Casting Stones With A Glass House
In 2020, the PGA Tour decided to honor convicted felon and career criminal, George Floyd with a moment of silence at the Charles Schwab Challenge.
Sure, the loss of a life is never to be celebrated, but to honor George Floyd as some type of hero, was a despicable moment in PGA Tour history.
If they wanted to fight against whatever social discrepancies they deemed important, they could have chosen a better vessel.
By doing so, they did not only honor a career criminal, but it slapped the face of the same law enforcement officers who provided security to the pampered tour professionals week in and week out.
Fast forward to 2025 and the LIV Golf League. Since its creation, the PGA Tour and their water carriers at the Golf Channel have tried to take the moral high ground. People like Brandel Chamblee and DEI hired, Eamon Lynch, have gone on and on about Saudi Arabia and the Public Investment Fund.
Golf commentators like Taylor Zarzour, John Maginnes, Carl and Dennis Paulson, Colt Knost, and many others, have been suffering from what I call the LIV Golf Derangement Syndrome.
I understand they are stooges for the PGA Tour, but come on, they are also claiming to be objective golf analysts. They lack integrity and the confidence of serious golf fans.
They can’t accept the fact that LIV Golf is a popular product and want to use their shows to downplay the significance of the league. Because of LIV Golf the PGA Tour was forced to raise their purses and rethink a brand that has been stale for quite some time.
LIV Golf has elevated the Asian Tour and has helped the DP World Tour. LIV Golf players have been playing more in Asia and Europe, adding more interest to the tours.
Let’s be honest, nobody wants to watch Peter Malnati if they can watch Bryson DeChambeau. Everyone knows the main reason professional golfers want to play on the PGA Tour is for the money and the lopsided official world golf ranking points allotment.
The PGA Tour has refused to deal with LIV Golf while at the same time using their bully tactics and media influence to persuade the fans to believe LIV Golf is evil.
To me, the PGA Tour is a dirty organization and not a representative of American values, and definitely not my values.
And here we are, once again the PGA Tour wants to claim moral high ground when it comes to LIV Golf and its funding source, while attempting to squeeze LIV Golf out of existence.
All you have to do is look at the list of PGA Tour sponsors to know that morality is not part of their business model. It is all about money and power.
I do not watch the PGA Tour, or care to watch. The product is old, boring, and the broadcasts are like watching paint dry. I will continue to watch LIV Golf and the Asian Tour because the golf is more exciting.
After honoring a career criminal like George Floyd, without having all the facts, the PGA Tour has no room to criticize anyone or any entity. They should forever be ashamed of themselves.
Let’s not forget, Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus fled the PGA of America and created the PGA Tour.
This glass house is broken!
https://golf.com/news/pga-tour-honors-george-floyd-moment-of-silence