Lee Skarbek

Sir Primemover of NoAgenda
Husband and Father. Engineer, Runner and Hockey Player. Old/new Wargamer.

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@fried_egg_golf LIV could exist if they reduce the purses and end contracts. Players don’t need to leave but accept the last 5 years of big money was a boon and now the market is correcting to a lower level. Accept they were lucky to cash in. Except they don’t have that type of player.

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@BobHarig @parandpaddock I disagree that you do all you can to play if the course wasn’t ready for prime time. But the announcement should have been a joint statement from LIV and city/state that the course will not be ready in time and both decided to reschedule in the fall.

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@JosephLaMagna Need more information. Why would the state make the decision to postpone? Was LIV supposed to provide some money at a date and missed the payment? Really strange announcement

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@JosephLaMagna Do you think the schedule could be setup differently without the need for swing 5 qualification? Seems like needing stretch of non signature non major events lead to fill that qualification leads to bunching of the signature events.

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@NUCLRGOLF @BrodyAMiller @TheAthletic I don’t think it is unreasonable. Negotiations haven’t been going well and he was looking at options. This is probably done without knowledge of any change in PIF funding and assuming that contract was viable. In the future LIV, I don’t see players getting contracts from league

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@JNucci23 @AlanShipnuck Didn’t Arnie and Jack force the split from the PGA of America into the PGA Tour?

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@flushingitgolf In a post PIF or reduced PIF funding scenario, how does LIV pay for the current long term contracts? Is there any scenario where Bryson plays without a significant long term deal? Does the contract model go away or be transferred to the teams?

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@parandpaddock Biggest impediment if funding is cut back is how to pay for the existing long term contracts. Rahm especially. If they need to be paid from future revenue that will be tough because that is a fixed cost. Maybe PIF will buyout the remaining contracts. Does Bryson stay without one?

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@HackItOutGolf Great podcast. I love the hoola hoop with a pencil explanation. Is that why Hogan in 5 Lessons had a closed stance for driver and longer irons and open stance for wedges? To compensate for hitting up or down on the arc

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@4golfonline Srixon Z758

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@fried_egg_golf @AndyTFE @KVanValkenburg @JosephLaMagna How do you overcome the fact that Scottish and Irish open would be dual sanctioned with DPWT and your might not have access for all members of the elite tour depending upon that field size? No one ever addresses that when discussing Scottish Open. PGA isn’t getting 100 spots.

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@4golfonline I do play them. Helps to see I’m rolling my putts well.

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@Fahadnaimb Looks like a compressor stall

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@flushingitgolf Didn’t Rahm not meet the minimum required starts on DPWT last year to retain his card? That could play into it

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@KendoVT It is definitely to fill out the spots for the Pro-Am. Only Signature Event tied to a Pro-Am event so they needed to adjust the field size to accommodate all those amateurs paying big bucks.

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@JosephLaMagna If they don’t get rid of sponsor exemptions, they should make those who get them play in a full field event just before the signature event. If they withdraw from that event the sponsor exemption gets pulled.

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@YipStrickler I think net golf is the adult version of participation trophies for golfers. All skill levels need to be included and people take advantage of it. No net golf. Handicap gets you into a flight then straight up golf.

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@YoshioKubota I have this game setup now in my basement to play solo. How do you find the Combat Resolution Table?

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@LouStagner Why would the USGA (and the R&A) commission a study and then not use it correctly to dictate policy? There must be a serious disconnect between groups. Because those studies cost money and time and it provides ammunition to the critics of the policy. Embarrassing

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@HackItOutGolf Greggie’s idea of a US feeder tour was such a brilliant idea and such a common sense solution. Don’t see why the people who run LIV couldn’t come up with that.