Is LIV Done? Gooch Announces OKGC. Fitzy Beats Scottie at RBC! Woody Gives Alex Caruso A Golf Lesson!

The 73rd Hole Podcast delivers a scathing yet pragmatic verdict on LIV Golf’s impending demise, declaring that the tour’s end is not just inevitable but necessary for the health of professional golf. With Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) cutting funding due to regional instability and war, the era of infinite Saudi money is over. The hosts argue that while LIV achieved its core mission—forcing the PGA Tour to modernize, increase player compensation, and create signature events—it now faces extinction without its financial lifeline. They predict a swift return of top players like Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka to the PGA Tour, while younger players must earn their way back through the DP World Tour, as Patrick Reed is doing. The hosts lament the fate of players like Taylor Gooch, who rebranded his team as the Oklahoma Golf Club (OKGC), but agree that lingering on LIV is no longer viable. They conclude that the PGA Tour’s new, leaner model—with fewer events, higher purses, and a focus on elite competition—will ultimately benefit the game, even if it means losing the spectacle of LIV’s global format. The episode closes with a celebration of Matthew Fitzpatrick’s playoff victory over Scottie Scheffler at the RBC Heritage, highlighting a resurgence in Fitzpatrick’s game and a worrying decline in Scheffler’s iron play, while also praising the Thunder’s Isaiah Joe and Alex Caruso for their golfing enthusiasm.