Sir Nick Faldo: The End Of Golf As We Know It | PG Podcast #5
Sir Nick Faldo: The End Of Golf As We Know It | PG Podcast #5
With 65 million golfers worldwide, the game of golf is growing faster than ever… and with the rise of social media, Gen Z’s growing interest in the sport and LIV GOLF entering the scene.. the traditional golfing experience and dynamics of professional golf are evolving in real time.
So we sat down with 6-time major champion & 28-year CBS…
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Screen Golf is the future of golf. In Korea the men drive into these SG facilities with their girl friends or #2s and rent a room after work. They play golf in a comfortable private room, some of which have private bathrooms, and party with their gfs. Because of climate change this type of entertainment is going to take off everywhere, especially in the south where summer daytime heat index temps are going to become potentially lethal.
Just waiting for charlie to show up and kick some tiger ass !!!
The reason why there is liv and the golfers money.uspga.european tour, qualifying to play in majors that's the main aim
I really like the show but someone needs to tell the amateur in the blue hat to pipe down a bit. He's super passionate about golf which is great, but I'd like to hear Faldo's opinion without all the interruptions.
To me this all kicked off when Greg Norman wanted to create a true world tour. From what I understand, he thought it was a bit of a joke, when to be the World number one all you had to do was play and win in the USA. Sure golfers went and played in the British Open and Saint Andrews, but most just stayed in the USA.
If you don't play all over the world then you should be called the USA number one. If you play in Australia, South Africa, Singapore, Japan, Spain and Europe and North and South America, then you would be able to be the number one golfer in the world.
All the current world tours, plus LIV and the PGA should attempt to create a world tour consisting of 32 to 40 events world wide. This is the best result for the game of golf. Use the world rankings to create the feild and play the 72 hole events. Perhaps there should be some 3 day teams events like the Ryder Cup or the Presidents Cup.
LIV and the PGA needs to look at what happened to Indy Car and learn what is the best for the sport.
World tour for sure. I think the pga is us centred and golf isnt its very much global, liv has tapped into that. Pga have held on so tight they have choked themselves
Faldo ..evolution of a philosopher . Excellent.,
PGA Tour commissioner is to blame. He should have prioritized paying players instead of himself. He built a 60 million headquarter building. These bad decisions gave LIV an opening.
Liv has crupted golf with money.
Can't see the forest for the trees
Not interested in rock n roll golf. Sorry. Notice how some of the biggest jerks who share that mentality went to liv: reed,bubba,sergio,pat perez,even koeopka and poulter to a lesser extent.
Yeah . .have a band playing on each tee and a few dancers with pom poms. PGA should stick to its competitive principles. Sir Nick is an asshole
golf was ruined by the introduction of novelty equipment as professional gear sanctioned for tournament play. those clubs were designed for high handicap golfers and seniors to AID the unskilled players with EASIER to control equipment…
the result is that MISHIT drives now go 300 yards in play, instead of have consequences as has been the case with professional golf since it's inception. this provided UNFAIR advantage to the longest hitters, and the criminal pga acting as pimp for the industry, simply lengthened all the courses so that ONLY the longest hitters could be the most competitive…which is why the game today is measured by meaningless metrics like 'club head speed', something that never mattered to a game where PRECISION was the necessary component rather than speed, and SHOT MAKING the imperative rather than distance.
the net result is that professional 'novelty golf' is now for gorillas who measure their entire games by how far they can hit the drive…having now wedges into every par 4, and mid irons into par 5's, another offense to the traditional game.
all in order to sell expensive novelty gear that was never meant for professional golf!!
it's offensive, obscene, and absurd.
in addition, the Q school is the biggest joke in professional sports, practically gauranteeing that NO real competition will easily emerge to unsettle their limited hangout sport.
no more ben hogans…no more lee trevinos…no more tom watson or gary player…
i wonder if faldo believes we actually have the 'best golfers in the world' today?
i say we only have NOVELTY golfers today, since the best shot makers have been eliminated from the sport.
proof is the 2020 open where 'bomb and gouge' tactics of modern novelty golf allow a 'champion' who missed the most fairways, but coincidentally mishits drives the furthest!!
modern golf is DEAD because it was changed from the traditional game that rewarded skill to a novelty game that only rewards length that comes from novelty equipment.
i wonder how bryson would fair with a persimmon wood?
the real answer it to SHORTEN and TIGHTEN the courses…let them play olympic club or spyglass at traditional length…then we see who the shot makers are.
they have even ruined most or the courses today…who ever heard of 500 yard par 4 after 500 yard par 4!! who is that 'testing' but the tiny group of modern novelty golfers that the industry has created to sell their overpriced plastic novelty gear?
the leadership of professional golf should all be run out of town, some put in jail!
it's nothing but racketeering and fraud to force undeserved profits.
The real danger is that Saudi money will determine the future of golf, because who ever controls the money will control the game, the tournaments, and ultimately the rules and players, including national bodies. This has already happened in professional boxing, where the crown prince dictates who will fight who,. I for one think that this trend towards "carnival" atmosphere golf also detracts from the heritage and spirit of the game. It lacks class. What's next? Naked dancing ladies on every tee box? For all my detractors who say I'm a "stick in the mud", let me ask you this question. Would you still go to LIV golf even if they didn't pay as much as a normal tour event? If your answer is NO, then you are playing purely for money.
Dudes, take your hats off. Great guests of high status and stature and two bros' with their lids on. What is this, a BW3?
A bit extreme the end of golf, golf will continue no matter what, the PGA tour is a very good tour, liv adds a little spice to the professional game, theres so much room for all tours, I watch liv to see the best players, the PGA unfortunately is full of wingers like McIlroy etc, which turns me off.
Hey, who runs things can do what they want to take money from people. I don’t think paying 75$ to watch pros play with music blaring is worth my time. LIV is ruining golf for me as I love the beauty and quiet of a course. I’m playing now and young people are blaring their Bluetooth speakers on their carts. Yes, I’m old and I prefer select clubs that keep the tradition. Anything new and different is not for me. Luckily I’m finishing my journey. Enjoy yours where it’s all fluff and no substance.
Nippy thinks they should ban golf until 2056 and then start again. If anyone is seen playing golf or practising they should be immediately arrested until April 7th 2056. I think that is very fair.They can have cake to eat whilst in prison but that's it. It's a great game! The best game ever! They should also ban bunkers and make the hole 6 inches in diameter. There shouldn't be any cuts when it comes back and no one should be allowed to fly the ball through the air, only along the ground. There should also be a spaghetti eating competition at the end of each hole. There should be minimum of 46 clubs in your bag. No umbrella to be taken on the course in case it rains. Thank you. I feel that I have imparted some of my wisdom on you all. I won't charge you for it. I think I am being very fair here. Thank you.
So much money being thrown around….. Why are there so many golf courses shutting down and replaced by housing. Golfs turning back into an Elitist sport, Very sad.
Eric!!!!!!!! Great to see him on, so underrated. Oh and sir Nick knows a lot
Nick is the real deal, ..Shark could buy and sell him 10X over, but will never be the man Nick is!
Yes globally people love golf Nick….what we do not like is the damage that the people running golf are doing to the game.
Golf administrators number1 priority should be to promote golf for all.
Instead of stoking division.
Shame on all the golfers and ex golfers who fed into that division including you Nick Faldo….you sir were once a hero of mine not any more after the stuff you spouted about LIV.