Danny Nelson
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@chambleebrandel Any thoughts on them always being welcome on Trump golf properties.
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While there are many people celebrating the demise of LIV, for far too long there were far too many mute mouths about the cancer that LIV was and is.
It tilted the game towards greed. It muddied the meritocratic aspects of golf. It’s likely that the philanthropic foundations of this game will, to some extent, be eaten into to fund the future equity of PGA Tour players. It stalled, or killed, the trajectory of hall of fame players. It divided the game.
The only win, as I see it, is that LIV sought to launder the atrocities of the Saudis, but instead it further highlighted them.
As LIV players sold their autonomy, the whole sport seemed to be in the throes of transition, from professionalism to authoritarianism.
But the golf world knew that the Saudis were not interested in golf and that sport has norms that are worth preserving.
Money, not for merit, but for the murky purposes of sportwashing crowds out those norms.
It is in the striving to get better that one gets richer, that is the transformative influence of sport; both the athlete and audience benefit from the norms of competition. Sportswashing, what MBS/PIF were attempting to do with LIV by paying athletes for their celebrity to confer legitimacy on their murderous regime, reverses this process because it is only ostensibly about the competition, it is primarily about the obfuscation of the horrors of the regime. Both the athlete and the audience are robbed of the transformative influence of sport and what they are participating in and watching is merely a facade, a base amusement.
So it is no surprise that almost nobody watched.
Good riddance to the Saudi backed LIV.
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@Cam_Jourdan That is such a likeable fella. What a talent & simply, gets it
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Matt Fitzpatrick was asked about his reaction to the crowds down the stretch at the RBC Heritage:
"It didn't get out of line in terms of no one was shouting on backswings or anything like that, which was great. I'm all for it. I love the people -- they're supporting Scottie; that's great. You want golf to have an atmosphere in my opinion. I grew up watching football. I'm paid so much money to be out there in front of those crowds, having them chanting at you every week, it's great feeling.
"However, there's no better feeling than coming out on top against that. There isn't a better feeling."
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@EwenDCameron @1690_Batlord The worry is he’s got a platform to broadcast from, he’s not just another punter, media outlets that continue to use him are belittling real and factual reporting.
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@1690_Batlord Don’t allow your personal options get in the way of the bigger picture here
This is a worry. If we accept this as good thing then we’re in trouble
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I’ve had my issues with Michael Stewart, over the years, but this decision by the SFA is bang out of order.
The SFA do have previous for this sort of behaviour but for me they’ve gone too far.
You may not like or agree with Michael but he’s entitled to his opinion.
Scottish Sun Sport@scotsunsport
EXCLUSIVE: Michael Stewart BANNED indefinitely from Hampden by SFA as pundit accuses chiefs of 'silencing voices of dissent' thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/16162447…
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@Ad1golfnut Executive par 3 course are always good for your game.
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@Ad1golfnut @McIlroyRory That looks like a John Daly & Coke, the darker the spirit the worse the hangover!
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Cheers @McIlroyRory still going in Portugal the night after the day before. Stellar performance but Jesus, you don’t need to put us through it 😬
By the way. 36 points today. Pissed and hungover. Try that 🤣

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@Beeboy0138 I do that on regular basis never mind a six month hiatus.
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