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Originally Posted by jayswin
Unsuccessfully? I don't know the guy but can see that he was trying to shut Barkley down when he started speaking about working together. But I don't share your opinion on Barkley "owning" him.
They need to find a way to work together? What would that entail, why would the PGA tour do that? It's a nonsense statement, imo. The LIV golf tounrmant is trying to steal everything they can from the PGA. Why on earth would they give even an inch? That's absurd.
You can speak to the need for better compensation within the PGA or competition from outside of it (which the LIV league is attempting) but in no way would or should the PGA start working with them.
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The compensation portion of this topic is a little goofy. The points I hear from Phil and others it that the stars aren't getting enough of the money and the tour journeyman have too much say. I could have a little empathy for the situation if this was about the bottom rung guys who might be struggling to break even weekly (although even the 125th player is around a million in prize money plus endorsements). The guys in the 50-125 range wouldn't even have a spot on the liv tour anyway.
The other part of the compensation narrative Phil and others are trying to push is that if this league can pay that much to everyone, then that is what they are worth. I don't buy that angle at all though, since the money is coming straight from the Saudi's with no hope of ever coming close to breaking even.
I'd have a different take on all this if the Saudi's were just giving seed money to a league that could generate enough revenue to pay the players what their paying, but that's not even close to what is happening here. This is just terrible rich dudes paying these guys to walk away from competitive golf.
I am not sure why DoubleK has jumped on board (blind Phil fanboyism?), but as a golf fan, I can't see any positives of this league existing, and I am not really seeing Barkley's answers as owning anyone.