PGA Tour pro Peter Malnati believes LIV Golf’s team model is “forced.
PGA Tour player director Peter Malnati ripped LIV- i. Golf’s team model is “fake” and questioned Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s new interactive TGL.
Malnati (36) is one of six teachers of PGA Tour players along with Tiger Woods, Jordan Spieth, Adam Scott, Patrick Cantlay and Webb Simpson.
He spoke openly about various topics in the world of golf now on Saturday after the third round of 66 at The Players Championship.
Malnati revealed that all the players’ managers had not been informed about Monday’s meeting with PIF boss Yasir Al-Rumayyan, although the report said that would happen.
Scott has invited all six player-directors, including Woods, to meet with the PIF sooner rather than later so that an agreement can be signed or extended.
But Malnati’s explosive comments about team golf drew the most eyebrows during his lengthy interview at Sawgrass.
Malnati, who has one win on the PGA Tour at Sanderson Farms in 2015, criticized LIV. Golf’s current team model of “forced”, “advanced” and “fake”.
He also questioned whether golf fans really care who wins the team competition.Malnati said:”I don’t know what they’re doing, but it seems like a very forced team model to me.
At the end of the day, when fans will care, which team won the tournament? I don’t know what LIV fans want or care about, but are there any fans who care who won it?”I mean, that seems so inventive to me.
I feel like we might as well create some of inventiveness? team golf something, FedEx Cup offseason somewhere. But what he really wants is a question I want to understand better.
Because I don’t think it’s done, fake, read the scores of random guys and call them a team. I don’t think this is it. I think he thinks more like the Ryder Cup, but I have no idea because I haven’t talked to him.
“Malnati Asks TGLMalnati was then asked his opinion on Woods and McIlroy’s new technical TGL, which he is also teams and captains.
He admitted that he knew few details about TGL other than the sale and promotion of team franchises, such as at LIV Golf.
TGL, McIlroy and Woods were scheduled to start in 2025, with the stadium roof in 2023. fell in late 2011.
Malnati said:“Is that what we’re going to do with this TGL thing? TGL, its teams are like the owners – the only reason I know that is because I saw the Atlanta team, Atlanta has a team and it’s like the same guy who owns the Falcons. is now on PGA TOUR Enterprises and it sounds really exciting, but I had no idea what TGL was.
So let’s go. It’s team golf. We’re going to hit that dome or whatever they do.”.