Nick Price slams LIV: ‘I don’t know why they tried to re-invent the wheel’
Nick Price slams LIV: ‘I don’t understand why they tried to reinvent the wheel’
British Open champion Nick Price has criticized Greg Norman’s new project.
The 67-year-old, a two-time PGA Championship winner, criticized runaway players and felt LIV Golf was a disappointing product. Price acknowledged on the podcast that the fragmented state of golf with the advent of LIV isn’t to everyone’s taste.
He said he, like everyone else, doesn’t know the end goal. Due to its fragmented nature, no one seems to enjoy playing this game.
Despite my efforts to watch LIV, I find their product unsatisfactory. I don’t understand why you would try to reproduce something that has already been successful.
In my opinion, the formation of the IPL [Indian Premier League] cricket franchise played an important role in the strategic planning. There is nothing wrong with this approach.
At this point, I don’t think the current product they are offering is compelling enough for the general public to be willing to listen to it. It’s a shame because they have a lot of good players on their team.
The Zimbabwean competed with Norman, the CEO of LIV Golf, to become world No.1. Price, who won 18 times on the PGA Tour during his career, first joined the prestigious American Tour in 1983 and left the tour in 2012.
On the PGA Tour he won four titles and on the European Tour he won seven. Price criticized the LIV golfer for talking too much after leaving the company and expressed hope for a reconciliation between himself and his former employer.
What really annoyed me was that after signing up for the LIV Tour, some players said bad things about him on the PGA Tour even though he had won over $100 million on the PGA Tour. It’s a shame they were overly critical of the tour, as it exposes golfers to a wealthy corporate audience in one of the world’s most exclusive sporting organizations.
“If you’re the face of the PGA Tour, there are countless companies that want to partner with you and put money into you. These people had such an opportunity but chose not to take advantage of it.
Price could also try out the idea of joining LIV, he admitted, but that would only happen in certain circumstances.
He added: “Had he had the chance at 45 years old, he could have been a member of LIV. However, I do not intend to criticize the tour based on what happened in the past. »
“While there is hope that we can resolve this situation and get back to playing golf like we did five years ago, we believe that is now out of our control.”
Golf’s new celebrity supports LIV’s strategy while maintaining his commitment to playing on the PGA Tour.
Is there any chance that LIV Golf will move to his 72-hole tournament? “There will be a discussion,” the championship’s leading scorer said.
