Rahm pulls out of TGL indoor

[Maine Golfer]

 

 

He isn't going to Liv, thats crazy talk. I think one the biggest threats for TGL doing well over 10 years is pro golfers aren't looking to show up another 5 or 10 times a year. Thats how I read it. 

Edited November 2, 2023 by pga43
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[idrive]

IMO it's as simple as he doesn't live in Florida.  That and mama said "I want you home, not flying to Florida every week to hang with the boys." 

[Dave230]

Scheffler and Spieth live in Dallas and aren’t playing in it. Doesn’t mean they’re going to LIV.

 

Rahm lives in Arizona, long way to travel.

 

I don’t know about all the main players but I know Rory, Tiger, JT, Fowler, Lowry, Bradley, Cantlay all live near the Bear’s Club and play there. Google Maps says the venue for every match of the season is that same arena… it’s a 10 minute drive from the Bear’s Club.

 

If it wasn’t for LIV then DJ and Koepka would 100% be in it as residents too.

Edited November 2, 2023 by Dave230

[Cactus Jack]

6 minutes ago, idrive said:

IMO it's as simple as he doesn't live in Florida.  That and mama said "I want you home, not flying to Florida every week to hang with the boys." 

 

I don't buy it. Where there's smoke there's fire. I'm not saying he's jumping ship to LIV, but you don't turn your back on the Big Cat because a series of private jet flights is too taxing. As with all things professional golf these days, my guess is money or lack thereof, was a strong decision point. 

[subrew]

20 minutes ago, idrive said:

IMO it's as simple as he doesn't live in Florida.  That and mama said "I want you home, not flying to Florida every week to hang with the boys." 

 

There will be six teams, only two competing each week.  Sounds like they will play all the other teams before any playoffs.  So a two-hour hit and giggle every third week.  Then maybe some playoff matches.

 

For some reason people keep equating this to 16 straight weeks of playing.

[Dave230]

6 minutes ago, subrew said:

 

There will be six teams, only two competing each week.  Sounds like they will play all the other teams before any playoffs.  So a two-hour hit and giggle every third week.  Then maybe some playoff matches.

 

For some reason people keep equating this to 16 straight weeks of playing.

It's still awkward though to fly to Florida for just one night, even once a month, when most of the tournaments are going to be on the west coast until March. It's a long way to go for a sideshow, compared to half the players involved it's a 10 or 15 minute drive.

[ALIF]

6 minutes ago, subrew said:

 

There will be six teams, only two competing each week.  Sounds like they will play all the other teams before any playoffs.  So a two-hour hit and giggle every third week.  Then maybe some playoff matches.

 

For some reason people keep equating this to 16 straight weeks of playing.

Still though, he doesn’t need the money. Also that’s a couple of day commitment every three weeks. He’s a busy tour player with a wife and two young kids who lives far away. Time is the only thing he has and he probably doesn’t wanna waste it doing that. Can’t say that I blame him.

[KennyP]

I may be in the minority, but I can't get excited about TGL at all.

 

 

[DRex]

Just one more small reason to add to my dislike of Rahm.

[Maine Golfer]

17 minutes ago, KennyP said:

I may be in the minority, but I can't get excited about TGL at all.

 

 

im not rooting against it and ill tune in week one, but I like the pace of "real golf" playing or watching. I can't see this being super engaging, but who knows. 

[TiScape]

19 minutes ago, Maine Golfer said:

im not rooting against it and ill tune in week one, but I like the pace of "real golf" playing or watching. I can't see this being super engaging, but who knows. 

I’m pretty much in the same boat. Going to several PGA events and watching the guys hit on the range is cool. Not like I wanna do it for over 15min though. I’d say watching them hit into a screen playing sim golf would be about the same, if not slightly less exciting. 

[woahnelly]

5 hours ago, Maine Golfer said:

 

 

He isn't going to Liv, thats crazy talk. I think one the biggest threats for TGL doing well over 10 years is pro golfers aren't looking to show up another 5 or 10 times a year. Thats how I read it. 

 

That and some may think it's stupid, but John would never say that. 

Edited November 2, 2023 by pga43

[MtlJeff]

I would imagine he just wants more time off, as his comments seemed to indicate. 

 

Do we know how much these guys are making in TGL? 

 

I'm sure there's a time to cash ratio here that will be a factor for some guys

[TiScape]

3 minutes ago, MtlJeff said:

I would imagine he just wants more time off, as his comments seemed to indicate. 

 

Do we know how much these guys are making in TGL? 

 

I'm sure there's a time to cash ratio here that will be a factor for some guys

 

[Feelingofgreatness]

I think there is enough golf played outside, give these guys some downtime. 

[miamistomp]

1 hour ago, DRex said:

Just one more small reason to add to my dislike of Rahm.

 He is taking baseball pitching lessons, instead

[MtlJeff]

18 minutes ago, TiScape said:

 

 

Exactly, Jon Rahm ain't no Tom Sizemore

 

[Dave230]

1 hour ago, KennyP said:

I may be in the minority, but I can't get excited about TGL at all.

 

 

I think the key is the players and how they treat it. If they take it deadly seriously and start saying it's more than it is, that will turn people off. Morikawa's comments yesterday for example were so cringey. Some golfers aren't the smoothest guys in the world, so there is a chance the whole thing could come across as cringey and fake, whereas if they open up and shoot the breeze then it could be a fun watch.

[TiScape]

7 minutes ago, miamistomp said:

 He is taking baseball pitching lessons, instead

Yeah, from 50 Cent. 

[JD3]

Odds are he's headed to LIV. It's kinda obvious. Turning down $300,000,000 something while still playing in majors is just too much. Within 2 years they're most likely to sort something out for the Ryder cup too. 

[jimecherry]

2 minutes ago, JD3 said:

Odds are he's headed to LIV. It's kinda obvious. Turning down $300,000,000 something while still playing in majors is just too much. Within 2 years they're most likely to sort something out for the Ryder cup too. 

in 2 years the ryder cup will be in a place that he might want to skip ;}

[Albatross Dreamer]

1 hour ago, KennyP said:

I may be in the minority, but I can't get excited about TGL at all.

 

 

Nope, it's stupid. 

[jimecherry]

2 minutes ago, Albatross Dreamer said:

Nope, it's stupid. 

you guys are in the majority for this particular section of the forum. which makes since this isnt the Launch Monitor / Garage simulator section of the forum.

[ilikegolf26]

22 minutes ago, JD3 said:

Odds are he's headed to LIV. It's kinda obvious. Turning down $300,000,000 something while still playing in majors is just too much. Within 2 years they're most likely to sort something out for the Ryder cup too. 

I believe he has way too much integrity to do that. 

[bscinstnct]

Everybody like, not interested 

 

Come Tuesday night in January, everyone here be like,

 

Tigerrrrrrr!!

 

 

🤣🍻

[Maine Golfer]

23 minutes ago, JD3 said:

Odds are he's headed to LIV. It's kinda obvious. Turning down $300,000,000 something while still playing in majors is just too much. Within 2 years they're most likely to sort something out for the Ryder cup too. 

No way, he would lose all his sponsors 

[j.b.newton]

I doubt he's making $300,000,000 in sponsorships over the next 2 years.  By then, the whole thing blows over and he's back in the corporate space/good graces.  Also, with LIV being world-wide (more so than PGA), it may open some additional pieces.

[subrew]

This could be as simply as Jon Rahm's last contract signing with Callaway, included him being an equity partner in Top Golf Callaway.  You would think a sim-based company would be a good natural partner for a sim-based competition, bit iirc, Tiger has some links with another golf sim company.   

 

Edit: Looks like TGL is using a sim setup from Full Swing.  

 

"We can’t wait to show the world how Full Swing is going to help bring TGL to life. Across our simulator software experience, KIT launch monitor, and Virtual Green that can literally shift the type of putts the players will face, our entire product line will be represented with TGL.”

Edited November 2, 2023 by subrew

[TiScape]

1 hour ago, bscinstnct said:

Everybody like, not interested 

 

Come Tuesday night in January, everyone here be like,

 

Tigerrrrrrr!!

 

 

🤣🍻

Man, I sure hope all this bscin hype turn out better than ur ARog hype 🚂 train did… If not Tiger n Rors better watch those achilles! 😬😱

 

 

🤣

[bscinstnct]

5 minutes ago, TiScape said:

Man, I sure hope all this bscin hype turn out better than ur ARog hype 🚂 train did… If not Tiger n Rors better watch those achilles! 😬😱

 

 

🤣