Fred Couples has trodden LIV Golf, its members, and Phil Mickelson on numerous occasions. He also called Sergio Garcia a clown. And he did it once again on SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio on Monday night.
Couples has no problem with PGA Tourers — most recently, world No. While Couples doesn’t have a problem with PGA Tour players — the most recent being world No.
Couples: “$100m doesn’t do it. $200m doesn’t do it. $300m doesn’t do it. But for $400m, it’s an amazing product and a fantastic show.” Tell me, “My a**. I’m going free for the next guy. I love this Tour. I don’t enjoy the PGA Tour any more.
Jon Rahm said that the size of the offer he received from LIV was a factor in his decision to join this tour.
Fred Couples has no problem with that, but he’d like for everyone to stop telling him how great LIV’s product is.@fredcouplesgolf | @coachgeorge805 pic.twitter.com/E0CzcR3EgI
— SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio (@SiriusXMPGATOUR) December 12, 2023
Finau said Monday that he is not moving anywhere .
“I want to see the next star say, ‘I am going to LIV. You know why I am going? It is unreal. I want them to come for free. You can then go on CNN and all TV shows and tell them that they are going because the show is so good, .
Rahm stated that the LIV format at the 2022 U.S. Open “isn’t really appealing to me.” To me, shotgun three days is not a tournament. There’s no cut. This is how it works. He added, “Will my lifestyle change if we get $400 million?” He said that it would not be a bit different.
The Spaniard’s life has changed a lot in the past year and a quarter.
When Rahm signed with LIV , he said: “Clearly the last two years have seen a lot of evolution in the game of Golf. Things have changed and so have I.” “Seeing LIV Golf grow, see the evolution of the LIV Golf and the innovation has really captured my interest.”
Couples insists that the LIV will not change its format or schedule despite it being unique.
He said, “Don’t just sit there and keep saying ‘they are changing the game’.” What are they changing?” Since 50 years, the game of golf has changed. Arnold Palmer changed the game. Jack Nicklaus altered it. Tiger Woods changed the game.
The LIV Tour isn’t going to change anything.
