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Originally Posted by nfotiu
I don't really see him as so smart and savvy. He's built himself as a popular persona and that's about it.
He made this all about 'woe on me' for not owning his NFT footage, and bitching about the lesser known players having too much say on the tour. And then trying to frame those hardships as being worth it to take money from the journalist killing, gay-executing Saudis. At least he managed to not directly compare his plight to that of Khashoggi or gay Saudis I suppose.
He made a fool of himself bitching about taxes a decade ago, and there was nothing the least bit savvy about what he provided to the narrative on this issue.
Bottom line is Phil is a big deal for what he does against the world's best golfers. Phil hitting fancy shots without the tour or the majors is not that compelling. He doesn't get that, and he also doesn't get that there aren't really billions of dollars in golf footage NFTs.
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I don't know. I agree, his comments on this fiasco don't come across as media savvy. But he has created an entire public persona that has hade him incredibly popular. His corporate sponsorships are far beyond other golfers, he really knows how to play that game. Then once in a while the real Phil bleeds out and he gets in hot water.
I would disagree that he doesn't "get it". He gets it far more than most all of them, it just doesn't change who he is.