Some random thoughts:
(1) There's competition for talent among the major tours at the moment (PGA Tour, DP World Tour, and LIV Tour), which isn't a bad thing by itself. But is there enough talent to go around? That's the interesting thing to me. Maybe the vacancies created by players leaving the PGA Tour and DP World Tour will give some of the young, up-and-coming pro golfers on those tours a bigger chance to shine and become new fan favorites. Who knows?
(2) At one point I thought that a big drawback to the LIV Tour poaching too many top players would be that the PGA Tour and DP World Tour would have lower ticket sales and revenue, which would decrease the huge amount of charitable giving they do. But it turns out the LIV Tour will be giving pretty large amounts to charities as well. So I don't know. Hopefully all three tours can coexist, because that means more charitable giving all around.
(3) It's really hard to earn your PGA Tour card, and it's definitely a badge of honor for young aspiring pros. I'd imagine that a lot of them still want to be challenged in that way and attain that card. Also, the PGA Tour has decades of history on its side, plus big tournaments and famous golf courses that I'd assume many young pros would still want to win and be a part of (Pebble Beach, TPC Sawgrass, etc.). I think fans will still watch those tournaments even if some of the big names aren't there while other big names are. But again, who knows?
(4) The LIV Tour has a different format (54 holes instead of 72, shotgun starts, team and individual competitions), so we'll have to wait and see whether that format will become popular among fans at the tournament and fans watching on TV.
(5) It seems as if the PGA Tour might consider offering its players some sort of guaranteed payment for appearing in tournaments like the LIV Tour is doing, which would probably help the PGA hold onto its players.
All of this is going to be interesting to watch as the next few months go by.
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