LIV Golf Receives HARSH remarks as Jon Rahm and Brooks Koepka mocked by golf legend in brutal dig
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During these contentious times in the game, the European golf icon reaffirmed his allegiance to the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour while hosting the Betfred British Masters at The Belfry, the scene of many of his personal triumphs. He also harshly criticised LIV Golf.
“I think they [LIV] are an island and go and do their own thing,” he said, pointing to the new league’s inability to capture the interest of the home crowd. “That is completely OK with me, go and play their tour,” he said.And it appears to us now that, despite having three seasons, they have not really affected the [watching] figures. In an entertaining play-off, pickleball outperformed its two stars, Brooks Koepka and Jon Rahm.
Faldo seized the chance to emphasise how pickleball outperformed LIV Golf’s playoff, which included well-known players like Koepka and Rahm in terms of viewership.
His parting remarks were incisive: “The kind of thrill that everybody seeks.” But pickleball outperformed it in terms of viewership.”The players, in my opinion, have had their last laugh because they are getting paid so much in appearance fees or prize money, and they are not making a difference. “LIV is not the only golf circuit that is having trouble attracting spectators.The FedEx St. Jude Championship, this month’s first FedEx Cup playoff, had a thirty percent decrease in viewership compared to the previous year, according to current data from the PGA Tour.
Faldo claims that the financial effect of LIV is the offender. “It has seriously harmed the public’s perception of golf. I continue to communicate with my TV producer buddies, but nobody is actually watching. It has damaged people’s perceptions of golf.”During my eighteen years on television, I was instructed not to discuss award money. I exclaimed, “Wow, look at this, this putt is for 10 million!” as the FedEx Cup reached the 10 million mark. I think that was the only time I ever discussed money, and now it is absurd sums. It is altered significantly.”
The leader of Faldo’s tournament at The Belfry is none other than Tyrrell Hatton of LIV Golf. To keep himself eligible for the Ryder Cup in 2025, he is returning to the DP World Tour.
With eight birdies and an incredible seven-under-par 65 on Friday, the English golfer soared to the top of the scoreboard, finishing one stroke clear of the pack at 10-under.
