Cassius Clay -> Mohammed Ali
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta -> Lady Gaga
Constantinople -> Istanbul
Datsun -> Nissan
LIV Golf Updates -> Tee Times
What is changing? Nothing but the name (and the profile picture). Same amateur golf coverage, discussion, and MS Paint quality
Do these look good
@b_dechambeau
@gregbodine7
?
This is urgent, I have men's league tonight.
I don't even know what I'm looking for, but they're floating.
Please help.
🚨⛳️
#LIVGolf
NEWS: Expanding on a report from
@flushingitgolf
, per sources, it is believed that Jon Rahm and
#LIVGolf
have agreed to terms and he is expected to join the league for the 2024 season.
- Contract runs through 2029.
- $300m total signing bonus - paid over life of
⛳️🚨
#LIVGolf
is giving the principal players on each team 25% ownership in the team, and providing full support to acquire sponsorships and build the team into the equivalent of a major sports franchise.
🐅🚨 Tiger Woods will be debuting a new clothing line under TaylorMade's umbrella called "Sunday Red". His contract with Nike was up in 2023, and he will be launching this new line in early 2024.
While the Nike partnership may have ended, Sunday Red seems to be just beginning.
Will Zalatoris will receive 2.1 world ranking points for his 20th place finish at the Hero World Challenge. Last by 9 shots.
He shot 81-68-79-71.
Alex Fitzpatrick will receive 1.8 for his T8 at The Australian Open.
He shot 68-66-66-74.
It’s time to move on from OWGR.
A lot of amateurs could benefit from this.. the club not being shallow is usually a result of something else going wrong. Poor setup, open face on takeaway, lack of rotation, etc.
Great stuff from
@b_dechambeau
here!
⛳️
@PhilMickelson
was asked about sharing information with other players, which he's happy to do, but dove in on some of the nuances around Augusta National. Masterclass from the 3 time winner. Pun intended.
Great question from
@ProGolfCritic
.
Dustin Johnson has surpassed $30 million in earnings on
#LIVGolf
.
He's earned $5.1 million per event.
But I guess he did give up the right to play in the Valspar, so yeah I can see how people think he made a bad choice.
Bryson DeChambeau has always done things differently. Now he's leading
#themasters
using a driver from a company that started in 2013 and 3D printed irons from a company that's been around for 6 months.
One of the most interesting characters in all of golf.
Padraig Harrington on if
#LIVGolf
players should be playing in the majors:
'I strongly believe the majors should stay above everything, I would not want to turn up at a major and not play against the best players in the world. They need to say, "We're above all this.'"
⛳️👕MORE DETAILS:
In addition to joining LIV and forming his own team, part of Jon Rahm joining LIV is that Callaway would be offered a minority equity stake in his new team.
If they are to take this opportunity, which I believe they will, this will mark the first major
This video of Phil explaining all the factors that go into hitting a shot is priceless. You can tell Feherty was loving it, knew he was listening to absolute gold!
Harold Varner III on leaving the PGA Tour for
#LIVGolf
after his first year of full major eligibility:
"Yeah it was my first year in every major, and it was cool, but what's cooler is knowing my kid doesn't have anything to worry about."
⛳️🚨HUGE
#LIVGolf
news:
After each season bottom 4 players are relegated and a "promotion tournament" is held where the top 4 will earn entry into the next season.
Here are the Promotion Tournament field qualifications, sources indicate 80-100 players expected to play.
The overwhelming majority of LIV fans that I talk to on here are just fans of the game that are interested in the format, the potential, and the growth of the game. They understand what having some of the games biggest stars traveling the world in a new format can do for golf as
Greg Norman on players wanting to join
#LIVGolf
"we’re still getting calls from agents of top-40 players in the world wanting to join LIV but it’s too late now. I mean, we’d love to have them all but we can’t get them in."
58! ARE YOU JOKING?
BRYSON WINS IN GREENBRIER IN INCREDIBLE FASHION!
After a slow start with a 68 in the round 1, he shoots 61 on Saturday and follows it with a
#LIVGolf
first ever 58 as he makes 13 birdies in the final round!
Get this guy on the Ryder cup team IMMEDIATELY!
Joaquín Niemann's manager Carlos Rodriguez confirms via text to
@AP
that he is joining
#LIVGolf
The 23 year old Chilean with 9 wins worldwide including this years Genesis Invitational is a VERY strong addition to the LIV field. Welcome Joaquín!
Stephen A. Smith with an all time rant against the hypocrisy surrounding the
#PGATour
, Rory McIlroy, and Tiger Woods.
"This is a travesty and someone needs to call their trifling asses out on it"
In October 2022, shortly after finishing second in the Pro Long Drive World Championships, Bryson DeChambeau reflected on his game and his long drive experience. He wrote:
“Lastly, no matter what anyone thinks about me, I can promise you I will always give you my all. I care
This is just not a winning mentality at all. Made a triple and mailed it in.
Niemann dropped from T4 to T45 in one hole and battled back to T11.
Bobby Mac was 7 over in 4 holes and shot 4 under on the way in to make the cut.
⛳️ 🇨🇱 Joaquin Niemann is playing in the 93rd Chile Open this week. He’s in solo 2nd at -10 through 2 rounds, and Mito Periera isn’t far behind at T6.
That’s not the story here though. The real story is about their commitment to providing opportunities and growing the game in
#LIVGolf
Adelaide was undoubtedly a success, on all fronts. It showed what LIV can be and gave us a sneak peek of what LIV wants to grow into over the coming years.
Huge, energized, engaging crowds coupled with a captivating individual and team competition. Now they must
What is happening at The Watering Hole????
Pat Perez in the final grouping holes a 40 footer for birdie to give 4 Aces GC a 2 shot lead over RangeGoats! It's absolute madness there!
⛳️🚨The PGA Tour spent nearly $200k USD in Q1 and Q2 of 2022 lobbying against
#LIVGolf
Reports show that the tour paid a law firm to lobby members of Biden's administration on LIV related issues. This discovery comes amidst an investigation into their anti-competitive behaviors.
PGA Tour live commentators referring to Phil Mickelson as "the one we don't speak of" is just sad, especially if you consider all the change he's been a catalyst for in the game the past year.
Did Rory choke and lose this? Yes.
Did Bryson hit one of the most clutch shots we’ve seen in years from the bunker on 18? Also yes.
Two things are possible. Rory cracked open the door, Bryson put his shoulder through it and won the damn thing.
Bryson DeChambeau on the golf ball rollback:
“I think it’s the most unimaginative, uninspiring, game-cutting thing you could do. Everybody wants to see people hit it farther. That’s part of the reason why a lot of people like what I do. It’s part of the reason a lot of people
Awesome segment from
@PhilMickelson
for anyone looking to gain some speed with the driver.
This has sometimes been referred to as a "Rainbow swings" where you get your lead foot to almost draw a rainbow as the club comes through impact.
Can we be real for a second here? Is there nobody close enough to him in his camp that can step in and get him some real help? Somebody in his family? Anyone?
No one wants to see him like this. It sucks.
"One of the best courses in the world" - Jon Rahm
"The best course I have ever played" - Pablo Larrazábal
"The Augusta of Europe" - Rafa Cabrera Bello
"It was love at first shot. I love Valderrama." - Sergio Garcia
#LIVGolf
heads to Valderrama, one of the worlds best venues.
⛳️✈️ UPDATE: Jon Rahm has touched down in NYC ahead of meetings with LIV execs where they will prepare and finalize the last details of his move to
#LIVGolf
.
Topics today include details surrounding his new team and the league expansion that comes with it, future plans for LIV,
Pat Perez on wearing shorts this weekend:
"I was shooting amateur scores, so I figured I'd wear shorts"
DJ adds on:
"We told Pat to just do Pat. Just wear shorts, do whatever you want, hat backwards, whatever. Just play better."
🤣🤣
#LIVGolf
⛳️🚨
#LIVGolf
over the next two weeks will begin their negotiations with multiple networks for a broadcast deal for the 2023 LIV season. This will include both TV networks and streaming platforms.
Loved this quote from
@PhilMickelson
when discussing what
#LIVGolf
can change over the next year to continue improving the product for fans and sponsors:
"This is a question that LIV has been asking that I haven't been asked in the last 32 years "How can we make this the best
Amidst the PGAT banning golfers (member or not) for playing LIV, threatening sponsors, vendors, courses, a non stop attack from the media, podcasters, bloggers, and more; the LIV Golf field has surpassed that of an average tour event.
The average field strength for LIV Mayakoba
🚨👀⛳️
#LOOK
: The 2025 Ryder Cup will be hosted at a venue with tee times available around the $40 mark.
Are you teeing it up here?
(See how silly it sounds to form your opinion on a course based on the price)
🚨👀⛳️
#LOOK
: Bolingbrook GC in Illinois, site of LIV Golf’s just announced Individual Championship has tee times available around the $50 mark.
Are you teeing it up here?
Today people will criticize the crowds regardless of their size, tomorrow people will find top players over par and pretend that's not a normal thing in golf, Sunday we will hear about how the leaderboard isn't good regardless of who's in the top 10 and Monday people will be
Today the European Tour removes Henrik Stenson as Ryder Cup captain for his involvement with
#LIVGolf
.
Three years ago European Tour CEO is on a panel discussion where he is excited to work with SA and PIF to grow the game.
It’s time to stop with these absurd suspensions.
The eve of the final major Sunday of the season and the narrative I’ve seen the most is that Brian Harman is “destroying”
#TheOpen
and we need someone to go on a run and save it.
Rory’s effectively out of it, Homa’s doing the usual, and they’ve got nothing left to do but trash
.
@AlanShipnuck
on comparing
#LIVGolf
and the PGA Tour:
"I don’t fully understand the need to constantly compare LIV to the Tour and vice versa. Can’t they co-exist as different but complementary entertainment products? I mean, some days I listen to hip-hop, some days the blues,
A big criticism of
#LIVGolf
is the players have been paid up front and are no longer incentivized to care about how they play.
There has been big name players grinding on the putting green and short game area since 10:30, they tee off at 1:15.
Sure feels like they care.
Does it seem a bit strange to anyone else that the PGA Tour's private jet flew to Monahan's wife's vacation house in Colorado 17 times in the past 5 years?
Is gallivanting around on the company jet for pleasure a standard practice for a nonprofit organization?Asking for a friend
🚨 US Open Champ Matt Fitzpatrick speaking some sense into the Ryder Cup conversation
"I want the 11 best guys we can get, I'm not really too bothered about where they are going to come from. I just want to make sure we win and I think that's what's most important"
Full quote👇
Over 4,000 days after leaving professional golf due to injuries, the life of the US Team in Valhalla, Anthony Kim, returns.
An electric personality, elite talent, and perfect fit for
#LIVGolf
, he is expected to be announced ahead of next week's LIV Jeddah.
- Playing on a short
⛳️🚨This might be going under the radar:
In addition to being broadcast on television, every single round of
#LIVGolf
will be available COMPLETELY FREE OF CHARGE on:
Roku
Amazon Fire
Smart TVs
Chromecast
Android TV
Apple TV
Xbox
All smartphones
Homa getting choked up after not closing it out at Riviera is interesting to see because you can tell how much it means to him, and we're well aware of the mental challenges he's overcome to get where he is today.
Just wish Brooks would get the same treatment by the media.
⛳️
@SharkGregNorman
has a response re: Tiger and McIlroy saying he needs to step down as
#LIVGolf
CEO:
"I pay zero attention to McIlroy and Woods ... I'm going to be with LIV for a long, long period of time"
Full quote 👇👇🔥
He's back.
After a sudden departure from professional golf over a decade ago, the life of the 2008 Ryder Cup, 3 time PGA Tour winner, former world top 10 Anthony Kim will be, barring any drastic changes in contract talks, joining
#LIVGolf
for the 2024 season.
Lee Westwood on the hypocrisy of the punishments issued to DP World Tour players for playing
#LIVGolf
:
"Tell me, what is the difference? Just because LIV is funded by the Saudis - a country where my tour used to play and where we were encouraged to play?"
(via
@Telegraph
)
#LIVGolf
Bubba Watson and Brooks Koepka with some great commentary on their relationships with PGA Tour players, and how the potential awkwardness portrayed by the media isn't actually happening. Question from
@BobHarig
.
"I'm gonna be honest it's only awkward in the media"
The
#LIVGolf
2024 teams are done!
Jon Rahm will have Tyrrell Hatton joining his newly formed
#LegionXIII
alongside one of the top amateurs Caleb Surratt and LIV Promotions graduate Keiran Vincent.
Additionally, LIV Golf will be adding two individual spots to each event. In
The people that I've talked to that support
#LIVGolf
just enjoy watching golf and think the concept could be cool when it's established.
The people that really hate LIV for some reason can't go more than 14 seconds without bringing up American politics.
Marc Leishman on the
#LIVGolf
players'
#PresidentsCup
eligibility:
"But I don't know if that's the best thing for the Presidents Cup going forward, having to be in good standing (with the PGA Tour). I think if it was a true International team, you could be playing on any tour."
🏆 ⛳️ “Why don’t they just go out and qualify??”
Well David Puig has done just that as he wins the Malaysian Open and earns his spot in The 153rd Open at Royal Troon!
A fantastic weekend for the 22 year old as he makes the cut on the number then shoots 62-62 to secure the win!
Love Bubba's vision of what
#LIVGolf
and
@RangegoatsGC
could become. A venue to be used as a "home base". Each team with their own course to be used as a practice facility, somewhere local junior golfers could come play and practice, with support by the sponsors. A central
⛳️🚨
#LIVGolf
is expected to announce a broadcast deal with the CW Network in the coming days.
LIV will be officially coming to broadcast television for the 2023 season.
🏆⛳️Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra just 4 months after turning pro has won at
#LIVGolf
Bangkok!
The 22 year old from Spain also leads Fireballs GC to their first team victory. He's secured himself $4.75 million.
Life changing for him and his family.
Hideki should be bolting to
#LIVGolf
, he wasn't included in the players only meeting because "it was players only and he would have needed to bring a translator"
Blatant disrespect to one of the most influential players of the generation, NDA the translator and get him in.
Immediately remove the people making choking noises after each of Rickie’s shots. He’s battled for years now to get his game back where it is. The rate at which he’s got his game in shape is admirable, regardless of todays result.
⛳️🚨Bryson DeChambeau says that he's still in the
#LIVGolf
lawsuit on principle, because the PGAT refuses to pay him the PIP money from 2021.
They will not allow him to do a First Tee appearance which would complete his PIP duties.
#GrowTheGame
Incredibly petty from the PGAT.
@NUCLRGOLF
@GOLF_com
Can you imagine being paid to talk about golf and saying with a straight face that Dustin Johnson and Brooks Koepka don't "make a difference". Two of the best of this generation.
#LIVGolf
CEO
@SharkGregNorman
discussed the impact that LIV has had on the PGA Tour in just one year:
"The players on the PGA Tour should be giving a standing ovation to LIV..."
Full Quote👇👇 via
@Freakonomics
It's interesting that LIV are seen as the ones dividing the sport.
They aren't the ones issuing bans, controlling the media, threatening sponsors, vendors, courses..
They simply entered the space as a competitor. Competition is good for the game. Monopolistic behaviors are not
In less than 24 hours
@b_dechambeau
has:
- Increased his YouTube subscriber count by over 30%
- Crossed the 1 million subscriber threshold
- Raised $250,000 for the Wounded Warrior Project (
@wwp
)
When people ask how can one person grow the game of golf, this is exactly how.
I simply cannot get over the HV3 tracker shutting down the page because of
#LIVGolf
while also having the profile picture with the trophy presentation from the PIF Saudi International.
#LIVGolf
Boston was a fantastic event. An awesome tournament, great broadcast, and incredible finish.
We can all stop arguing on Twitter now, anyone that didn't like that isn't a true fan of golf, and their mind will never be changed.
Looking forward to Chicago!
@RHFTournaments
Brooks Koepka is a winner again! He claims victory at
#LIVGolf
Orlando for his second win in his last 6 events. Heading into Augusta in great form!
@SmashGC
Nothing official yet but the crowd at
#LIVGolf
Boston looks to be the biggest crowd LIV has had yet. Heard there were no tickets available. Energy is fantastic!
@LIVGolfInv
Regardless of who wins at Wentworth, it’s another strong display by the LIV guys. Think we can probably stop saying these guys have lost their desire to compete.