Eamon says here it’s “not implausible” that PGA Tour-PIF deal terms could emerge in the coming weeks.

Am told this surgery is not expected to impact Tiger’s availability for TGL in January. So a relatively short recovery process.

There were extremely long lines yesterday leaving the opening ceremony. Easy to see this coming a mile away.

. LPGA is making changes to parking/shuttle service and offering comp tickets to fans impacted today

LIV’s previous high for a single day was more than 14k for both weekend rounds in Nashville earlier this year.

LIV Golf sought to strike a deal with the DP World Tour that would wipe out penalties for LIV players while offering various concessions and a monetary payout. The DP World Tour declined. By Bob Harig: si.com/golf/dp-world-…

A lot of talk lately about it being so hard to be a golf fan. Another example.

I loved practice rounds as a kid because they had the potential to get you closer to players, more interactions, etc. But if you want to see actual golf, they aren’t great.

Jordan Spieth to Golfweek on the current state of the men’s pro game: “The best players at the top levels have significantly benefited from this scenario that’s probably unsustainable.” golfweek.usatoday.com/lists/jordan-s…

. Bloomberg says after meeting last week, an agreement between the PGA TOUR and PIF on financial details "inched closer." More: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

. The Masters is adding hours of coverage starting in '25. Saturday coverage will now begin at 2pm (3pm in prior years). Paramount+ will also stream weekend coverage from 12-2 before heading over to CBS. Also: ANGC has added Bank of America as a "Champion Partner"

LIV viewership from this weekend per Sports TV Ratings: 89,000 for Sunday on CW for Jon Rahm's win Saturday's second round: 134,000.

Front page of today's Dallas Morning News looks at Bryson DeChambeau's relationship with Albert Huddleston, the owner of Maridoe Golf Club, where LIV's team championship is this week: dallasnews.com/sports/golf/20…

The December match featuring Koepka/DeChambeau/McIlroy/Scheffler has a name, per Sean Zak: The Showdown golf.com/news/liv-golf-…

More golf viewership from Sunday: 69,000 on Golf Channel for Patton Kizzire's win in the Procore Championship. A big drop from last year, which saw 298,000 for Sahith Theegala's win (this past Sunday did have a slight overlap with the Emmy's).

Regarding golf’s TV numbers sans the majors, I think back to this quote a lot, which was right after June 6. It was in response to the PGA Tour losing fans due to partnering with PIF, but I wonder how it applies to the men’s pro game overall now