It is like a hostile takeover. And it was entirely preventable, but Jay f***ed the dog.Spieth is a pro golfer, not a business leader. He doesn’t have the first clue about advanced economics, etc.
It was tricky, right? LIV didn’t want to stop the PGAT. Originally, they were only doing 8 events. If PGAT had agreed to work together at the beginning, LIV would have had the top 52 players in the world for their series. At the time, PGAT leadership didn’t want to lose control of their top players. When they didn’t agree to work together, that just forced path 2…which is PIF LIV will take the players anyway. Ultimately, this is like a hostile takeover.
Spieth and JT picked up the flag when Rory dropped it after he got s**t on, and they're now the loudest, whiniest voices in the room....and will ultimately suffer the same fate Rory did.
The next year or two will be very interesting. The PGA Tour can't continue with the way things are going, it's not viable - and unless they forge some kind of partnership with LIV, the "hostile takeover" is going to get more hostile. LIV/PIF can smell the blood in the water. There will always be hardcore PGAT loyalists, but are they enough to sustain it?