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What we’re teeing up for you today:

• LIV Tucson Recap 😰

• LIV Tucson Leaderboard

• How to buy a LIV Golf team

• Hit the fairway, every time

LIV Tucson - Down To The Wire 😰

Could it be any closer?

LIV Tucson did not disappoint with a 4 way tie for 1st place leading into a playoff.

There were highs - Danny Lee charging from behind to push his way into the playoff.

There were lows - Marc Leishmann walking out with a stick of dynamite in his bag and blowing his lead from 1st to 17th.

Really we got all of the excitement that we hope for in LIV.

Switching up the leaderboard

If you needed a testament to how competitive LIV Golf is or the talent in the field, compare the top of the leaderboards for the first 2 events.

4 players were in the top 10 for both events.

Only 1 team was in the top 3 for both events. (4Aces)

That tells me that there are a lot of guys out there that are a real threat to win. Every. Single. Week.

In fact, we really have yet to see some of the big names step up this season. Everyone out there is fighting. And we can see anyone take the cake any week. (Except maybe Sihwan Kim who has come in last both events…)

What happened?

Sunday led to some crazy shenanigans as Danny Lee (Iron Heads), Carlos Ortiz (Fireballs), Brendan Steele (HyFlyers), and Louis Oosthuizen (bless you) (Stinger) all came in at 9 under on the weekend.

The playoff ended with:

1. Danny Lee (Iron Heads): -1

2. Brendan Steele (HyFlyers): E

3. Louis Oosthuizen (Stinger): E

4. Carlos Ortiz (Fireballs): +1

Mayakoba’s champ, Charles Howell III, also made a valiant run, but fell just short at -8 on the weekend. That earned him 5th place, but another cool $975,000 to add to his $4 milly from the first event.

On the team front the Fireballs pulled it out with Carlos Ortiz’s nice weekend and Sergio Garcia coming in not far behind at -7. The team posted a -25 for the tournament to take home the win.

The 4Aces didn’t continue their US winning streak, but they took home their 2nd, 2nd place trophy this year. Charles Howell III balled out again and Peter Uihlein wasn’t far behind with -8 and -6 respectively. Dustin Johnson and Patrick Reed were also only a putt or two away. -5 and -4 put them close and their consistency is the reason 4Aces is towards the top again.

Iron Heads took 3rd place at -19 with Danny Lee winning and Kevin Na supporting at -7. Unfortunately Phil Mickelson was seen flying in the clouds and unable to participate with his team for most of the weekend. When asked what he was doing he responded - “I don’t wear these aviators for nothing.”

I knead the dough:

Individual Payouts (1-10 + ties)

1. Danny Lee - $4 million

2. Brendan Steele, Louis Oosthuizen, Carlos Ortiz - $1,558,333.33

3. Charles Howell III - $975,000

4. Mito Pereira, Matt Jones, Kevin Na, Sergio Garcia - $670,000

5. Peter Uihlein, Branden Grace, Matthew Wolff - $516,666.67

Team Payouts

1. Fireballs GC - $3 million

2. 4Aces GC - $1,500,000

3. Iron Heads GC - $500,000

Chart - LIV Tucson Leaderboards

Team Leaderboard - LIV Tucson

Individual Leaderboard (Top 10 + ties) - LIV Tucson

To find the entire leaderboard checkout LIV’s website: https://www.livgolf.com/

Anyone Want To Buy A Team?

I’m a Patriots fan (and I was when Drew Bledsoe was there so I don’t want to hear anything about Tom Brady).

Anytime you watch the Patriots you will hear something about Robert Kraft. The owner. Albeit, sometimes it is about certain massage parlors… but most of the time it is about football.

I’ve always looked at these guys in awe. Who can imagine owning an entire franchise. Like, you own a football team??? It doesn’t even seem real to just own it.

But you know what? YOU can own a LIV golf team.

Or should I say WE can own a LIV golf team…

Now, I’m not gonna lie. I have no idea how much this costs. Obviously it’s not cheap. But LIV has pretty much left the teams on their own now to worry about travel, lodging, trainers, whatever else they have to worry about.

And teams are open to ownership.

Do you think the captains really want to shoulder this financial and business burden along with playing golf? For most players the answer is no.

As an owner, there are 4 ways you can make money from the team: 

1. Winnings - The team wins, you get a couple million dollars

2. Sponsorships - TaylorMade may be mad at Rory… Maybe there is a LIV play?

3. Revenue share - LIV golf kicks some revenue back to the teams since, you know, they are the whole reason this thing works

4. Merchandise - Those RangeGoats hats are fire… We might recoup our investment just on those.

Whether you want to buy a LIV Golf team or not, it is a real story that is going to play out. Probably in the near future.

Let me know what you think about owning a piece of a LIV Golf team by replying to this email.

Want to go in together to buy a team? Definitely reply to this email and we will setup a zoom to figure it out.

It may be a bit of a risky investment, but I’m sure it would be fun as hell, and has the potential to payoff big. Think about it.

Breakfast Balls

(Click on the links for more info)

How team’s change golf: Fireball’s talk about what it’s like to play with Sergio Garcia and how that brings them together as a team and as golfers

Harold Varner hit 14 or 14 fairways on Sunday. What??? Pros average 70%, but 100% is freaking impressive.

Photos from the Gallery Club this weekend.

Meme of the Day

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Is my undying gratitude enough? If people actually start reading this maybe you will get a sticker or a trip to the LIV Golf finals or something… who knows. For now, just know that I love you.

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