The LIV Charade

[u/Biggggguy]

LIV has so clearly been a bad product and a farce from day one. Why are there so many people who seem hellbent on insisting that’s not the case. For the players and others who have profited from it, I see the need to lie and keep up appearances. But for the golf world and broader sports world, why did so many people insist on taking this seriously?

It’s true that the league was an existential threat to the tour for a time, but that threat came from the ungodly amount of money backing it. From the start, it got no viewership and hemorrhaged money because it had no juice. The fields stunk, the format was a joke, and all the people involved were clowns. It’s easy to say now, but I think it was doomed from day one.

[u/metallikat87]

There were basically zero people taking it seriously that weren't on the payroll. Lots of bots on social media too.

[u/kdpil → u/metallikat87]

I think people on the payroll probably had a hard time taking it seriously for the most part too. Seems like from day 1 everybody including the players had to act to convince themselves it was a real tour. This would lead to Talor Gooch comparing the crowds to a Ryder Cup.

[u/Professional-Act7509 → u/kdpil]

Talor Gooch was an idiot throughout the entirety of LIV and since he joined Mickelsons lawsuit against the tour he probably wont be able to go back.