@LIVGolf has inadvertently caused the downfall of the Dell Technologies Match Play tournament and the death of the World Golf Championships.
The Dell Match Play in Austin is officially dead. 😞 Jordan Uppleger, vice president and executive director of PGA Tour championship management, made the announcement to the media on Monday at the Austin Country Club, which is nearly fully prepped and ready to host the final match play event March 22 – 26, 2023, and effectively, the World Golf Championships is imploding.
The PGA Tour is rumored to have not been able to reach an agreement with the Austin Country Club to continue hosting the only match play event on the PGA Tour’s schedule, and separately, it is rumored Dell Technologies wanted to pay less for their sponsorship of the event given many of the top 64 players in the world, many having been mainstays at the Dell Match Play, are no longer eligible to play PGA Tour events because they are competing in the rival golf league, LIV Golf.
Ultimately, the cause of death for the match play tournament and World Golf Championships can, at least in part, be traced to LIV Golf.
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This is an insane headline. LIV didn’t destroy anything. PGA Tour did.
LIV should organize Match Play after their season ends and include all top players with a huge purse.
No the PGA banning golfers is what killed it. LIV would have changed their schedule to include a head to head battle with the PGA guys. It would have been a highly anticipated event
LIV Golf vs PGA imagine the crowd for that??
Appreciate Your insight.. however as the PGA’s Product is going through some massive changes and likely a lot of downside from Sponsors, Clubs, Players ect.. being upset with the “New Direction” I do believe in time it will be for the best for the Game, Product, its Players, and ultimately the Fans/Viewers. Change is difficult for many especially these days with so much availability to express feelings, opinions and such do to social media and platforms. I really do see at some point down the road that the PGA & LIV will both come to some agreement on a WWE (World Wide Event) Competition that will have a format in line with Pres/Ryder Cup Stature. With Sponsors, Media, Players, and both Product-Brands benefiting greatly. MASSIVE Purses, Pride, Cup/Trophy that would transcend the Sport and be good for all on a EPIC scale! Now there’s a lot to work out of course (No pun) for Their own respective Tour and the implications that will preceed with how both continue to structure Their baseline Product/Brands formats, scheduling and so on. As long as Rory & Tiger can continue a healthy relationship with the PGA (and Vice Versa) It may take some time, thoughtful cooridnated planning, and many ups & downs all in all I do believe the Sport (long term) will be better, healthier, more enjoyable, and Competitive for Everybody!
PGA Tour decided to ban LIV golfers..get your facts right.