Let there be more Golf Tours.

 Fri 26.7.2024

What's all this commotion about the PGA vs LIV Golf tours ? Aren't there many more tours worldwide ? The European Tour, the Safari Tour, the Asian, Japanese, Korean, Indonesian and whateverelse tours? Like they say (or is it "as they say"), the more the merrier.

Vijay struggled early with the Asian tour, and even got caught up with that cheating story (strongly denied), before going on to the Safari, and subsequently the European tour. He earned his place on the PGA tour, eventually. Until LIV came, that was every golfer's aspiration - to earn a place on the PGA Tour. Nobody made a fuss. Vijay even became the No. 1 Golfer in the world for a brief period, but that was right at the start of Tiger's rule, so it was no small achievement.

The appearance of the Saudi Arabian backed LIV tour was different. Friends became enemies.

Greg Norman didn't help with his attitude, lording over the whole mess. Obviously he had axes to grind.

That's what happens when big golf personalities, with bigger egos, and unknown quantum of  limitless money, clash.

The enemy spokesmen couldn't have been better chosen. Norman and Mickleson vs Tiger. No love lost there. The coloured star kicked sand into their white faces.  That cannot be allowed to go unscathed. When the Arabs opened their bottomless treasure-chest, the means for battle became available.

This is what money does - the more the better (or worse - depends on which side you stand). These people are no Arab lovers. Or Muslim supporters. But money takes care of these issues. The more money the better. Or worse.

For golfers and golf lovers, I say, let there be more Tours. LIV or Dead.  

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