*What is your stance? When will this stop?*

Does anyone honestly think the money that funds the PGA is pure? Get over it! All money is blood money. It's the world we live in.

Employees leave their employers every day for more money, shorter commute, better management, health insurance, profit sharing, and more. In addition, it appears to me, LIV golfers are more connected with others LIV players and more fun too. I bet their caddies like being recognized as the worth they bring to the game with much more money. Brandel seems to be the mouthpiece for the PGA. I put him in the same light as Monahan. Both are bad for the game of golf in my opinion.

If Brandel was offered $500m by LIV to commentate - he would leave in a heartbeat. What is wrong with a person looking after his family.

I think the LIV versus PGA tour thing has diminished profession golf. But these players are independent contractors. They can do what is best for them and their families.

It’s only Brandel opinion and Rahm has to do what’s best for his family

regular folks who use to enjoy watching golf are SICK of this stuff. I couldn't even finish the video. But thumbs up on reporting the story

I can't believe why some people don't get this. Jon Rahm made the biggest no brainer decision of all time. 500 mill and he still gets to play golf. + he gets to have more time off and spend more time with his family. A lot of the public don't get this. To us as fans golf and legacy seems like everything.... We're sitting back and saying so and so has this many majors etc. You think Rahm is going to give a shyte on his death bead how many majors he has, which he can still do on either tour anyways. Now he can get more time off and spend more time with his wife/kids/friends/family. Do people seriously think golf comes before that? Perhaps it does for those trying to make a living playing golf and supporting their family. Rahm has the supporting family more than taken care of. Now he can kick back and play golf for the rest of his career.. If he gets several majors that will be great and if he doesn't that will be great as well. And to those who somehow think his game is less. Golf tends to be insanely inconsistent and players go through ups and downs through a given season and he's not even playing that bad. Look at Hoveland. Spieth, Thomas and I could keep going. Hovelenad has been struggling thus far this season, but that's normal golf, he's talented and hell almost certainly get back in rhythum, but if he went to LIV and had the performance he's had thus far, some idiots may think it has something to do with LIV that's screwing up his game. Rahm is a streaky player and he goes through spurts throughout a given season. He wasn't won yet on liv but he's been playing pretty decent. This notion that somehow his game would be magical on the pga tour is ridonculous. and that somehow LIV through bad logic will decrease a players play therefore their legacy will be less. Once again most of these golfers don't have golf as their #1 priority. They have kids and families.

give tigers ex a 7iron she will shut brandel up

If PIF do a deal with The PGA Tour, is Chamblee gonna quit the Golf Channel? Or is he gonna be a hypocrite?

Brandel Chamblee has lost most of his credibility! There is a place for his type of crap stirring controversial rhetoric on CNN or MSNBC, Most people don't believe them either. I think it is time for Chamble to lose his job. He is not helping in any way. He just seems to be a trouble maker. Even his colleagues are calling him out. Sad, not needed comments. Time to focus on the players and fans and get this deal done right!

No one should blame him for leaving for that sort of money, I would and so would all you

LIV has all the biggest characters in the game. PGA Tour looks boring now. I think most people think Brandel Chamblee is a twat and have no respect for his opinion. I am so sick of the TV presenters bitching about LIV. it totally turns me off watching the PGA.

Chamblee is going too far. And John Rahm is extremely popular and Chamblee is not. Some day down the road when tours come together, Chamblee is going to have a difficult time with the interviews of the LIV golfers. He is being very short sighted.

Checkout the list of players who missed the cut at The Masters to see who was out of form that week; it’s amazing… To be honest, most top golfers are millionaires and John Rahm is now 8:52 😃… A pay rise for doing the same job. There is a saying, that “Every job has its price”… 😂

Brandel is dividing golf more than any player who has gone to LIV imo. We get it, you dont like LIV, get over it.

I'm willing to bet Chamblee would leave his job if he was offered $500 million from another network.

Brandel Chamblee had ONE career win ......... Who cares what he says !!!!

If someone offered me that money, I wouldnt think twice

$500 MILLION?!?!?!?! $500 MILLION?!?!?! John Rahm would have been an idiot to turn that down. And anybody that says he should have turned it down is an idiot.

I agree with this host that the division in golf, players on separate tours is hurting golf; does that mean that we should just shrug our shoulders when the benefactors of certain tours are totalitarian governments? My father fought in WWII, as did the fathers of virtually all my contemporaries. They were willing to lay down their lives--not just turn down massive offerings of money--to stop totalitarianism. Our military personnel are willing to do that right now. We need to see the ENORMOUS gulf that stands between those who would sacrifice to stop and those who would be bought off by dictators. Would I turn down the money? Of course! Would my father and his Greatest Generation friends have turned down the money? Many of them were turning down the possibility of even living to 30; how do you think they would have answered that question? We are now too far from WWII to understand what tyranny is about, but there are many--and many of them in Saudi Arabia--who still know what it is.

An important part of this discussion is that Rahm waited and watched the PGA make a fool out of him and McIlroy agreeing to partner with LIV. Even if you thought Rahm shouldn’t have made the move initially you can’t deny he has every right to go to LIV after that happened? Plus, the definition of a professional is someone who is paid to do something,how is that being bought?

It wasn't as if Rahm was playing in peak form when he left

Bet you Rahm is regretting that move to liv, even though he's made mad 💰, it's nothing like knowing you're not sizing up to the best player in the world and all these guys wanted to do what Tiger did. Scheffler boy is doing a fraction of what Tiger did currently, and these top guys on liv, I'm sure, are realizing it shouldn't had been about the money as it was more about having a legacy or being the best on a tour that has history. All these guys took blood money, even Tiger, with his appearance fees in the past to play other there, and the PGA has always had Saudi money, so that can't be a talking point. Knowing you're not the best anymore and seeing someone else rise and receive the accolades you dreamed of as a kid, I'm sure Rahm is having second thoughts cause he could've been that next superstar, he was on that path. Money doesn't buy everything.

PGA tour is 12% down on viewing figures

So your basically saying the truth is brutal. Jon said many times he couldn’t be bought, then he was. Seve I believe would be upset. I’ll also say the the chances of winning decades of $$ for his family, and their families still could have happened.

I thought expected tipping point was that PGA would make moves for cooperation with LIV.

Chamblee has been a chronic complainer for years. As a result, he has lost credibility as far as his opinions are concerned. Everyone and everything has a price and I will bet that Chamblee would be first in line for the kind of money the PIF is offering.

BC is a DK

I know this is off-topic. But we have to recognize that Miles Russell, a 15-year old, made the cut and finished T20 at last week's KFT event. Not many people are talking about it. He is a freshman in HIGH SCHOOL. It is difficult for an experienced professional player to make the cut at a KFT event. Miles is the top ranked AJGA player. He now has exemptions for future events.

All I hear of the nobody that is Chamblee is moan, moan, moan. It’s time he shut up moaning about what others do and just concentrate on his job..

Pretty easy for him to judge someone for taking a half billion dollars from afar. Nobody knows what they would do in that spot unless they've been there, which an average pro like brandel certainly has not. I mean, Rahm's future is now guaranteed, which it certainly isn't on the PGA tour.

He sold his legacy. That’s fine, it’s his decision. He has to live with it. It’s about money, period.

LIV is the rich golfer who is invisiable and when he does show his face, we hide from him. They all took their career earnings and fled to the soft life. They will never be battle hardened competitors again. 54 hole team golf.....phooey!

Chamblee is right. Rahm was yapping about principles and morals trying to pretend he cares more about golf than money. He turned out to be a hypocrite. I dont think Chamblee would not diss him if Rahm didnt say all those things before he joined LIV. Chamblee has only really criticised LIV golfers who deserves it. Also it seems nearly every small KZfaq golf channels have been taken over by LIV as a propaganda outlet for them. PGA tour doesnt need LIV because there is endless pool of golfers coming up. PGA tour just needs to focus on what they are doing and let LIV do their own thing. Let LIV buy whoever they want. Once the player goes over thats it, they cant come back to PGA tour ever. Not anyone can just go and play LIV so why should LIV players be allowed to play on PGA tour or European tour. Just ignore them and LIV. Whatever happens happens. Its been proven that LIV is boring to watch and mostly held on dog track courses.

Still missing point he said he didn't need the money before he went, how much money does someone need?? He was quite happy to forget all the bullshit he said about legacy, history and all this crap, so take the so called brutal comments on the chin! Don't think he'll be to worried about what he is saying anyway with all that cash he has in the bank

He would take the money no doubt. Awesome video, you were absolutely right about his comments being brutal and uncalled for. Cheers mate

Well here is the truth NOT OPINION!! Brandel will never ever Criticize Jack Nicklaus for recently taking money directly NOT PIF but from Saudi Govt directly for designing a golf course in Riyhad. I tweeted Brandel for his opinion and he blocked me 😂 his morality is selective because he knows not to mess with the BEAR or any controversial issues at Masters that would jeopardize his media credentials

Branded Chamblee is brave in speaking up

oh my. the PGA need to get their house in order first. for years the PGA has remained stagnant. there is still only 4 tournaments per year that i will watch and none of those are run by the PGA. im sure there are businesses out there that make the best horse carriages but something better came along. just merge and everyone play whatever u want and let golf find its own level instead of these complicated systems that try to make everyone happy. that never has worked or will it ever. just fix it !!

What has always bugged me about the PGA is the way the Korn Ferry tour players are treated. Why is there not some financial help for these folks. Even AAA ball players get a contract and travel ,lodging and a per diem. It seems that the PGA doesn’t nurture prospects the way they should. LIV golf comes along and pays the top players huge money. Well there Is no incentive for the top players to be loyal. They are all of them self made business men who’ve made their own way with no help from the PGA. IMHO.

I switched employers when I was a teenager for a 25 cent an hour raise.

"When will this stop?" >> It should NEVER stop until LIV is closed as the circus act it is. LIV is not good for golf.

I 100% agree with Chamblee. Rahm’s character is forever tarnished for $. He broke his word and now he regrets it. He said he couldn’t be bought. Has anyone seen a LIV event? There are virtually no fans. The team aspect is stupid, only 3 rounds and no cuts. I don’t know anyone who watches it. Most of the players like Cam Smith are no longer relevant. The PGA tour has legacy and has the best courses in the world.

IMHO, Chamblee needs to shut up and sit down. It was not his descision, nor it his life. Banish him off the island !

From Brandel… this will never stop. He’s been anti-Saudi for years and has even heavily criticized the LPGA and DP Tours for letting them sponsor events.

I don’t enjoy LIV yet, but the false equivalency of “being your own man” with belonging to the PGA is laughable. The PGA is obviously only mad because they’ve been unable to stop the bleeding and they themselves lost control of those players and their historic dominance over the sport. I’d be willing to bet that the PGA is being way nicer to players and the other tours now. Competition is good.

LIV golf would be smart to schedule some stroke play events leading up to the majors to get their players battle hardened…

It's up to Rahm to give him his answer at the next PGA Championship next month. Maybe not a win but a top finish spot...

So no one bats an eyelid for the last 40 years as European players go to the US for bigger purses and more money , yet we are meant to think ill of players for effectively doing the same thing by going to Liv . PGA tour thinks golf is like baseball and American football , sports that only matter in the US. Golf is a global game . Can you imagine all those formerly prestigious national opens being well funded with really strong fields (Australian open Spanish open etc) , could be a great thing . PGA tour are a bunch of hypocrites , wanting a monopoly and throwing their toys out of the pram when faced with competition. same goes for the corrupt golf media .

Don't know why people think the truth is always brutal???

Brandel can to the place that rhymes with Brandel!

Happy to say that I’ve never listened to golf channel commentators

The problem is. Rahm said no way will he go to liv golf. He said why does he need another 300 million. Then gets offered it. And buggers off. The whole lot that have gone are ruining golf.

The only part left out is the fact that Jon and other went out on a limb to support the PGA and then the PGA pulled the carpet out from under them. It became clear that the PGA would sell them all out for money. So I don’t agree with Jon but I understand it and the PGA was at as much faulty as Jon. The PGA demonstrated they didn’t have the players back and in the end their opinions mean nothing. It’s easy to say you wouldn’t take the money until it’s offered to you.

Golf was the last sport that performance determined the player’s income. The average person appreciated how good the players are and wanted to see their favourites perform well. That is now gone. Ratings will continue to drop. Sponsors will find better avenues to market their products. When the LIV money dries up and it will, professional golf will have to start at ground zero. That is disappointing. I can’t honestly say I object to those that defected for obscene amounts of money. I do wonder if they believe they will have the same legacy as they would have if they stayed.

Golf Channel is in need of an extreme makeover

This is simple..., a common human flaw..., "everyone has his price"..., this can be applied in so many situations today.

Don't all these moral arbiters hype the events in Dubai? Is Dubai much different from Saudi Arabia in terms of how they treat women and their imported workforce?

ill never understand why anyone who "loves the game of golf" would ever be angry about the sport of golf growing. LIV is growing the game of golf. I don't watch and play golf for politics, I do it because I love the sport. if the PGA wants to "grow the game" like they claim, then they need to start being more accepting of LIV golfers. Do I 100% support LIV? not really, when you follow the money I don't like it, but I don't hate the players for taking better opportunities for them and their families. The only reason the quality of golf is down is because of the toxic route the PGA tour has decided to go down. For the sake of growing the game they shouldn't turn their backs on the golfers. The PGA should confront LIV, and deal directly with LIV, but don't pay your commentators to personally attack these guys, especially the ones who spent the majority of their career promoting the PGA tour.

Can't fault anybody looking out for themselves. The people slagging off the Liv players wouldn't turn it down. As far as commentators go,on both tours, I could do without them.

The majority of the world looks at it like, "take the money" because for us it's life changing. But it's not the same for him. He was going to earn hundreds of millions either way so I think he should have chosen to stay. He had the best chance to compete with Scottie week in and week out. It still may prove to be a good decision if a deal is done quickly but if it falls apart he's stuck their for five years. Who knows where he and Scottie will be in five years and what high school stars today will be on the tour.

So, every free agent athlete who signs with a team who is offering them the most money can be bought? I guess they can. It’s a feee market economy. Brandel and other just don’t like where the the money is coming from. I don’t have an issue with it. Brandel still thinks it’s the days of Ben Hogan. Good or bad, those days are long gone.

People attributing “cause” to changing leagues are just looking for something to talk about. Scheffler had an amazing year in 2022, 5 wins. He missed the cut at the pga championship that year. It makes no sense to try and come up with an explanation. Down performances happen. It’s golf. That’s how it works. By the way, following his great season with 5 wins in 2022..he had 1 win in 2023. The same is true for Rahm. He had the best season on the pgat last year. He had 4 wins including a major. You don’t need to find an explanation when hey’s not winning as much. We know he’s one of the best players in the world. When he’s clicking he can beat anyone…

Another reason not to like BC

Brandle is jealous as hell. Fairty went and got paid. It's the same crap every time a player moves to LIV. I think people are getting sick of his opinion.

Having played all the world tours in my time “for no money” good luck to those who now can receive large amounts for playing! However the game is built on history and not being able to compete in the majors is a drawback hopefully one day all the rankle can be put aside and it can again be a happy golf family! Having no money and playing for love is commendable like a parish priest having money and playing is in my mind is much better!

In my opinion, I think all the players who sold out to LIV are in it for the money not the love of golf! I’ve watched them play and think the 54 hole tournaments are making them soft! They have a crap load of money so they don’t need to win anymore! They’ve burned their legacy, they will be remembered as the guys were sellouts and had no respect or honor to the game! I’m an older guy who believes money is nice but you can’t buy respect or loyalty!

Viewership is down, because all they keep talking about is money, and people are tired of it. In the real world, people are struggling and these well paid golfers are bitching about more money.

Can I ask what “Golf Saudi” is ? I seen Gary Player wearing this.

I think it’s unreasonable to criticise anyone moving after the merger was announced. If the PGA tour and LIV can have their cake and eat it, so should the players be able to. I’m sure all of the shadowy corporate people in the background are making excellent money from it becoming PGA tour enterprises

Its hard to stand so strong against LIV on the source of money issue. We must remember there are PGA events in the middle east receiving money from the same source.

Chamblee is spot on. I would go for that sort of money, that's the upside but the downside is that you can no longer compete with you mates.

I agree, it is the commentators on TV that is decreasing people watching, comments like this make me turn off and find another way to watch golf. Anyone offered that amount of money would take it.

Alex, he reeks of company bias. He is one to judge. He is NOT journalism imo. They are using the appearance of journalism to do business propaganda. As for the results at the first major: There should arguably have been more LIv players (Oostheisen, burmester, Gooch just to name a few), whom could have done well. but as far as the 13 LIv guys that made it: 4 guys finished in the top 12. Cam and Bryson 6th and hatton was 9th and Reed 12. 5 guys finished in the top 22. Joaco finished 22. 8 guys made the cut. Phil brooks and rahm were in the mid 40s place. A bit disappointing for all 3 no doubt. Sergio missed the cut but had a decent even par first round and tied JT both rounds. The rest just struggled a bit in high winds and all of that. But This notion that Liv struggled mightily is silly. As for rahm defending: It is well documented it is not easy defending. I believe 11 Past champions have missed the cut, including Jack in 1967 after having won 2 in a row. Seve missed it twice in defense. Faldo, one of only 3 to ever defend (Jack and Tiger) also missed it once in defense. Gentle Ben missed after winning. Sergio and dj bombed (before LIVing). Per an article on USA Today. It happens…

Chamblee sounds bitter, envious and jealous. What's Chamblees price? What, Chamblee higher and mightier than thee? Pahfuckinlease

TRUTH!!

John Rahm has worked on his craft all his life and if the value of that work is measured by those numbers offered to him, then its a testament to his talent not greed because someone wants to pay top dollar for his skills. When it comes to the PGAT crisis, end it by ending the banned players from playing and the watered down field on the tour will subside.

Brandel was ouf of line but I'm tired of hearing about liv vs pga or the other way around. These guys are adults who made a choice so live with it. Mulling over going liv keep it to yourself/agent/ family/ caddy. Let's play golf.

Many of these LIV venues are at resort style courses with slower stimp speed greens. They play 54 holes. It's pretty much a joke. The overriding factor is the terrorist connections and taking blood money. I don't own a car and my home is heated by natural gas (presumably sourced in the US). I've done everything I can to not consume OPEC Oil products. Anyone who cares about human rights and decency should be doing the same if they can. I'll never view LIV as anything more than golf's version of hte WWE. They shouldn't mege with LIV. That's my two cents.

Take the 500 million , play out your contract , quit the professional circuit , start up a free golf academy for underprivileged kids , live out your life as a true golfing legend 🙂

At the end of the day Jon Raymond isn’t a high pedigree golfer. He’s not in the class of players like Tiger, Michelson, Palmer, Nicklaus, seve etc. he’s a good golfer not a great golfer.

Everyone can be bought. Chamblee is a mouthpiece. I can only imagine the things he'd do for $500min...

Brandle Chamblee and Johnny Miller as commentatorscan be seen as two peas in a pod. Both are/were more negative then positive. And noboby misses Johnny Miller; and I suspect nobody would miss Brandle Chamblee.

Everyone is getting sick of all the BS surrounding LIV especially from Shambles Brandlee. Everyone talking about how great the PGA tour is. I just read that Tiger is going to get $100million from the 3bn investment and Rory $50 mil. What for? Is that good? It’s all about money for all golfers not just those that went to LIV, it’s just that the PGA tour are currently able to control the narrative but it won’t last as more truths come out

Rahm is a hypocrite. If he had a price he should not have said the things he did.

Brandel Chamblee would be gone to LIV in a heartbeat if they offered him Feherty’s deal.

If I’ve said this once I’ve said this a thousand times. If LIV Golf was a US or European funded tour we wouldn’t even be having this conversation. Americans don’t like the fact that it’s Saudi funded. End of story!

Brandel has got to go. I turn off the volume & stop watching TV adds - until with appropriate care & concern - Brandel is removed from TV. I still watch & support PGAT players but wish to pressure sponsors to remove Brandel.

Far too many comments "I did not watch this entire bucket of S***. The fans are exhausted with this.

Ask that question about loyalty to a sport to someone who has been loyal and then dicarded at the drop of a hat and left with nothing , also if brandel was offered 500 million to do the same job with someone esle would he take it and change his tune?

If brandel was offered a contract with CBS network for triple his salary, I'm sure would take it

Why would you trust anything the PGA say after how they undermined the players representative last year ?

John Rahm made a choice that he thinks is best whether we all like it or not? That decision is on John Rahm, Brandel Chamblee needs to respect that decision and shut his trap!! Brandel is one of the reasons that people are not watching or following golf anymore, they are sick of the divisiveness and its hurting golf. Brandel should be fired in my opinion, no one needs his BS!!

Liv, paying players just to show up, all it has done is turn people off watching it.

The only unity Chamblee is interested in is the unity that would come if LIV Golf went away and everyone came back to the PGA tour. His idea of unity does not include any kind of deal with the PIF/LIV.

For some strange reason I feel betrayed from the players that went to LIV, I never watch their games , but I would probably done the same thing my self , weird , does that make sense?

Branded is just trying to stay relevant. I never hear anything from this guy unless he’s griping about LIV. He needs to look in his gas tank. Where does he thing his oil is coming from. He’s literally funding PIF to pay John

So why are so many LIV players being INVITED to the next PGA Major?

Already get paid a fortune for putting a ball in a hole, but want more. There's a word for it. Golf fan btw