27 Comments

1. 

   Bill

   Nov 15, 2018 at 11:00 am

   Rory doesn’t get it. Who would pay to watch Rory – Spieth. Or Rose – Koepka. It’s just good golf. A game I don’t have.

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   Gerry Elbridge

   Nov 15, 2018 at 12:42 am

   “It’s missed the mark”…so has Rory’s wedge game as of late.

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   Alphonzo Davidson Jr

   Nov 14, 2018 at 10:20 pm

   So what they are pass their prime! How many prize fighters have fought pass their prime. Do you watch the senior tour? YES you guys love watching Couples, Daly and others. Enjoy the spectacle for what it is an exhibition. The money, the sponsors are paying that. $20 bucks that’s less than you would pay for a ball cap. If you play golf you have some interest. So enjoy it.
   There’s two common things in golfers that runs deep sandbagging handicaps and CHEAPNESS give it a rest.

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4. 

   James

   Nov 14, 2018 at 5:16 pm

   Rory hasn’t won much lately. I’m thinking he just can’t afford the PPV.

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   Tom

   Nov 14, 2018 at 4:00 pm

   After those pics from Tiger’s roadside arrest, I would pay to watch him drive in a demolition derby….”Tiger, Tiger, where is grampa’s automobile?”

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   Jim K

   Nov 14, 2018 at 3:08 pm

   Might have been interesting if they had a 2-man best ball match with Tiger & Phil v. two of the younger stars (Spieth & Thomas?). Players can take a lot more chances in best ball and there’s a lot more strategy involved.

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   Robert Edgar

   Nov 14, 2018 at 2:26 pm

   Boring. You could not pay me enough to watch this. A money grab from the suckers that watch.

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   Buster Douglas

   Nov 14, 2018 at 12:55 pm

   Rory is jealous. Its that simple. He only wishes he was in on it. P.S. Gianni change that photo, you look like a fruit.

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   Curt

   Nov 14, 2018 at 12:08 pm

   All I know is it’s worth watching without McIlroy and Dechambooo in it. As far as I’m concerned there’s no such thing as a good golfer anymore. There skill is all about modern equipment.

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     Dingo

     Nov 14, 2018 at 12:21 pm

     Tell me again Curt, how many extra chromosomes do you have?

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10. 

    Chuck

    Nov 14, 2018 at 11:45 am

    Rory said 10 years ago, not 15… Anyhow, it’s a boring match from two hasbeens. Weak sisters trying to relive their glory days. Wasted money and those watching are fools wasting their money.

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      kevin

      Nov 14, 2018 at 12:21 pm

      LOL its twenty bucks….ironically on the same day as most people wait in long lines to buy crap they don’t need.

      to each their own, but 20 bucks for 4 hours of entertainment isnt a problem. this should be more entertaining than a typical match. there will be banter, side bets, drone footage, …
      but hey, enjoy those black friday lines

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11. 

    Jack Nash

    Nov 14, 2018 at 11:37 am

    Rory is 100% correct. Two old guys reminiscing about the old days when this event might have been watchable, but certainly not now. This event could be similar to Gerardo’s Al Capones Vault.

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12. 

    Greg V

    Nov 14, 2018 at 9:18 am

    Rory just got dropped from Phil’s Christmas card list, which is fine by me.

    The match is a stupid idea, and tone deaf with the destruction going on in California.

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      Mike

      Nov 14, 2018 at 10:32 am

      What? Does that mean the NFL should cancel all their games until a California wild fire is put out? I don’t think you should go to work until every immigrant child is reunited with their parents. There’s always a tragedy happening somewhere.

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      HearingImpaired

      Nov 16, 2018 at 3:20 pm

      Tone deaf with the destruction in California? I do hope you’re kidding, otherwise that’s quite possibly the most nonsensically self-righteous nonsense I’ve ever read. Good grief.

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    steveie

    Nov 14, 2018 at 9:17 am

    yes, would have been great anytime before 2008, and if they put up their own $$$. could not pay me to watch, LOL.

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      James Awad

      Nov 14, 2018 at 1:37 pm

      Funny …. I think the only way I might watch this greedfest is IF it was free & they WERE playing for their own money 🙂 – like 20% of their bank account death match…

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    JThunder

    Nov 14, 2018 at 1:01 am

    The golf world can think of nothing better to do with $9 million than have two guys at the end of their career play with no gallery and likely no TV audience… It’s a bit sick.

    How about they both pony up $4.5 mil (nothing to either of them) and the money goes to the winner’s cause. SoCal wildfires? Education? Homeless? Vets without healthcare? Environment?

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15. 

    Johnny Penso

    Nov 14, 2018 at 12:31 am

    I’m all for people being free to speak their mind but IMO this is one of those things where if you have nothing nice to say, then shut the hell up. I don’t see what purpose it serves for a leading player in the game to throw shade at a one off event that he isn’t even participating in. Is your sport better off for you having trashed the event? Shut up, say it’s fine and you’ll probably watch it and hope it takes off and turns into a full on match play type event and you get invited at some point. Or don’t. It’ll live or die by it’s own merit and throwing shade on it before it’s even happened just makes you look bitter and envious and attention seeking.

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    Chilly P

    Nov 13, 2018 at 8:58 pm

    cool how you made the case that it was a stupid idea 15 years ago too. this is a yawner. No one cares. made more odious by the purse. makes them look bad. hopefully they will salvage a little face and donate the cash. feel like this will actually be awkward to watch.

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17. 

    Gunter Eisenberg

    Nov 13, 2018 at 6:56 pm

    Rory’s right. For me, if it was 17 years ago it would’ve been really relevant. Back then Tiger and Phil weren’t be best of friends back then and really wanted to beat each other up. I personally thought both were at the peak of their careers back then too. Remember, they were the final pair at the 2001 Masters. Go watch videos of it on Youtube. You could feel the tension between them and I don’t think they spoke a word to each other during that round.

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    Brian

    Nov 13, 2018 at 5:50 pm

    The winner gets 9 million for one round of golf. The Fed Ex cup winner, which the PGA tries to promote all year, has a playoff system, and is supposed to be the ultimate goal outside of majors, gets 10 million. That’s why the tour players hate it. It makes a mockery of their sport and it so called best player for that year.

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      DB

      Nov 14, 2018 at 1:34 pm

      You’re exactly right. I don’t plan on paying the PPV fee, but I’m sure many will given that Tiger and Phil are still extremely popular. The tour players giving the match a negative review are just upset that they aren’t in on the 9 million. You can guarantee if they were invited to the match they would suddenly think it’s a great idea.

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    8thehardway

    Nov 13, 2018 at 5:26 pm

    Here’s what would draw me in… They each get $1/2M to show up and $4M to bet, say $1/2M minimum, $1M max, one press allowed on the back 9, all bets must be called.

    Bonus adrenaline rush – give caddies $1/2M each to bet with each other with $1K minimum.

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    larrybud

    Nov 13, 2018 at 4:48 pm

    It’s even more than that. I don’t mind the timing, even though they’re obviously both past their prime. But the fact that it’s PPV, and that there are no crowds. I mean, the crowds is what would make it fun. Who are these guys going to talk to? Who’s going to laugh at the lame jokes?

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      kevin

      Nov 14, 2018 at 12:28 pm

      i’m guessing a small crowd of 100 or so of who’s who among celebs and media.

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