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@voicemorgantown So glad Rich Rod is back. Can’t spot a single difference from a Neal Brown team.

This is the most disappointing loss in a really, really long time for the Mountaineers. #WVU

@NoLayingUp @highnoonsunsips @ngschuNLU @TronCarterNLU Cantlay or Rickie for the US Ryder Cup team?

The @highnoonsunsips show will be LIVE as soon as play ends. TC & Neil will join to chat about the on-site experience, we’ll talk BMW, US AM, Ryder Cup implications and more. Questions for the show?

@PhilMickelson Isn’t the PGA Tour a membership organization where the members don’t sign contracts? How can contract law be enforced when no contracts are signed and membership is voluntary?

Here’s a question. Normally when an entity violates independent contract law, they deny that it happened and forces the contractor/individual to prove that it did. In this case the PGA Tour blatantly admits they are illegally banning an independent contractor so why doesn’t they DOJ step in and enforce the law? Why does the individual have to sue to enforcer the law? DOJ do your fffing job!

@TheRealPJClark That’s cold blooded! 😂

Nice to see JT improving in SG:Chips-To-Play-Extra-Holes!

@chambleebrandel Even when not in ad break, the action is interrupted to give some corporate sponsor their air time. Is this necessary based on the rights deals? Sure. Therein lies the problem.

@chambleebrandel The NFL is much more conducive to ad breaks given the natural breaks in action. With golf, there are constantly shots being struck, making it VERY difficult to cover of course, but the endless commercials are on top of everything within the broadcast being sold, branded as well.

This past year, after Jon Rahm’s defection to LIV in late 2023, the dominos were supposed to fall, forcing the hand of the PGA Tour, a deal between the two tours was presumed to be imminent. Now as a golfer, Rahm has many talents but none seem to exceed his gift for self-delusion. Turns out he was not the impetus to change, although Trump’s election is likely to have more of an impact in that regard, than Rahm’s defection. So, the year in professional golf comes to a close much as it began, in limbo, but with many of the critics still beating the same worn out drums. A great many pundits in golf are intoxicated with the view that professional golf is in steep decline, primarily basing that assumption on the year-over-year TV ratings of 2024. Indeed, TV ratings give us a point of reference about how a sport is performing relative to years past but using antiquated systems of measurement— in-home-viewers of traditional linear TV—when the viewership and consumption habits have shifted so drastically, is in terms of illumination, more lightning bug than lightning bolt. Until we can, with more specificity, gage the number of people, their demographics and how they are consuming the product of the PGA Tour, we cannot speak accurately about whether within the landscape of professional golf there is problem to discuss, or prosperity to celebrate. To this end, beginning in 2025 Nielson ratings will include in its TV ratings first-party streaming data, which is roughly speaking, a way to hitherto capture undetected impressions from smart TVs and out-of-home viewing across all devices as well as at bars, restaurants, gyms etc. When using this system of measurement, according to Nielson and as reported in Sports Business Journal, when looking back at the last two years, across all media, consumption of the PGA Tour was up 17% in 2023 and up 20% in 2024. Perhaps this is why commissioner Jay Monahan was optimistic looking towards 2025 when at the Tour Championship he used aggregate media consumption numbers to put a positive spin on 2024. All of this is not to say the professional game doesn’t have its concerns, but I doubt the declining TV ratings paints the most accurate picture of the professional sport. Nonetheless, let’s dive into some of the criticisms of the game.

@DMenzel20573 @voicemorgantown Well, my point was more so that he didn’t start winning until he got generational talent, and when the talent was gone, so was he. With the transfer portal, landing talent for 3 or 4 years is more rare now, especially talent like Pat and Steve.

@b_tonk3 @voicemorgantown As if Rich doesn’t understand the landscape…

I will support any head coach chosen, but it will be very difficult for Wren Baker to convince me that anyone will be better for the program than Rich Rodriguez right now. #WVU

@NoLayingUp Are we starting to see some chinks in the armor of Ludvig on Sundays when he’s in contention? Two 6’s on par 5’s today just isn’t going to get it done.

Golf gods owed Bob one after last year. Questions for the pod?

You had to do it . . On a Thursday

@NoLayingUp @codymcbridenlu And if you’re streaming on the @USANetwork app, playing through becomes a silent, ad placeholder. Zero shots shown.

@codymcbridenlu Let’s not get carried away. They just set the bar so incredibly low. 15 mins is still a LOT. And a long ways to go today and this week.

Shocked by the data. @USGAMike was right! Commercial load is down. Last year we were at 18-19 min/hr, currently at 15 min. 2x playing through and 3 full breaks. 74 total shots (8 during PT)! 55 ads down to 38 currently. Well done @NBCSports

@BrianKirschner_ He was hitting the shot that the golf course called for given the conditions. He also hit 8 iron from 211 later in the round, but with the firmness of the course and greens, the carry distance was much shorter. He was playing the shot required.

I understand Rory is the complete outlier but no professional golfer should be hitting gap wedge into a 511 yard par 4. Roll the ball back.

@GolfDigest White and yellow stakes need to go. Red stakes everywhere, play everything as a lateral hazard. Simple and efficient for all levels of golf.

What needs to go? 🤔

@flushingitgolf Some very important details you’ve left out here: this applies to ONLY Tier 1 events which consist of 156 person fields, have a cut, and also have a Q-school each year with 12 spots up for grabs.

The OWGR has announced that the Clutch Pro Tour, which holds 54 hole events based in the UK, has been accepted to be eligible for world ranking points.

@codymcbridenlu @smacdonald03 @TronCarterNLU @DJPie @ngschuNLU @BigRandyNLU @NoLayingUp @KVanValkenburg Can’t wait, going to be siiiiiiiick

@smacdonald03 @TronCarterNLU @DJPie @ngschuNLU @BigRandyNLU @NoLayingUp @KVanValkenburg …………. So pumped for tonight! youtu.be/tVLhSTJAlpg?si…

3hrs and 25mins. And I am absolutely here for it. 🇦🇺 Thank you for everything you do online. @DJPie @TronCarterNLU @ngschuNLU @BigRandyNLU @codymcbridenlu @NoLayingUp @KVanValkenburg open.spotify.com/episode/3VWXL2…

It’s Sunday at #TheMasters! 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗧 and 𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪 for a chance to win this Tour Exclusive Spring Collection Staff Bag!

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@ngschuNLU @NoLayingUp @DJPie @codymcbridenlu Hell yes!! Fire up the grill, I’ll bring the pimento cheese sammies, I’ll see you out there. Haters, come through!

Official Pick: Rory McIlroy to win the 2024 Masters. I’m not going to lie, I was on the fence this week, but my team and I have been on the phone all day with our vendors making last second arrangements for food, tents, extra pool packs, and security. The block party is on rain or shine! #ComeThru

Live look at Soly @NoLayingUp trying not to send the tweet about Rory . .

@livgolf_league @intseriesgolf * Talor Gooch not in field.

Good luck to the 19 LIV Golf players playing in the @intseriesgolf Macau this week 👏 #LIVGolf