It’s undoubtedly totally different.
I’ve had the fortune of doing and seeing numerous issues on the planet of golf and on Friday I did one thing that I by no means had in experiencing an occasion placed on by LIV Golf. Friday marked the start of LIV Golf Dallas and I, our resident Dallas Cowboys professional round these elements, figured this was the right place to take a look at what LIV is all about.
You might have heard that LIV is totally different from what you thought skilled golf is or was like. It definitely is.
Friday featured a ton of golf, let’s set that straight. Harold Varner and Patrick Reed, teammates on 4Aces, completed the primary spherical tied for the lead at 5-under as proof of it.
However LIV is kind of the expertise by way of issues occurring exterior of the particular golf. If I needed to describe it in any kind of manner it appears like a pageant occurring the place world-class golf is the primary act that’s accessible at any level on property.
That is partly the case for LIV given their shotgun begin. Motion started at Maridoe Golf Membership at 11:05am native time and you would step foot wherever you wished to go to any gap and be part of the expertise.
Implausible meals choices are round each nook the place all types of households and teams are gathered. Strolling across the property I noticed full-on household teams, younger mates sporting merchandise from well-known YouTube golf creators and golf fanatics with merchandise from tournaments just like the Open Championship. All factors of the spectrum had been represented.
One of many issues I discovered attention-grabbing is that LIV has an gear truck on the property that travels from event to event. This truck stays by means of the complete competitors, a element that’s totally different on different excursions in golf, and exists as a spot for the golfers to tinker with their gear on a second’s discover. If a level must be altered or a shaft doesn’t really feel proper or every other variety of hypotheticals… they will are likely to it within the title of giving every athlete the most effective likelihood doable within the competitors at hand.
In order for you a extra upscale expertise at LIV Golf you may spring for Membership 54, one other level on property the place you may enter (solely the professionals get to enter the gear truck, clearly). A wide selection of meals choices exist, all that I noticed appeared unbelievable… there have been even brownies formed like golf balls, and there are a variety of cooling mechanisms in place to maintain issues comfy when it’s sizzling prefer it was on Friday at Maridoe. In order for you a extra energetic expertise you may head to the Birdie Shack the place equally scrumptious choices await alongside a vibe that is a little more loud and dialed up.
This in the end describes what LIV was and is in my estimation. By now persons are conscious of what they assume are the variations in it with it being a shotgun begin, “solely” being 54 holes and no matter else you need to add to the listing for conjecture. Whilst you can hunt for issues you might not like what I skilled was golf performed on the highest stage doable with followers from all walks of life and with various ranges of expertise in golf at giant having fun with it at a most stage. Who can’t get on board with that?
Each a part of my Friday at LIV Golf Dallas was enjoyable and crammed my cup as an enormous golf fan. I even modified my thoughts on the shotgun begin of all of it (I used to be initially towards this) provided that I used to be out of the occasion nicely in time to get pleasure from the remainder of my Friday. There may be room for the whole lot in golf, not less than there ought to be, and I’m a fan of the room that LIV is turning into. I’m trying ahead to what Saturday brings and sharing my ideas from there as nicely.
If solely the Texas warmth might relax somewhat!
