When you come to think of it that is the secret of most of the great holes all over the world. They all have some kind of a twist. C.B. MACDONALD
State Of The Big Businesses Surrounding Pro Golf
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Recent earnings and lagging technology highlight a need to reassess a pre-pandemic vision of streaming and gambling on every shot.
Patrick Reed Sues Brandel Chamblee And Golf Channel
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Oh the gifts keep on coming!
Quadrilateral: Major(s) News & Notes, June 23, 2022
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Congressional’s 10th and 18th (PGA of America)
Faldo Goes Out On His Terms; Immelman To Step Into CBS Lead Analyst Chair
/Announcers have been known to hang on too long and while there were hints Nick Faldo was less engaged in his announcing prep of late—who could blame him given some of the nonsense in pro golf—he’s decided to retire.
Based on a letter he posted to Twitter, Faldo has traveled enough and will continue with his design and Faldo Series work. (I won’t be surprised if he’s drawn back in by the chance to work a major here or there but for now, he’s signing off at the 2022 Wyndham Championship after 16 years.)
John Ourand had the initial news of Trevor Immelman’s hiring to replace Faldo.
Monahan: “Why is this group spending so much money--billions of dollars--recruiting players and chasing a concept with no possibility of a return?”
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Doug Ferguson files an AP report on PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan’s booth visit—finally!—blasting the Saudi Arabia government backed golf league. Facing questions from Jim Nantz, a severely overdue dicussion about the money source took place on national televsion.
Speaking of the folks who brought us 9/11, journalist carvings, beheadings galore and high oil prices because it’s fun for the Crown Prince—Monahan offered this:
“It’s not an issue for me, because I don’t work for the Saudi Arabian government,” Monahan said, a veiled dig at the notion of being a free agent. “But it probably is an issue for players who chose to go and take that money. I think you have to ask yourself a question: Why.
“Why is this group spending so much money — billions of dollars — recruiting players and chasing a concept with no possibility of a return?” he said. “At the same time, there’s been a lot of questions, a lot of comments, about the growth of the game. And I ask, ‘How is this good for the game?’”
Monahan also focused on the relative integrity of PGA Tour competition compared to the first LIV stop.
“You’ve got true, pure competition, the best players in the world here at the RBC Canadian Open, with millions of fans watching. And in this game, it’s true and pure competition that creates the profiles and presences of the world’s greatest players. And that’s why they need us. That’s what we do,” Monahan said.
