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Originally Posted by revots33
Dylan Dethier from Golf.com wrote a really good piece about the Liv event in Portland, and how it feels on the ground. The Liv players all seem happy, it's like a big fraternity without pesky things like competition or fans.
https://golf.com/news/liv-golf-american-debut-portland/
Yeah, that was an interesting perspective, and it certainly shows the draw to certain players: those who want to make a bunch of money playing golf, but don't really care about competition or legacy. And I don't really mean that in a bad way. There are clearly some players who care about being part of the "legacy" aspects of golf.
I wonder though whether the reasons the players like it (fewer fans, easier commitments, more "frat" atmosphere) will translate to a product that can survive. There's some novelty in watching at this point, but other than majors and a select other tournaments/venues, I only tend to watch golf on Sundays when it's looking like a good finish. In other words, it's the competition that drives me. I admit it's probably too early to say whether there will be "good competition" in these events, but I have a hard time seeing it being INTERESTING competition.
Only watched three holes today, but boy, saw some bad golf, and the commentators remain horrible. They are trying REALLY hard to make this cool, and unique, and "special."
I haven't seen anything about number of tickets available vs. sold/attendance, but it looked pretty damn light out there.
Ending on a positive I guess: it was fun seeing big names play on a course I've played several times.