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5 hrs agoLiked by Geoff Shackelford

Bravo! This event has always screamed jealousy on the Tours part of the Ryder Cup and nothing but a money grab.

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4 hrs agoLiked by Geoff Shackelford

Not to praise the huge multinational but when Amazon launches a new product / service they start by writing the press release for it. What is it, who is it for, what problem does it solve for that person and why. They then use that as their guide for the development process to make sure they remember what it needs to live up to. Shack, feels like you’ve taken a page from Mr Bezos’ book with this one!

Also, the UN decree limiting the number of Vice Captains was a nice touch.

Let’s make this happen for 2026!

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5 hrs agoLiked by Geoff Shackelford

Gold. In another universe this would be common sense. End of September marks the end of the Australian football season and golf majors are long past. I cancelled my Fox Sports streaming subscription (called Kayo here) this week so will (yawn) miss the PC. No matter - more time for reading, gardening and playing golf. By New Year they will be deluging me with half price offers to come back which I will take up for The Masters and AFL resuming late March. If only there was something like this worth watching for the next 5 months.

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6 hrs agoLiked by Geoff Shackelford

You almost got me. I thought I had been asleep and a dream had come true! Fascinated by the possibility and hope it becomes a reality. Since realizing the fictional nature of it I am somewhat relieved that I don’t have to change my weekend plans. I might tune in briefly for a look at Royal Montreal but will be content watching the girls In Arkansas!

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6 hrs agoLiked by Geoff Shackelford

:)

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6 hrs agoLiked by Geoff Shackelford

Is there professional golf on this week? I hadn't noticed. I'd watch this though... brilliant.

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6 hrs agoLiked by Geoff Shackelford

I like your idea. The current format needs a major overhaul. The matches to me border on boring.

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Yeah it’s not inspiring without the best players and much International success. But at least we’ve gotten Royal Melbourne and Kingston Heath in 2028.

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Low hanging fruit for the TOUR’s hater-in-chief. And not particularly funny. Geoff shouldn’t expect a call from Jon Stewart or Stephen Colbert anytime soon but should consider throwing his hat in the ring for the Commissioner’s job. He could easily solve all of golf’s problems. Just ask him.

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Thanks for being a paid subscriber!

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👎 have another DEI biscuit

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