Xela Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 16 minutes ago, sidcow said: Golfers are surely all pretty wealthy people set for life. I hate these "it's nothing to do with me, I'm just playing my sport, I'm not a politician bullshit responses. You're taking blood money to line your pockets whilst legitimising rape, torture, murder and civil liberty infringements. You never know how you're going to respond when huge sums of money are thrown at you but I'd like to think if I was already set for life in reasonable comfort I would reject it and show it up for what it is. I kind of expect it from footballers but I would hope golfers were a little more level headed, but no, just as grubby. I'm paraphrasing but Dustin Johnson basically said, he doesn't want to play for ever and he's got to think of his family. He's getting $150m (rumoured) from the Saudis. Career to date in the PGA, he's earned $73m. His kids weren't about to starve! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 3 minutes ago, Xela said: I'm paraphrasing but Dustin Johnson basically said, he doesn't want to play for ever and he's got to think of his family. He's getting $150m (rumoured) from the Saudis. Career to date in the PGA, he's earned $73m. His kids weren't about to starve! Madness isn’t it. Over my 40 years in the nhs when I retire I’ll have earned £700,000. Over 40 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Massive damage to the game. Imagine a player that hasn’t jumped ship wins a major, it will always be levelled at them that they done so when the best in the game weren’t playing. The PGA will end up like the BDO in darts when all the best jump for greed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted June 9, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted June 9, 2022 19 minutes ago, Xela said: I'm paraphrasing but Dustin Johnson basically said, he doesn't want to play for ever and he's got to think of his family. He's getting $150m (rumoured) from the Saudis. Career to date in the PGA, he's earned $73m. His kids weren't about to starve! Yes, that's what I mean, it's total bullshit. How much money do you need? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted June 9, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted June 9, 2022 17 minutes ago, Ingram85 said: Madness isn’t it. Over my 40 years in the nhs when I retire I’ll have earned £700,000. Over 40 years. This is the thing. I would not damn you if you decided to go work in a Saudi hospital for treble the wages as you wanted to provide a better future for your kids. But when you've got £70m in the bank it just doesn't wash, even if you say its all relative. He has the power to retire today and give his kids the kind of life enjoyed by the top 1% of the worlds population. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 it wouldn't be so bad if some of them just admit they are doing it for the money. But the bull**** they are coming out with to justify taking part is just taking the p*** out of the fans. It was funny one reporter was ripping into one of the golfers about the human rights issues, when he himself works for a the Independent, which is 50% owned by the Saudis. The golfers should do there research and come back at them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 This is essentially what they tried to do with football a couple of years ago with the super duper league. Glad to see the PGA standing their ground, let’s see if they enforce what they’re threatening now when it comes to the crunch. It boils down to rich people wanting to get richer and not really giving a shit about where the money comes from nor the integrity of the sport that’s given them their already lavish lifestyles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villarule123 Posted June 9, 2022 Author VT Supporter Share Posted June 9, 2022 Are the players banned from the majors too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 1 minute ago, villarule123 said: Are the players banned from the majors too? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MessiWillSignForVilla Posted June 9, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 9, 2022 1 hour ago, bannedfromHandV said: This is essentially what they tried to do with football a couple of years ago with the super duper league. Funny you should say that... 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 We shouldn't be giving Jesse J, James Morrison or Mel C a easy ride either, they seem to be getting away with it scott free. All have claimed to be activists of some sort over time, but don't care of playing in a concert at this event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted June 10, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted June 10, 2022 12 hours ago, sidcow said: Yes, that's what I mean, it's total bullshit. How much money do you need? More Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 (edited) Don't agree with LIV golf but the format could be considered, as in 54 holes in 3 days instead of he usual 4 rounds. Golf takes too long- with 3 rounds you could schedule something on Friday to Sunday. It's strange as people's attentions spans have shortened, but a lot of sports now take longer than they used to- Golf rounds, Cricket's average over rate, Tennis, Baseball etc. Edited June 10, 2022 by The Fun Factory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 1 hour ago, The Fun Factory said: Don't agree with LIV golf but the format could be considered, as in 54 holes in 3 days instead of he usual 4 rounds. Golf takes too long- with 3 rounds you could schedule something on Friday to Sunday. It's strange as people's attentions spans have shortened, but a lot of sports now take longer than they used to- Golf rounds, Cricket's average over rate, Tennis, Baseball etc. Another tournament from another organisation is fine. It’s when it’s being funded by the murderous Saudi’s. **** Saudi Arabia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 11 hours ago, villarule123 said: Are the players banned from the majors too? No, the Majors are all run by independent bodies separately, so each one of them will make their own decisions on each player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 15 hours ago, BleedClaretAndBlue said: Loving the questions put to Poulter, Westwood, DJ, McDowell on morality They all look like outcasts to me now. Up the PGA I found it such a depressing video. Those players just showed themselves up to be valueless amoral pieces of shit not worth a damn. They've utterly torched their reputations ( amongst decent folk anyway) to chase blood money. Poulter couldn't even answer whether he would say no to a Putin organised event. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 Unless the Saudis manage to entice more players to defect this whole thing is going to fall flat on its face. It’s not going to be commercially viable to offer the kind of prize money on offer for the calibre of player involved, thus far only Dustin Johnson could really consider himself one of the top players involved, the likes of Garcia, Westwood, Poulter etc are in the twilights of their careers and slipping down the world rankings steadily. Without top players no one will watch it, which means no will televise it, which means no one will sponsor it, here’s hoping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 (edited) Money, ethics, and golf are not natural bedfellows. Augusta for years had a segregationist policy, Muirfield wouldn't have females as members until recently, they allowed events to carry on in South Africa during apartheid etc. I think they are always been intensely relaxed in earning huge amounts of money no questions asked. Edited June 10, 2022 by The Fun Factory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 DeChambeau has jumped ship and is at the peak of his career. Industrial scale sportswashing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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