The Golf Thread

[Irishnev]

If the weather stays like this and no wind they could eat it up - Rory in good form, Cam Smith a good shout and loads more. If it was windy one of oldies would be in with a shout but dry and fast and the scores will be too low for them

[Liverpool]

some tasty prices available for the open, field looks like wide open

[ChesterDave]

Arseholes. Don't even know who those other two are.

https://twitter.com/KylePorterCBS/st...05486458621958

Provided me with an opportunity to play golf. Oh right then, fair enough. That was lacking previously :shakehead:

[red g]

https://caknowledge.com/pat-perez-net-worth/

never even heard of him. Not doing bad in life though for someone called Pat Perez

[Pablo]

It's Pat Perez. Honestly those three are three of the biggest bellends in golf.

[wiw]

"There's been a lot of complaints about Saudi involvement in golf...from PGA members, politicians, 9/11 survivors - do you have any concerns that you are supporting a country with a really bad human rights record?"

Long haired prick called 'Pat':

"No"

"Could you explain?"

"I'm playing golf. I've been given an opportunity to play golf and that's all I'm concerned about."

Koepka:

"What Pat said. He's spot on."

Thanks

That Pat guy certainly looks like...err...well, y'know. Like a Pat.

I guess on one level they are right. On another level they are spectacularly wrong

[Shaggy]

"There's been a lot of complaints about Saudi involvement in golf...from PGA members, politicians, 9/11 survivors - do you have any concerns that you are supporting a country with a really bad human rights record?"

Long haired prick called 'Pat':

"No"

"Could you explain?"

"I'm playing golf. I've been given an opportunity to play golf and that's all I'm concerned about."

Koepka:

"What Pat said. He's spot on."

[wiw]

Can you summarise please? Can't watch at work

[Shaggy]

Arseholes. Don't even know who those other two are.

[ame]https://twitter.com/KylePorterCBS/status/1541905486458621958[/ame]

[RichC]

So all the Majors you get a 5 year exemption if you're a previous winner bar the Masters which is a lifetime invitation.

Not sure if there are other exemptions but I guess the Majors can if they like offer invitations to players as well if they choose.

[wiw]

DP World tour have finally come out. I think to have any kind of weight it's going to be the Majors banning these players and I don't think they will.

"DP World Tour: LIV players to be fined and suspended; Players suspended from Scottish Open"

https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/...-scottish-open

So at the moment the LIV guys can still play in the majors? Is it not PGA tour points/rankings that decide who get to play, apart from previous winners obviously

[RichC]

For fellas like him, I completely get it. We'd all do it. But for the top guys, like Rahm said, I honestly think (easier said than done I know) I wouldn't be interested. They're already more than made for life and the extra riches would make no material difference.

I mean that sort of money is life changing for probably your kids lives and potentially there's as well.

The top guys I agree with, they're already insanely wealthy but when the numbers get into the 9 figures it's such a ludicrous amount of money for doing your job you can see why some of these golfers have just decided to sell their souls for the cash.

I guess you'd hope you'd tell them to do one but until you're in that position with an almost blank cheque being pushed across the table it's hard to know, I mean I'm sure Norman is spinning this is way to help improve their human rights from within etc.. all bollocks of course but probably easier to justify the decision

[Scratch]

For fellas like him, I completely get it. We'd all do it. But for the top guys, like Rahm said, I honestly think (easier said than done I know) I wouldn't be interested. They're already more than made for life and the extra riches would make no material difference.

I guess it depends; if it is all personal wealth then I would agree that they really don't need more, but if the individual is interested in charities, community etc, then extra riches could go a long way.

Not that I know if that is the case, I know nothing of the outside world of a top golfer.

[Shaggy]

For fellas like him, I completely get it. We'd all do it. But for the top guys, like Rahm said, I honestly think (easier said than done I know) I wouldn't be interested. They're already more than made for life and the extra riches would make no material difference.

[RichC]

That's the thing isn't it. He's apparently fully aware that if bigger name golfers sign up he'll probably lose his place but with £26M in the bank I'm not sure how fussed you'd be.