PGA Tour pro says LIV Golf "stole all the a**holes": "That's a problem"
PGA Tour pro Harry Higgs believes "it's a problem" that the breakaway LIV Golf League has stolen "all the villains" from the established, American circuit.
Harry Higgs has expressed reservation about the future of golf broadcasts after LIV Golf "took all the a**holes and villains" from the PGA Tour.
If you're reading this and are unsure who Higgs is you might remember he was the PGA Tour pro who went viral for the wrong reasons.
He whipped his shirt off and sent the crowd into a frenzy during last year's raucous Waste Management Phoenix Open.
Higgs is also one of the most opinionated players on the circuit.
The American - who lost his full PGA Tour card last year - previously described golf broadcasts as "s***" on the No Laying Up podcast in an unflinching assessment.
This week he was asked by Golfweek what he would do if he were to run a golf television network.
Part of the problem - Higgs believes - is what he described as the "Tiger Woods hangover".
People used to tune into golf on TV simply because Woods showed up and "nobody" on the network had to be particularly good at their jobs.
Higgs told the publication:
Higgs continued:
LIV Golf certainly made a splash in 2022 but they are still without a TV deal.
There were rumours circulating earlier this week the breakaway tour was considering giving away the rights for free.
Ben joined the GolfMagic team in September 2021, initially as a content executive.
These days, he assumes the position of content manager.
