So how do you determine that when they don't even compete under the same formats?
These mercenaries made the move with their eyes wide open. They're not entitled to any consideration and none of them is going hungry.
Consider what they gave up as part of the price of doing business.
In the end they made a decision that many of us would’ve made. To be honest, I truly believe some of these other guys would’ve made the move too had they realized so many others were going to. The PGA vilified everyone as a fear tactic to prevent players from going so many that were rumored to be considering didn’t. They jumped the gun to stay “clean” and then got left behind. But again, even the PGA guys are backing down about in the criticism. They know the players leaving ended up being a good thing for the golfers on the PGA Tour. Look at the purses now compared to before LIV. It’s funny to me that I’m so many cases people don’t support the big corporation against the little guy. Make the little guy millionaires and all of a sudden people support the big corporation. The PGA literally destroyed some guys reputations in an attempt to try to keep the LIV from happening. It didn’t work. So their hand got forced to keep others from leaving. That’s why they changed. The reality is the PGA Tour should’ve listened to these guys, like Phil was trying to get them to do for years leading up to this, and it all would’ve been prevented.
It just baffles me how many don’t see that. The PGA Tour is the true villain in this story. They are the ones that don’t want you to see the best golfers in the majors. They are the ones that held millions more dollars back from their golfers who produce the $$. They are the ones tearing down people and making hypocritical accusations through the Golf Channel and their own broadcast to create this narrative. The never cared about Saudi money before this. They let their players play in other events. But when it came to giving up media rights and more $$, they thought they were untouchable. They werent.
It’ll all fix itself in the end, because I truly believe that’s what most of the LIV guys want. Eventually it’ll cool down and the only person left outcast will be Greg Norman. Until then, the WGR needs to do what’s best for the game and having Brooks, and 52 year old Phil in contention are good for the game.