The PGA Tour's victory over LIV Golf is a knockout, leaving the renegade tour limping into the fading background. While LIV may have enriched a few, it ultimately served to enhance the PGA Tour, forcing positive changes to its pay structure and player autonomy. The experiment may have failed to deliver on its promises, but it did force some good changes. Brooks Koepka, for one, has expressed his frustration with LIV, citing a lack of fun and excitement. The question now is whether the remaining stars who defected from the PGA Tour will return, with Rory McIlroy suggesting that they should swallow their pride and play against the best golfers in the game's present. The PGA Tour's victory is a reminder that, in golf, as in life, money may not always buy happiness and prestige.
