Dad 1st. Golf commentator, analysis, opinion & journalism. Fan of LIV & The PGA Tour. Pay for blue checkmark because I don’t mind pitching in for X’s survival.
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May 19
Smart move if they get funding (potential investors may want this) This helps clear the books and invalidate contracts that are too rich. They sign new ones for vendors they want to keep the same, renegotiate with players, and all the other liabilities go away (become unsecured claims for damages). Fixed costs reset, business keeps running while protected, gives breathing room, and a cleaner & more attractive entity for new investors.
May 19
. @business is reporting LIV Golf has begun laying the groundwork for a potential U.S. bankruptcy filing if it cannot raise new funds: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Anti LIV Golf media (and unhealthy anti LIV golf fans) over the last couple of days…
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Apr 15
You won’t believe how they REALLY approve and place the cups at the Masters.
I was there and saw it myself. You DON’T see this on TV.
We walked the full course early in the morning each day before Patrons started showing up to soak in the beauty of the course (and the exercise).
Here’s the process. First, someone from the grounds crew puts a white rod in the suggested placement. It sticks out about a foot above the ground.
Then five green jacketed members drive to the hole in golf carts and walk out to the stick.
They clearly were discussing the placement and I could tell by hand gestures they looked to be ‘making sure’ the spot was ok. They pointed to other parts of the green and checked the distance to the edge of the green.
They also had some golf balls and one of the green jackets took putts from several different angles. Then more talking, discussion, and hand gestures.
After that, they threw the ball up on several high points to see what it did and how it rolled. They did the same from low points. Then, more discussion and more putts if they felt it was necessary.
After that, all of them stood in a group facing each other and made the approval decision, gave the nod to the superintendent and the grounds crew went to work.
The crew carefully pushed the hole cutter into the green and removed the soil and placed the plastic part of the cup into the hole and firmly used the flag stick to reach the bottom. Then they checked that the flag stick was not tilted in any way and adjusted when necessary.
The next step was to put in another stick with a geo positioning device on the top so they could record the exact location.
Finally, a funnel shaped plastic piece was put down into the hole to protect from paint and the grounds crew laid out a fabric protector with a hole in the middle; aligning perfectly with the actual hole and then they pained the dirt inside of the hole.
The final touch was a pair of scissors came out to perfectly cut the grass on the green around the hole to make sure there were sharp edges and not even the tiniest of grass overhang.
The members took one final last look for approval and the flagstick was placed.
We watched them do this on three different holes; 10, 14, and 11.
It’s clear the members themselves take responsibility, have attention to detail, strive for quality, and call the shots at Augusta. They also hold themselves accountable.
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The Masters is a masterclass in operational efficiency. I had heard about great food prices and getting people through the merch lines in a flash.
The bathroom attendants asking if I was playing the front nine or back nice caught me off guard and was hilarious.
Ruthlessly efficient. Perfectly run. Had every guy in there cracking up.
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Apr 11
Will Rory finally let the PGA Tour move on from Tiger?
I am at the Masters and watched Rory’s run first hand yesterday and the thought crossed my mind.
Let’s face it, Tigers not someone we would want our kids to emulate.
After giving us thrilling on the course accomplishments over the decades it’s clear the PGA TOUR has been propping up Tiger too long.
I hope the best for Tiger and wish him a healthy recovery as we all have our own demons. But, it’s been painful watching the PGA TOUR and fawning media try to bring back his glory ‘one more time’.
Is Rory a better person for our kids to look up to? None of us know but it seems possible.
If Rory wins this and stays healthy (and doesn’t wreck his car and body,) could he actually catch Tiger in majors?
I would rather root for that than buy into the Tiger hype one more time.
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Feb 23
If you are going to say something, why not do it with your name? I do and take whatever hate comes my way.@JoelMBeall has an obvious bias against LIV Golf so until this mystery person goes on record, I'm going to assume it's fake or some low level flunky. If this player is real, he is a weak person.
Feb 23
An inside look at how Brooks Koepka's PGA Tour return has been received.
Read more: glfdig.st/7x9S50YklQi
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Feb 17
It's not lost on me that Anthony Kim @AnthonyKim_Golf might not have won if LIV Adelaide 2026 was a 54 hole tournament.
I've been agnostic to the change and would defer to the players but, I'm glad this one worked out the way it did.
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Feb 16
I've been wondering how many people have been deleting anti @AnthonyKim_Golf posts over the last couple days. Remember when haters like @JoelMBeall wrote:
"The best thing Anthony Kim can do is remain in the shadows. Some things are best left in the past, where they can enjoy an existence they never truly had."
A month later, @PepperellEddie called AK a "fucking idiot" for calling out the haters.
Beall seethed in an X.com Post after Kim's amazing and inspirational win with, "There’s probably a lesson in that LIV spent billions on acquiring star talent and its first real moment in five seasons came from Anthony Kim, who had to qualify just to make it into the league."
Photo from Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Feb 10
So now that we hear @ahmedbinsulayem apparently is the one who sent the torture video (in the Epstein files) I am fully expecting @chambleebrandel and the @PGATOUR to demand the “DP World Tour” get a new title sponsor of the European tour?
If they don’t, then their moral outrage was all a farce (which we already knew).
That would leave the perfect opening for @PIF_en to step in… and…….
What say you golf media?
Feb 10
🧵 In response to my posts on X today, DOJ
1) unredacted an FBI file that LABELS two individuals as co-conspirators
2) unredacted a file that lists several men who might be implicated
3) tacitly admitted that Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem was the sender of the torture video
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24 Apr 2025
Wondering if Dan will get a throttled by the “No one cares about team golf crowd”?
Haven’t we been told it’s not ok to watch teams play each other while also having individuals place at the same time?
23 Apr 2025
Been visiting some top college programs—did Auburn and Texas, going to Georgia and Florida next—and gotta say I'm getting super into college golf. Find myself perusing the Scoreboard site every day. Gonna go out to NCAAs and cover it like a big tour event. I love it.
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14 Apr 2025
Congratulations to Rory. But, it’s hard to argue with Pro Golf Critic here. I must admit my own view of Rory has diminished because of his dizzying back and forth viewpoints and criticisms of fellow golfers.
14 Apr 2025
Yes, winning the career grand slam in golf is a great achievement. But here’s a harsh truth: I will never be a Rory McIlroy fan, even if he wins another 10 Masters. I used to be a big Rory fan. Even 5 years ago, I’d be ecstatic with yesterday’s result. Not anymore. I think he’s a sore loser. I think he can be a petulant child. He was divisive when he could have been a bridge. I think he sets a bad example on how to treat others. All of those are choices. As I learned more, my opinion evolved.
I also think he’s a puppet. I think he represents some of the worst of golf culture in that he’s been coddled by everyone in the establishment because so much💰has been invested in him.
The Corrupt Golf Media be-clowned themselves with how badly they wanted him to win The Masters. It’s one thing to root for history. Thats not what that was. From the CBS broadcast to the Sky Sports broadcast to Golf Channel to people like Jamie Weir, Kyle Porter, the No Laying Up collective, and Eamon Lynch. We’re talking dozens at this point - I can go on and on. The CGM collective - there was not a single person out of position - that’s how echo chambers work.
Lynch had the audacity to write: “He is everything this game needs.” How? Do we need more bad sportsmen and sore losers? No, we need gracious players in defeat like Justin Rose. We need players willing to do new things to grow golf like Bryson DeChambeau. We certainly don’t need players to scoff at YouTube golf (as Rory has done) or scoff at Champions Tour golf (as Rory has done).
And don’t even get me started on his stances on team golf, the Ryder Cup, Olympics & LIV Golf - the flip flopping is enough to make people dizzy. I’m not even sure how invested he is in TGL - if it wasn’t for the T & M in TMRW, TGL wouldn’t be a thing.
Yet the media anoints him as “what this game needs.” Yes, there must be some virtue I’m missing in taking a fan’s phone over an innocuous heckling.🙄 He even got a pass from the media on THAT and the FAN got reprimanded! Unreal. 🤦🏽♂️
He’s protected by the establishment in a way that other players aren’t, except Tiger. Why? Because he is the golf establishment now. If he were to leave the PGAT by retiring (as he suggested if he ever were to win the Masters) or go back to the UK and not return to the Tour, they would crumble more than they already are.
The NLU love fest sounded like giddy 10 year olds. To Kyle Porter and KVV high fiving each other. To Eamon Lynch trying to get a hug before the green jacket ceremony. Dottie Pepper getting the hug Eamon longed for. Again I get rooting for history - many golf fans do. But this was beyond. Are you fans or is this your job? It’s an embarrassment. All of it.
The golf media (as we knew it years ago) is dead. It’s corrupted beyond repair. There is no objectivity. It’s all fan culture now. It’s unsalvageable. Rory’s win cemented it. Maybe that’s just where we’re at in sports/golf. There is no money in objectivity. The money is in division, tribalism & catering to your audience. That’s certainly not changing.
Anyway, for me there’s no going back on Rory. Sure, great talent/ability and resiliency are admirable traits and Rory has shown these more than most. Mostly why I was a fan. But it does not come close to outweighing all the negative traits he’s shown the last few years that has turned many many fans away. I’m FOR SURE not the only one - the amount of negativity from casual fans towards this win (seemingly ignored by the media) has been eye opening to me. If you want to turn a blind eye to that, it’s fine, many have. But this should be acknowledged.
To be clear: I’m not telling you to not be a fan of Rory McIlroy - everyone is entitled to their own opinion and no one is perfect. But don’t let history get in the way and cloud the reality of everything around Rory. The CGM echo chamber should be crystal clear now to anyone half-awake. Much more to come.
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As JayMonahan naively thought he could walk into the White House and get Trump to screw over Yasir Al-Rumayyan I'm wondering if SSG can match? #LIVGolf
Trump says he’ll visit Saudi Arabia this spring after Riyadh agreed to invest $1 trillion in US timesofisrael.com/liveblog_e… via @timesofisrael
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6 Mar 2025
Everyone has been wondering why a deal hasn’t got done between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour.
Even me.
So, I reached out and my sources told me what’s holding it up and all I can do is shake my head and laugh.
We should have known when the same talking points from PGA Tour lackeys started to come out in the last week. It’s all been a variation of “the PGA Tour doesn’t need a deal”. The usual suspects (they dimwittedly parrot what they are told my Tour insiders) have all been the same.
Here’s the sticking point: Yasir Al-Rumayyan is not going to give control of LIV Golf’s fate to the PGA Tour just to get a deal.
The Tour thought it had a stronger hand and they don’t. The naively thought they could get President Trump to side with them and force Al-Rumayyan to cave. Al- Rumayyan is always going to have the final say on what happens to LIV.
Anyone paying attention and who watches and listens to Jared Kushner knows he is still quietly working behind the scenes on the Middle East and regularly text messages MBS. When talking about the role of the Saudis in Trump’s peace plan, Kushner said, "The agreement with Saudi Arabia will be the key".
If you recall, the Framework agreement was written so LIV Golf would be studied. It said, “NewCo will undertake a full and objective empirical data-driven evaluation of LIV and its prospects and potential and will make a good faith assessment of the benefits of team golf in general, and PIF, the PGA TOUR and the DP World Tour will work together in an effort to determine how best to integrate team golf into PGA TOUR and DP World Tour events going forward”.
Well, guess what? Al-Rumayyan doesn’t intend to see LIV’s teams integrated into TGL or some other relegation. He’s not going to watch everything they’ve built get thrown out by Tour execs that want LIV to disappear.
Golf is a big part of the Saudis plan to transform their country and their investment to date is worth every penny in the big picture.
They are smart to make golf a central pillar of their vision.
LIV Golf is too far along now and what makes most sense if for LIV Golf and The PGA Tour to co-exist and let players go back and forth if they can fit it into their calendars. It’s really that simple.
PGA Tour leadership doesn’t understand that President Trump isn’t going to hurt LIV Golf for a lot of reasons. He’s has friendships on both sides and true to form, he’s not going to force any friends into a bad position unless there’s a very compelling reason.
Anyone notice how Elon Musk’s arch enemy, Sam Altman was standing in the Oval Office with Larry Ellison, even though Elon is extremely close to Trump?
Screwing over Yasir Al-Rumayyan and the Saudis is not high on Trump’s list because he needs them and supports them for much bigger and more important things.
The PGA Tour has been making unreasonable demands for a deal to get done and Al-Rumayyan isn’t going to budge on key points. They don’t need to and no one can force them to.
That’s why we haven’t seen a deal get done.
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Over the last year, players, fans, and ‘so called’ golf media have lamented over the “wrong direction” golf is heading. They decry greedy players and moan about poor TV ratings.
I have been seeing a different picture emerge and it shocks me the ‘thought leaders’ in golf can’t really see what’s happening.
Golf is heading to a great place, becoming stronger and here’s why.
The PGA Tour will survive when they get new leadership. Even though it has its’ warts, the PGA Tour is something that can be built on as we move forward. The tour that I have always loved (but despise their current management) is poised to change for the better. Although ham handed, the PGA Tour is trying to innovate (don’t get me started on the ridiculous Creator’s Council). As soon as they figure out they need their own version of D.O.G.E., the Tour should be just fine. We aren’t seeing it yet because the so-called golf media (like CNN and establishment news) have been railing against change (LIV Golf) because they don’t like what they can’t control and are too worried about being part of the club instead of embracing actual innovation. Jay Monahan needs to go sooner than later.
Secondly, LIV Golf continues to grow and it’s succeeding in taking back world golf from the clutches of Ponte Verde. Under the largess of Yasir Al-Rumayyan, Greg Norman and every person that built the LIV organization (down to their shuttle drivers) have brought greater awareness back to golf in Europe, Asia, and ‘down under’! It’s only going to get better. To the consternation of @joelmbe and @KylePorterNS , LIV Golf isn’t going anywhere. I still say LIV will be the Formula One of Golf.
With new leadership at the helm (Scott O’Neil,) there’s going to be greater numbers corporate sponsors (like Calaway) and legions of new fans around the world (watch for India). A natural alliance will form with the DP World Tour and Asian Tours and world golf will grow stronger. In contrast to Monahan, Norman is nothing but class and knew the right time to exit. He is an actual leader and cares about the people at LIV Golf.
Finally, we are starting to see real innovation in golf (not the bureaucratic version from PGA Tour HQ). Successful ways to pair popular YouTube golf personalities are happening because @brysondech showed the way. @PhilMickelson is brilliantly teaming up with @GrantHorvatGolf and they are getting real views. Look for more of this to happen as players with personality do the same. The PGA Tour needs to let go of owning every aspect of their players and if they do, we’ll see more success in this new and fun way to watch golf.
To be fair, some of the new innovation we are seeing is coming from TGL. But, the insiders created TGL, so you won’t hear the ridiculous taunts about team golf or that it’s just ‘exhibition’ golf. The dumb golf media will gleefully talk about it and try to get fans excited about it. They won’t try to destroy it and give it the chance it deserves. I don’t know where it’s going in the long run, but TGL is a good thing to try and I’m open to new ideas.
As we get closer to a deal for co-existence, be prepared for worldwide golf continue to grow and thrive – in spite of the dimwitted minds of golf’s traditional media and the incompetent leadership at the PGA Tour.
Anti LIV Golf bots and press will end up looking stupid and on the wrong side of golf history. Joel Beallwill take a cue from Jake Tapper and write a book about how golf media didn’t do its job and tried to bury positive change (and conveniently leave himself out of it).
Disruption.
That’s what we’ve been seeing and that’s why golf is now going to be stronger than ever.
@PGATOURComms @PGATOUR @livgolf_league @LIVGolfComms @PIF_en
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Eamon Lynch has never let me down in the seething twerp category. This week, his latest dig at LIV Golf and Yasir Al-Rumayyan lays bare his small mindedness and lost perception of reality when it comes to the Saudis wanting to bring their country into the modern world and build for the future.
But it also reminded me of Lynch’s nasty rhetoric towards President Trump over the years. I can’t help but chuckle as prickly Eamon is going nuclear watching Trump be the one who decides the fate of LIV Golf and the PGA TOUR making a deal.
Lynch had this to say about President Trump after his first term, “As Donald Trump is driven from the White House, he should find no safe harbor in golf”. Lynch went on saying, “a sport which prides itself on value like honesty, integrity and devotion to the rules will be characterized as a welcoming sanctuary for a brazen and amoral insurrectionist”.
Recounting a round played with Trump in 2010, Lynch said, “Trump long ago recognized it [golf] as his avenue to acceptance, the path by which the son of a shady outer-borough property developer could climb to the top.”
Then as LIV Golf emerged and Lynch thought Trump was out of power for good, he said, “The marriage of LIV Golf and Donald Trump is the stuff schemes are made of”.
It’s clear Lynch is hyperventilating because his world view of politics is crumbling and his delusional belief of self-importance in the golf world is imploding.
Lynch recently wrote an article bemoaning the PGA TOURS “kissing the ring”. He likened a visit to Trump “who’s been too busy taking a wrecking ball to the rule of law during his first two weeks in office” by Tiger Woods and Jay Monahan as having to “fluff Mango Mussolini’s ego”.
If you pay attention, whether you like him or not, Trump follows through on his promises. He’s also not stupid and understands the Saudis and Al-Rumayyan play a key role in Trump’s plan for a peaceful Middle East.
With bigger reasons to keep a good relationship with the Saudis, Trump is never going to force Al-Rumayyan to turn his back on promises made to every person that built LIV Golf into what it is.
The Saudis were also there for Trump when others abandoned him, and they played at his courses when he wasn’t in power. Trump doesn’t forget things like that.
Against the flagrant arm waving and protests from Lynch, LIV Golf is going to continue and there’s nothing Lynch can do about it.
Poor little Eamon has learned he’s not important at all in the golf world and he’s nothing more than the obsessive Don Quixote of the golf. He has misinterpreted professional golf, the players, and management and it’s hilariously funny to watch. His world hasn’t been reality.
The PGA TOUR and old guard would be well advised to keep their distance from Lynch and his stupid comments. The PGA TOUR has welcomed Lynch with open arms being their cheerleader. But I think they now need to ask, “Do we really want a guy who took digs at President Trump’s father being our ambassador?
Now is the time to shut up and get a deal done.
@PGATOURComms @PGATOUR @livgolf_league @LIVGolfComms @trumprapid @RapidResponse47 @eamonlynch @PIF_en
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News. @ProGolfCritic and I are here at The Farmers and were given the opportunity to make sure the trophy for the winner is ready to go.
Maybe a deal for co-existence between LIV Golf and The PGA Tour can actually happen when the ‘powers that be’ let us into the VIP tent and happily handed the trophy over to us, even as we were decked out in @HyFlyers_GC and @4AcesGC_ gear.
I’m looking forward to when both the @PGATOUR and @livgolf_league will coexist and players can go back-and-forth. This dumb Jay Monahan war didn’t need to happen because at the end of the day it’s pretty easy to schedule 14 LIV events (when most of them are international) so both tours don’t interfere with each other.
@LIVGolfComms @PGATOURComms @PIF_en
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A message to LIV haters and all golf fans in general.
It’s ok to be a fan of ALL golf.
As I have always said, I love the PGA Tour (even though I despise their ethically challenged, ridiculous, and bureaucracy creating idiot leader - Jay Monahan) and I also love LIV Golf.
All of us should enjoy seeing the best hit great shots.
As @PhilMickelson said, LIV is additive (and so is TGL for that matter).
@PGATOUR @PGATOURComms @livgolf_league @LIVGolfComms @PIF_en @TGL @HyFlyers_GC
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wsj.com/sports/golf/pga-tour…
The PGA Tour and LIV Golf have finalized a deal but await the DOJ (Trump getting into office and telling them to approve it).
@livgolf_league @LIVGolfComms @PGATOURComms @PGATOUR
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