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Lynch: Bless his heart! Greg Norman demands thanks for $5 billion bonfire of his vanity

Former LIV boss credits himself for breaking down golf's walls, but the question remains: What has this mission accomplished?

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Eamon Lynch @eamonlynch.bsky.social · 12d

Lynch: The Ryder Cup needs a new vision in the U.S., and new owners

The finger-pointing at the U.S. team should wait. More urgent criticism should be squarely directed at the PGA of America for its shoddy mishandling of the event.

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Eamon Lynch @eamonlynch.bsky.social · 14d

Lynch: Luke Donald will keep the Ryder Cup. He should keep the captain’s job, too

The fist-pumping and flag-waving didn’t work. Nor did the foul-mouthed heckling of players and their families by Bethpage’s signature cadre of bellicose imbeciles.

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Eamon Lynch @eamonlynch.bsky.social · 16d

Lynch: The Ryder Cup got stuck with the one thing it didn’t need — Donald Trump

Trump arrived at Bethpage wearing golf shoes, perhaps expecting that his success in winning golf tournaments might see him asked to suit up.

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Eamon Lynch @eamonlynch.bsky.social · 18d

Lynch: Europe’s chatter about pay-for-play at Ryder Cup only pays off if the U.S. falters

In the lengthy run-up to the 45th Ryder Cup matches in New York, the Europeans have been artfully keeping the cash grab storyline alive.

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Eamon Lynch @eamonlynch.bsky.social · 23d

Lynch: Greg Norman beats LIV Golf to the exit, blustering to the bitter end

Even overworked LIV Golf folks must have been momentarily confused by Greg Norman’s recent chest-puffing social post announcing the end of his tenure.

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Eamon Lynch @eamonlynch.bsky.social · Sep 6

Lynch: As the PGA Tour kicks off its quiet season, it has to figure out how to make noise now

The PGA Tour product after Labor Day and before the Super Bowl highlights the need for both a domestic rebrand and a global rethink.

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Eamon Lynch @eamonlynch.bsky.social · Aug 29

Lynch: Lawyer up! The PGA Tour is about to be legally forced to prioritize fans over players

PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp recently sent two messages, one to the tour's employees and another to the locker room.

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Eamon Lynch @eamonlynch.bsky.social · Aug 20

Lynch: New CEO Brian Rolapp just ended the PGA Tour as we know it, even if he didn’t say it out loud

Rolapp has said that every successful sports league requires three things, and that the PGA Tour currently only has one of them

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Eamon Lynch @eamonlynch.bsky.social · Aug 8

Lynch: Rory McIlroy skipping a playoff event is the canary in Brian Rolapp’s coal mine

Any of the top stars can now prioritize rest during the playoffs at no cost to their FedEx Cup campaign.

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Eamon Lynch @eamonlynch.bsky.social · Jul 31

“The four most beautiful words in our common language: I told you so.”

Gore Vidal was the most engaging man I ever knew. He died 13 years ago today.

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Eamon Lynch @eamonlynch.bsky.social · Jul 28

Lynch: The PGA Tour’s new boss started work today. So what headache does he tackle first?

Other than booking a lesson package at the TPC Sawgrass Performance Center, what does Rolapp’s priority list look like?

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Eamon Lynch @eamonlynch.bsky.social · Jul 24

A day wandering the countryside where I grew up. Dublin tomorrow, then home.

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John huggan @johnhuggan.bsky.social · Jul 19

So much well-informed truth here from a man who grew up in Northern Ireland and so has a real understanding of often stark realities 👇

Eamon Lynch @eamonlynch.bsky.social · Jul 19

Lynch: Normalizing the abnormal is happening on both sides of the gate at the Open

Even the Open is becoming a platform for normalizing the deplorable.

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Eamon Lynch @eamonlynch.bsky.social · Jul 19

Lynch: Normalizing the abnormal is happening on both sides of the gate at the Open

Even the Open is becoming a platform for normalizing the deplorable.

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Eamon Lynch @eamonlynch.bsky.social · Jul 18

Lynch: Bryson DeChambeau heats up at the Open, but his long, dark winter starts in July

Public personalities need platforms, and whether he leaves Sunday with the Claret Jug or not, winter kicks in for DeChambeau on July 20.

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Eamon Lynch @eamonlynch.bsky.social · Jul 17

Lynch: Like in once-embattled Northern Ireland, acceptance will be pivotal at 2025 Open

When the Open returned to Royal Portrush in 2019, a great deal of ink was spent explaining why it hadn’t visited Northern Ireland in 68 years.

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Eamon Lynch @eamonlynch.bsky.social · Jul 14

Lynch: New LIV boss Scott O’Neil sounds a lot like Greg Norman. That's not a compliment

Like his predecessor, O’Neil is energetically trying to manufacture a reality that doesn’t exist and suggest a momentum that isn't there.

Patrick Reed's appeal of dismissed $750M lawsuit against media has also been dismissed

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Eamon Lynch @eamonlynch.bsky.social · Jul 10

Must remember to cancel that check for eleventy billion dollars.
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The dismissal of Patrick Reed’s defamation lawsuit against a number of golf media — including Golfweek — has been upheld in the U.S. Court of Appeals.

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Eamon Lynch @eamonlynch.bsky.social · Jul 4

Evening walk.

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Eamon Lynch @eamonlynch.bsky.social · Jul 3

One of my favorite places, as seen from United 23 on final approach to Dublin this morning: Portmarnock Golf Club

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Eamon Lynch @eamonlynch.bsky.social · Jul 1

When three golf writers take over a TV show….
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Eamon Lynch @eamonlynch.bsky.social · Jun 28

Lynch: Dusting off, reinventing a long-forgotten event could boost both PGA Tour and LPGA

The World Cup is technically owned by the long-dormant International Golf Association, but the PGA Tour has perpetual license to operate the event.

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Eamon Lynch @eamonlynch.bsky.social · Jun 21

Lynch: PGA Tour’s new boss has fresh opportunities, but the same old problems need answers

Rolapp represents a departure from his predecessors at the top of the Ponte Vedra pyramid.

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Eamon Lynch @eamonlynch.bsky.social · Jun 14

Lynch: Rory McIlroy vs. the media is one battle in a bigger war, and no one is winning

This standoff is practical in one sense (reporters want answers to inform their work) and philosophical in another.