Pebble's back with a refreshed 8th while Phil returns with less weight. Plus, key ANGC members spared of LIV discovery, ANWA field announced, Peacock's massive losses mount and much more.
This week’s AT&T National Pro-Am, which my friends and I still refer to as “the Crosby”, is my favorite non Major on the PGA Tour. Like ANGC, the holes on Pebble are like old friends. Too bad it’s so poorly attended by the better players. I went on my PGA Tour App to check the tee times of my “Favorites”. Only two were listed; Spieth and Simpson. (I have a dozen.) As for the amateurs, very few celebrities. Just no name corporate types with handicaps higher than mine. I don’t get it. The courses are storied and magnificent. And for us north easterners, watching the Clambake - what our fathers called it - is a welcome respite from winter. Heck, if you don’t like the golf, the scenery is just gorgeous.
Great threads of articles as always. From the magic ball seen from the grassy knoll to the Saudi execution stats (grow the game in reverse) and all points in between. It is nice hearing how all the LIV’rs are getting really healthy.
I play with some very dedicated golfers, we all try to play 4 to 5 times a week. Multiple amateur tournaments throughout the year. Yesterday after the round, sitting in the pub I asked how many had seen the Reed issue or even watched the tournament . Out of 8 only 2 of us had. No one seems to be lining up to buy new clubs either. I think Golf experienced great growth during Covid, but as time wanders on I’m afraid it will shrink to even less than where it was prior to. Golf in the US has been short sighted and will miss the long term mark by their greed to bank the $$$ now.
The NYT weekend Mag piece on NIL is a must read and so disturbing. The fact that the collegiate mgmt and government brain trust couldn’t foresee the longer term effect that the rich (D1 football and hoops) will get richer and the other 10-30 collegiate sports at large public universities will get starved and some eventually snuffed is just despicable. Let’s launch a student-athlete senior thesis project on how to make this new situation sustainable. At least you’d get fresh thinking from the folks with their dreams on the line.
Great stuff and pumped for a State of the Game Podcast. What a waste of a jewel it is to hold an event at Pebble when it is the worst possible weather with the worst possible format. Is it any wonder that the ratings continue to be at best disappointing. Reading your post the off the course events seem to dominate with so little focused on last weeks events. Just feels like the PGAT post Tiger does not have a clue.
Not to excuse or minimize Saudi Arabia's 1,243 executions between 2010 and 2021, but according to Amnesty International, the good ol' US of A executed 352 people in the same period. The Saudis rank 4th in the number of people executed (far behind China, Iran and Egypt) and the US ranks 9th. Significantly, only 18 countries still execute people. Just sayin’.
This week’s AT&T National Pro-Am, which my friends and I still refer to as “the Crosby”, is my favorite non Major on the PGA Tour. Like ANGC, the holes on Pebble are like old friends. Too bad it’s so poorly attended by the better players. I went on my PGA Tour App to check the tee times of my “Favorites”. Only two were listed; Spieth and Simpson. (I have a dozen.) As for the amateurs, very few celebrities. Just no name corporate types with handicaps higher than mine. I don’t get it. The courses are storied and magnificent. And for us north easterners, watching the Clambake - what our fathers called it - is a welcome respite from winter. Heck, if you don’t like the golf, the scenery is just gorgeous.
Great threads of articles as always. From the magic ball seen from the grassy knoll to the Saudi execution stats (grow the game in reverse) and all points in between. It is nice hearing how all the LIV’rs are getting really healthy.
I play with some very dedicated golfers, we all try to play 4 to 5 times a week. Multiple amateur tournaments throughout the year. Yesterday after the round, sitting in the pub I asked how many had seen the Reed issue or even watched the tournament . Out of 8 only 2 of us had. No one seems to be lining up to buy new clubs either. I think Golf experienced great growth during Covid, but as time wanders on I’m afraid it will shrink to even less than where it was prior to. Golf in the US has been short sighted and will miss the long term mark by their greed to bank the $$$ now.
Thanks again
The NYT weekend Mag piece on NIL is a must read and so disturbing. The fact that the collegiate mgmt and government brain trust couldn’t foresee the longer term effect that the rich (D1 football and hoops) will get richer and the other 10-30 collegiate sports at large public universities will get starved and some eventually snuffed is just despicable. Let’s launch a student-athlete senior thesis project on how to make this new situation sustainable. At least you’d get fresh thinking from the folks with their dreams on the line.
Great stuff and pumped for a State of the Game Podcast. What a waste of a jewel it is to hold an event at Pebble when it is the worst possible weather with the worst possible format. Is it any wonder that the ratings continue to be at best disappointing. Reading your post the off the course events seem to dominate with so little focused on last weeks events. Just feels like the PGAT post Tiger does not have a clue.
State of the Game is the best podcast
Geoff it’s Friday and glancing at the leaderboard at Pebble, it is unrecognizable is this the correct info? And if so Houston we have a problem.
Love hearing you on McKellar but can we pitch in and get Lawrence a better mic! Great work as always.
Not to excuse or minimize Saudi Arabia's 1,243 executions between 2010 and 2021, but according to Amnesty International, the good ol' US of A executed 352 people in the same period. The Saudis rank 4th in the number of people executed (far behind China, Iran and Egypt) and the US ranks 9th. Significantly, only 18 countries still execute people. Just sayin’.