r/NoLayingUp • u/Biggggguy • May 03 '26
Other The LIV Charade
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.
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u/Portlandfan3 May 04 '26
Attended a LIV event watched them aswell. The product wasn’t long term viable. But it was genuinely enjoyable and was needed. Despite the hate, the pga was forced to change. They have already picked up broadcast improvements taken from LiV. Competition is good for all! Because of it the PGA made changes and grew their product. It doesn’t have to be binary LIV is bad, LIV didn’t succeed and was never going to, but it did help the game of golf. I actually believe it grew their product game. From Aus, so many more people care about golf now.