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Was The Skins Game Really That Bad?

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Have we, as fans, become numb to prize money? What's the difference between five or ten million today?

1. The Golf Podcast Presented by Golficity asks "Was The Skins Game Really That Bad?" about the Skins Game's return after a 17-year hiatus, played at Panther National with a $4 million purse. 2. Two hosts, whom the transcript does not name, break down the event step by step, and they rely on social media chatter because Amazon does not release viewership numbers as a matter of policy. 3. Their core thesis is that the storylines were all there, including Keegan Bradley's win as Ryder Cup captain, but the event fell short on marketing, timing, and format. 4. On viewership, they say only the PGA Tour and Skins Game accounts seemed to be talking about it, and they quote commenters asking "why was there zero marketing on this?" 5. On scheduling, they note the 9am Eastern start fell on the Friday after Thanksgiving, meaning 6am in California and 4am in Hawaii, and that Amazon placed it alongside an NFL game and two NBA games. 6. On production, they cite a viewer complaint about audio static "every three seconds" and argue that a four-player group forces long walk-and-talk interviews and commercial filler. 7. They question the "hit and giggle" approach, noting that Tommy Fleetwood saw the course for the first time without a practice round while players were mic'd up and also playing for big money. 8. On prize money, they contrast Keegan Bradley putting for "900,000" with Brad Dahlke winning the Internet Invitational, which he said was the most money he had ever won on a golf course, and which he planned to use to pay off his parents' home. 9. Their proposal is a year-end event with the top 15 qualifiers each from LIV and the PGA Tour and no sponsor exemptions, modeled on the Presidents Cup, which started in 1994, and they say "professional golf also has to stop trying to be YouTube." 10. Suited to golf fans following the PGA Tour and LIV Golf debate.

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