💀 Is Pro Golf Dying?

It might be.

MyGolfSpy
September 24, 2024

Hi Golfer,

I’ll be honest …

I don’t see how the PGA Tour and LIV don’t taper off and die in the next five years. The current state of affairs doesn’t look very good. No one is watching, and frankly, not many people care about EITHER tour.

Something needs to change, lest pro golf turn into nothing more than a Sunday snoozefest.

Do you agree? We answered some of your most poignant questions about the future of pro golf.

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Pro Golf Could Be Approaching DEFCON 1

A raging crisis

The PGA Tour has been badly devalued by the loss of so many key protagonists, and the TV ratings you cite reflect that. The Tour’s new benefactors can’t be happy

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TUESDAY

Golf Etiquette Matters

This past weekend, I played in a casual fourball match at my local muni.

Money was involved ($5 a side and $5 total for the round), although it wasn’t anything overly serious. The course was mostly wide open. The golf being played was mediocre—pars were winning holes.

My team consisted of an 8 and 15 handicap. The other team was a 6 handicap and a 35 handicap, but the 35 handicap was allowed to play from the 6 handicap’s tee shots.

We probably should have been winning, but my buddy and I were playing like crap on the front nine and went 3 down through nine. By the back nine, we got ourselves together and came back to tie the match when everything was said and done.

There was no money exchanged—and we all had a great time—but something happened during the round that rubbed me the wrong way: the 6-handicap took practice shots on about 50% of his shots.

I think there is a line to when any golfer should take an extra shot. He went way over that line.

Hitting a breakfast ball off the first tee in a typical recreational round? Totally encouraged.

Taking a provisional or hitting another ball after going OB or into a hazard? Yep, go ahead.

Raking a putt back to take another stab? Granted there is nobody behind you, that’s fine.

Extra full swings when playing alone and nobody is behind you? Absolutely.

But at a certain point, you need to respect the people around you. Even if you aren’t playing a match, a round with other people isn’t your practice time. This isn’t the driving range.

And especially in a match, taking extra shots all over the place is a bit of a middle finger.