From Swings to Cha-Chings: The Duck Snapping Scoop on LIV Golf

Fellow Golfers,

This is The Birdie Banter, the magic school bus of golf. Meet your newest golf instructor, Jon Daly The Birdman. So what's in store for today's class - WTF  What is LIV golf?

LIV your best life 

Last year the fairway shook and the greens quivered in the world of men's professional golf, as the swanky new kid on the block, the Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit, stormed onto the scene. Top dogs like Phil "Philly Cheese Stake" Mickelson, Dustin "DJ Dazzle" Johnson, and Open champ Cam "The Smasher" Smith traded in their PGA Tour badges for a taste of the LIV life.

Why, you ask? Well, LIV Golf has a cash-filled piñata just waiting to be whacked, and these golfing gladiators are making bank at every event. But money aside, LIV Golf dares to be different from the PGA Tour, and here's how

54 Holes

PGA Tour? Pfft! Who has time for 72 holes these days? LIV Golf events wrap up after a brisk 54 holes, allowing players to hit the clubhouse for some celebratory shenanigans in record time.

Cut The Cut

LIV Golf events say "hasta la vista" to cuts, letting all players swing their way through all three rounds. No more nail-biting 36-hole cutoffs like on the PGA Tour.

Mini Me Fields

LIV Golf events invite an exclusive 48 players to the party, while the PGA Tour packs in 132, 144, or even 156 players. Talk about standing room only!

Shot Gun Starts

LIV Golf has everyone tee off together from different tees. It's like synchronized swimming, but with golf clubs. Meanwhile, the PGA Tour sticks to their 1st and 10th tee routine.

SHOW ME THE MONEY

LIV Golf showers all participants with cash, from a $4 million first-place prize down to $120,000 for 48th place. The PGA Tour? Only the cut-makers see greenbacks.

TEAM SPIRIT

LIV Golf events sprinkle in a team competition, with 12 teams vying for a chunk of $5 million. PGA Tour? No team element, unless you count Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup.

EVENTS GALORE

LIV Golf's 2023 season has 14 events on the calendar, compared to the PGA Tour's whopping 47 events. Quantity over quality, anyone?

From The Nest

And so, as our feathered friend, The Birdman, peers into the horizon of the future, we can't help but wonder if LIV golf will take flight or merely end up as scrambled eggs in the nest of time.

The Birdman