Hideki Matsuyama is the most popular, the most recognized sports figure in Japan and all of Asia.
So what’s that worth to the Lamest Commissioner In The Land (aka Greg Norman) and his Infidel-funded LIV circus?
How about $400 million?
That’s the number that was reportedly thrown at Matsuyama in attempt to wrestle him away from the PGA Tour — twice what was paid to lead defector Phil Mickelson.
There are a number of potential reasons why the big one got away from The Infidels (for now).
First, Hideki has an important title defense on tap next month at the ZOZO Championship in his home country.
Second, Hideki has a tight friendship with Tiger Woods, co-Defender Of The Faith with Rory McIlroy.
Third, Hideki made a boat-load of money after his Masters win.
And finally, Hideki may have decided that he wants to add to his PGA Tour legacy.
And while the Hideki Hunt failed, four of his countrymen apparently have gotten the boot by the Infidel-Funded Circus Exhibition.
Japanese players Jinichiro Kozuma, Ryosuke Kinoshita, Hideto Tanihara and Yuki Inamori are gone from the LIV roster. They are not alone, apparently Hennie Du Plessis,
Justin Harding, David Puig and Travis Smyth have been shown the door as well.
Canada’s Michael Gligic Leads KFT Tour Championship:
Canadian Michael Gligic got off to a fast start Thursday at the Victoria National Golf Club with an eight-under par 64 that gave him the day one lead at the Korn Ferry’s Tour Championship.
Gligic had nine birdies on the day offset by a single bogey. After finishing 146th on the season-ending FedEx points list, he has a leg-up on trying to regain his Tour card for the 2022-23 season.
Two shots behind Gligic with 66s were Brent Grant, Justin Suh, Carl Yuan, Tano Goya, Eric Cole and Will Gordon. Suh and Yuan already earned their Tour cards by finishing in the regular season top 25 on the Korn Ferry Tour.
KFT Tour Championship Scoreboard:
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baxter cepeda
I think tigers number should have been north of a billion and hidekis north of half a bill.
These Saudis being cheap with this hundred -million pinching costing them some key figures.
It will be fun to see hideki at zozo, and don’t forget the presidents cup, some people may still watch that, and like you say we will see how future negotiations turn out.
Sad to see the take-advantage-crew—including all these Japanese guys — leaving LIv but they all understood this is a league designed for the best of the best 48; and none of them have ever really been close to that.
Side note: LIv should consider expanding to 16 teams so with 64 they get closer to that 7o number. And 64 is a great match play number.
I also like12 teams but 54 players since that is their number; with 6 players as independents maybe trying to get into a team.
2 days of LIv Boston down, all I can say is these players not playing and golf fans not watching are missing out.
Tha fact more and more golf stars keep getting added to the roster only adds to the coverage.
But again The pace of the coverage alone truly is so refreshing. Shot after shot after shot.
Another gorgeous championship golf setting.
The only significant delay last couple days was dj and bro reading a putt way too long, which I think they actually cut away from to another shot.
Cam has done some cam things in his debut so far. Couple bad holes but he has been very impressive. Eagles. Hit flag sticks then chipped in. Super short game. And of course gorgeous putt after putt after putt.
But Dj is hitting his fade and putting like someone to bet on. He looks on fire with the flat stick. I’m thinking he wins tomorrow. And another win for his team.
Can’t wait for guys like Hideki, Tony, my so cal heroes XMan and Patty Ice and others to join.
But I really can’t wait for all this to then get sorted out so we can have these super entertaining LIv events with everyone while also seeing TRUE full fields in the top pga tour events.
Btw the Shark showed up skydiving to round 1.
And then in one social media hop the very fit senior finally and officially introduced shorts to men’s professional golf; which left the coverage team wondering how long Monahan and the pga tour take to copy this now.
Tom Edrington
and once again, here we have non-stop coverage from LIV-loving, Infidel-adoring, women’s-right-suppression-ignoring, Saudi-citizen-beheading-ignoring, Forky-friendly Baxter giving us the rundown on the latest exhibition circus. I did notice that after his usual opening 74, Lefty finally managed to shoot one-under par, boy they’re sure getting what they paid for with that money-wasting galoot….