Daily Golf Takes

@AaronSchiro @ProGolfCritic What does that make the LIV venues then?

@ProGolfCritic It's another pitch n putt pga tour venue n setup. Unwatchable

I see Rory’s 2023 tweet about the rollback going around again, and it reinforces why he should not be seen as a thought leader in golf. Everything I’ve ever seen him say it’s so clear he got it from someone else - which is why he flip-flops so frequently. It depends on who he’s talked to most recently. He has no personal conviction. That’s just a fact - look at the mountain of evidence. He’s not a leader but I hope he changes. For now just go back to doing what the @PGATOUR tells you. That’s what you’re best at. Anyway, the “sustainability” argument is bunk - they’ve been making the same arguments about golf & equipment since the game started. Golf EVOLVES - that’s part of the beauty of it. It has become too Americanized (which feeds into distance) so players have chased distance - not complicated. Many courses it doesn’t matter how far you hit it because there are penalties to hitting it too far and it should make you think & strategize. Too many courses in the pro game don’t do this. I didn’t hear almost any complaints about the golf ball going too far at the PGA. You probably won’t hear it at Shinnecock or Birkdale or Valderrama either. They just spent $25m at TPC Craig Ranch only to have Si Woo on 59 watch & -18 leading halfway through. Talk about “sustainability!” Is his length causing the low scores? Don’t think so. That course has no business hosting a tour level event - IDC how much 💰they spend. Period. Change my mind.

@ForePlayPod Don’t go left on 12 (4th pic). It might be the most dead you can be without being in an actual hazard.

Tralee Golf Links is phenomenal. What a way to start our Ireland trip.

@danprimack @jyarow New media deal and team equity, that’ll do it 😂

@jyarow Yes on both. Including new media deal hopes, and possibility of selling additional equity in the teams. Big picture: They think a lot of sponsors and others stayed away because of Saudi reputation.

Scoop: How LIV Golf plans to stay alive axios.com/2026/05/18/liv…

@wingoz PGC: This was all part of the long term plan. The CGM continues to show its bias and can’t admit that LIV will be EBITDA positive following this decision. Chess not checkers.

I for one am shocked… SHOCKED

@gstaad2024 @NUCLRGOLF Like I said, club pros play sectional PGA events all the time. Learn to read.

@DailyGolfTakes @NUCLRGOLF SCPGA list 12 already. And it’s early May. and that doesn’t count the events he’s played outside the SCPGA. he plays every week. “Club pro” hahahahah stop it

🚽🪞Micheal Block gave himself a mid round pump up speech: “I was in the bathroom on hole 12 or 13 today, and there was no mirror, so I wasn't looking at myself. But I said, You got this. You're actually pretty good, buddy.” Block is only 3 off the lead.

@ForePlayPod Yes, they should be expanded to 100 at minimum, and they should all have a cut.

Aaron Rai was playing in the Myrtle Beach Classic last week, not the Truist. Johnson Wagner says Rai’s win today proves that Signature Event fields need to be expanded to 120 players… Do you agree?

@gstaad2024 @NUCLRGOLF Let’s hear them. Every club pro I know plays in PGA section events throughout the year, many of them with members or players they teach, and some qualifiers if they are really good players. If you’re including those in your count for “professional tournaments” then LOL

@DailyGolfTakes @NUCLRGOLF About 20 my guess

@the_pike_man @Daniel_Rapaport Lol he was a popular player to win a major in your pool? I doubt that. Zero professional wins in any tour and he turns 30 this year. He’s been playing well but would absolutely be a surprising winner if he gets it done.

Longer than long way to go but Alex Smalley would be the most unexpected major winner since...Shaun Micheel?

@UofLSource @Daniel_Rapaport Not nearly as surprising as Smalley if he wins. Spaun, Hamilton and Yang had PGAT wins before winning the PGA, and Willett and Schwartzel had won a bunch on the European Tour. Zero pro wins for Smalley on any tour.

@Daniel_Rapaport J J Spaun, Y E Yang, Danny Willett, Todd Hamilton, Charl Schwartzel all pretty surprising.

@Rusty462286 @Daniel_Rapaport Probably better than Micheel but future star? He’s almost 30 and has never won on any tour lol. Even Micheel had two pro wins before his PGA.

@Daniel_Rapaport He's a much better player than Micheel. He's a future star

@LngshotLukeList @AndyTFE @Daniel_Rapaport No problem with him getting in, he earned his spot.

@AndyTFE @Daniel_Rapaport Lol you’re right but kind of natural to just lump in Micheel with some of the others you’re probably thinking of since then - Curtis, Hamilton, Yang - they were all wtf winners. Zero pro wins for Smalley and has never come close to contending.

@Daniel_Rapaport I can't believe I am saying this but that's incredibly disrespectful to Alex Smalley.

@ProGolfCritic LIV beat a scoring average of a group that includes 20 club pros. What an accomplishment!

Giving the people what they want! 😂 #LIVGolf R2 Scoring Avg: 71.72 #PGAChamp Overall R2 Scoring Avg 72.60 Don’t let the data get you mad.

@gstaad2024 @NUCLRGOLF Oh really, how many professional events has he played this year?

@DailyGolfTakes @NUCLRGOLF “Club pro” Hahahahahahahaa. He plays more events than Tour Pros

@SiriusXMPGATOUR @PGAChampionship Wow, what a clown response. Fully expect he’ll walk this one back.

"I don't really think it's my job to be 10 minutes early." Garrick Higgo explains what led to him being late to his tee time, which resulted in a 2-shot penalty. Despite the penalty, Higgo posted a (-1) 69 in his opening round at the @PGAChampionship 🔊sxm.app.link/PGAChampionship

@Millhill1962 @JoelMBeall Rory just won the Masters and has won the PGA twice already. Comes in without much pressure at all actually. Bryson wants to get a big payday from LIV or for the PGAT to bend over to get him back. His recent performance in the majors isn’t helping.

@JoelMBeall Any view on McIlroy’s round Joel?

With LIV's future uncertain, Bryson DeChambeau came to the PGA to make a statement. He made the wrong one golfdigest.com/story/pga-cham…

@RedHarrington44 For asking him legitimate questions? The victim mentality is getting stronger by the day for the LIV crowd.

My answer would have been “a lot of the ppl in this room use to act very friendly to me when I was doing what they wanted me to do. The second I made a decision for myself that changed pretty quickly.”

@NUCLRGOLF Disagree with Brandel. Rory is the one player who can challenge Scottie when both bring their A games.

“If Scottie plays his best golf, Rory CANNOT beat him.” Do you agree with Chamblee? 🤔

@JeffSmithGolf @GolfChannel They are rightfully dunking on LIV for being an utter failure.

The @GolfChannel’s daily circle jerk is elite-level pathetic. Brandel Chamblee doing his 108th “LIV is destroying golf” sermon while Rich Lerner nods along like a paid parrot. Same echo chamber, same tired groupthink, same desperate pearl-clutching. Actual analysis retired in 2022. LIV lives rent free. 😂 #LIVGolf #PGATour #PGAChampionship