Fore Please. 2019 Golf Running Thread

Sounds like the boycott was more about money than course setup.

 

Granted anonymity, it isn't too surprising that perhaps the most spoiled group of all professional athletes would bitch a lot.

 

It's a stupid move for sure, especially as a first move. I understand their rationale though. the UGSA signed a 12-year $1.1 billion dollar deal with FOX which nearly tripled just the domestic television revenues and the organization's initial plan was to not to a thing with the prize fund. Now, you and I both know these guys make a ton to play golf - especially since Tiger arrived - but Fox certainly didn't pay all of that cash because they get huge ratings for interviews withDavid Fay and Mike Davis in their oxford shirts. At the end of the day I'm pro-labor, and people are tuning in to watch the labor, not the dorks in penny loafers.

Part of me wishes they would have boycotted. It would have been interesting to see who fell on what sides.

 

You should see how the USGA nickel and dimes us on some things at the Allied Golf Association level ... they're sitting on a war chest and are always trying to cut corners...

 

And that's just the teevee revenues. They've inked a merchandising deal with Fanatics that I doubt is costing them money.

 

The positive of that TV deal is that it gives exposure to other USGA championships that would never be on television. Being able to watch the two Four-Ball championships, the Amateurs, the Junior Girls' and Junior Amateur, it's pretty cool, since those are the folks I deal with on a day-to-day basis here.

 

Can I ask a stupid question? How do the Champions Tour and the European Tour make money? Every time that I pop by their events on TV, there is virtually no crowd. And I can’t believe that the Champions Tour gets any sort of real TV ratings, even for their majors.

 

Someone on here (May have been Playthrough) intimated that the PGA has been propping up the Champions Tour for years