Nonexistent negotiations and missed opportunities for reconciliation between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf have the sport stuck in place.
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JackNicklaususedtosaythatheknewbeforethefirstshotwhetherhe’dbeatwhateverpoorsoulhewaspairedwiththatday.He’dlookatthemontheopeningtee,andthey’dbenervous,orjittery,orunsurewhattodonowthattheywereattheprecipice…andhehadthem.Themomentoftruthhadarrivedforthem,andtheyweren’tuptoit.
Golf’smomentoftruthishere,andthesportisbadlyflailing.Halfthesport’sbestormostnotableplayersplayononetour,halfontheother.Theyallonlycometogetheratthefourmajors—thenextone,thePGAChampionship,teesoffnextweek—andthenspiraloffintotheirowntournaments,cashingmassivechecksinfrontofrapidlydwindlingaudiences.
Fans,fedupwiththedesperateposturingandtheunendingchaos,arefindingotherthingstodowiththeirSundayafternoons.WheneventheMastersratingsaredown,it’stimetopayattention,becausesomethingisverywrongintheworldofgolf.
What’shappening?Nothing’shappeningIt’sbeennearlyayearsincethePGATour
