🙋🙋🙋I didn't know what was coming, but I thought it could be something great - if only it was allowed to be. Late to Arrow, but these two, this moment...made me glad I have found it.
As a Texan, I’m well aware of my bias, but bias withstanding, not enough can be said about the Texans who turned down the crazy millions to join LIV.
Grateful to PGA Tour stars Scottie Scheffler and Jordan Spieth who helped ensure the history of the PGA Tour by turning down tens of millions, but especially to Will Zalatoris, who as an injured but rising potential superstar told the Saudis (MBS) to stuff their 130 million dollar offer because he wanted to be, not only on the right side of history, to create an inspiring legacy. In addition to Zallatoris, the Coody brothers, Pierceson and Parker, turned down multimillion dollar and potentially life changing offers because they believed legacy has more currency than hypocrisy.
The Saudis (MBS) want to use golf to launder their reputation but perhaps as much or more, to use golf as a crutch to diversify their economy that is almost solely based upon petroleum but largely hindered by their subjugation and some would argue their enslavement of women, which truncates their intellectual and entrepreneurial development.
They want to use golf as a vehicle for economic expansion, to obviate the necessity of modernizing their archaic and medieval views about women, which obviously hinders their economic expansion.
If we allow golf to be bought out by the Saudis ( MBS), we will tacitly be supporting the subjugation of women.
Golf is facing an existential threat that has far more implications than even the game of golf.
His highness (MBS) doesn’t affirm that he is appalled by the terrorism of Hamas.
No.
He tries to rationalize the unconscionable acts of Hamas in murdering innocent citizens, beheading babies and raping women, inferring they are justified in the pursuit of a “just and lasting peace.”
This is the man—who funds LIV—trying to sportswash his atrocities in efforts to gain legitimacy in the Western World.
There are some things money should not be able to buy and certainly not be able to decide the impunity with which someone is able to commit atrocities….or to condone them.
If I were going to start a pro golf tour, and I decided that I wanted my tour to have world ranking points available for the players, I’d probably at the outset make sure that my tour did whatever the world ranking organization required in order to comply.
To our captain @LukeDonald, thank you for showing faith in me and picking me to play for you and this team. You have inspired us with your passion, calmness and class. You deserve all the success you’ve ever had! We did it! We won The Ryder Cup! Olé, Olé, Olé!!!!
What a week, what a captain, what a team, what a family! To give your heart and soul playing for @RyderCupEurope is the ultimate privilege and last week has given me so many memories that will last a lifetime! 1/3
There’s nothing like being a part of @RyderCupEurope. The camaraderie and connection I feel to the players, Captain, VC’s, fans and all the back room staff makes this event the greatest week in golf. I am so proud of this team and so happy I can play a small part in its success. Memories to last a lifetime ❤️🇪🇺🇮🇹