounds when they can, have fun and give each other shit, drink a few beers during or after a round, and flip on football when they’re finished. It’s not a choice between supporting the PGA Tour or LIV, it’s a decision to ignore both. They might gamble a little, but a light bulb has gone off recently, and many fans have begun to wake up to the idea that almost no one involved in this Corporate Game of Thrones thinks about them at all.

That's modern elite sport in a nutshell

Some sports are better at the lip service "for the fans" but there is an enormous disconnect between guys making not even enormous amounts of money, and the schmucks on the other side of the fence.

Just realised why I am slow, always get good advice on here. I a real hacker who has somehow got the bug for the game lately, and as getting on , I am a little worried about holding up boys at club during comps etc. Now everyone say no nworries, but by the end of 18 holes I struggling a bit walking at reasonably speed, so looking for a ride on something, as I may stick around playing for a few years now I have started.
The question is has anyone seen anyone using these fourstar golf cruisers around their course or know anyone who has one, to tell me if they any good?
Last couple of weeks have been using a mates little moped and towed my traundler around, great fun, but if I get a moped won't fit in car, and don't have room for trailer etc. I know fourstar will fold down and fit in car etc, just don't know anyone who got one.

@Dan54 cant help too much, other than I have seen a couple around and they move along pretty well, never had anyone in my playing group use one though...look like fun.

@taniwharugby Thanks mate, just trying to get any info like that, I have never seen one or heard anyone say if they any good. Can I ask if the course you saw them on had a few hills etc? I do like they fold up and fit in a SUV so would suit me down to ground.

@barbarian said in Golf:

I thought this was a great article about this whole mess.

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Particularly this par:

I will almost certainly continue to follow professional golf — it is a big part of my job, after all — but I am not so sure about the dozens of people I play with regularly. They aren’t deeply entrenched in the pointless daily arguments of Golf Twitter. They don’t really care about OWGR points and certainly couldn’t name members of the 4 Aces. They like to squeeze in rounds when they can, have fun and give each other shit, drink a few beers during or after a round, and flip on football when they’re finished. It’s not a choice between supporting the PGA Tour or LIV, it’s a decision to ignore both. They might gamble a little, but a light bulb has gone off recently, and many fans have begun to wake up to the idea that almost no one involved in this Corporate Game of Thrones thinks about them at all.

I don't think it's possible to nail my position any better than this. Excellent stuff.

Time will tell how many are in sync with me though. No doubt I'll have a long discussion with my Dad about it over the next couple of weeks & will report back. He just retired from being president of a golfing society in NZ (age, not because of LIV), so his thoughts will be telling.

I guess I'd be typical in that I play a round of golf vastly more than I'd watch it. In fact I'd really only make an effort to watch the Majors. Putting aside the soft diplomacy (sports washing) inherent in the funding, I can't blame Rahm et al. from taking the cash. I'm certain I would.

Rory's trying to walk it back

What a fucking bellend. Hatiest Golfer ever.

@canefan not entirely true, i thought it was more acceptance of the inevitable.

If you listen to the section he spoke on LIV I thought he came off reasonably well, you still get he doesn't agree with alot of LIV, although he did say say the competiton is good, felt some of the talk of growing the game would make more sense if some money went to 'grass roots' stuff instead of the eye watering sums thrown about to individuals.

He also said he never engaged with them, so has never been offered an obscene sum to turn down.

He was very vocal when it all went down. Got made to look a fool when the PGA did the deal behind his back

@canefan he was, and for the most part I don't think his stance has changed, he just knows he is fighting something he can't win.

I think he got plenty wrong in his approach, but it is what it is and i feel a bit much is made of some of the cherry picked comments.

Like he also said, the fans don't care about the money, they just wanna watch the best players play golf.

@taniwharugby said in Golf:

@canefan he was, and for the most part I don't think his stance has changed, he just knows he is fighting something he can't win.

I think he got plenty wrong in his approach, but it is what it is and i feel a bit much is made of some of the cherry picked comments.

Like he also said, the fans don't care about the money, they just wanna watch the best players play golf.

He was pretty firm in his stance until Rahm defected. Then he seemed to accept it very quickly

@canefan acceptance of something being inevitable is a bit different though than him changing his opinion or views on it.

@canefan Good for him. He is slightly more tolerable now.

Yeah, his position was forced by the PGA.

I feel for him a bit, but then I remember he's just another golfer with 100mm+ who will probably see this balloon 3-400% now and slip back into care factor of zero.

20 year old Alabama sophomore Nick Dunlap has won the American Express PGA tour event in California. Fist amateur to win a PGA tour event since Phil Mickelson in 1991.

Last year he became the only player other than Tiger Woods to win both the U.S. Junior Amateur and U.S. Amateur.

So what does he win as an amatuer? $1.5m in pro shop credit?

Lydia also had a good win on the LPGA overnight, winning by 2 shots. Her first win for over a year.

@JK said in Golf:

So what does he win as an amatuer? $1.5m in pro shop credit?

Lydia also had a good win on the LPGA overnight, winning by 2 shots. Her first win for over a year.

I don't think he earns a penny

@JK said in Golf:

So what does he win as an amatuer? $1.5m in pro shop credit?

Lydia also had a good win on the LPGA overnight, winning by 2 shots. Her first win for over a year.

Great confidence builder after a rough last season