Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

ChrisChrisBangBang t1_j9sydyi wrote

The whole concept is broken from the outset. Their basic stance is that pro golf (PGA tour) is BORING, so they’ve come up with a format that fixes that. Really good way to alienate actual golf fans who’ve grown up with 72 hole stroke play tournaments as the accepted standard test in pro golf. Their (apparent) aim is to also attract non-fans, with their concerts & other gimmicks, but at the end of it this is still golf, if people don’t like it a tshirt cannon & some washed up music act isn’t going to change that.

Another factor is because this is a pure entertainment product, there’s no criteria for entry or qualifying process, no cut in tournaments, so there’s a vital element of sport missing from this. It’s a money making exercise for millionaires who had dump trucks full of money given to them up front, how is anyone supposed to care about that?

24

Faultylntelligence t1_j9zkbob wrote

The thing I love about golf from a viewer perspective as well is I can kind of have it on whilst doing other things, at least for the first 3 rounds and then you can actually enjoy the final day with excitement. It serves purposes.

1

DangerBay2015 t1_ja1u8d1 wrote

Yup. It's literally XFL, only without the women, without the hits, without the touchdowns, and with 40x more walking.

1