Many PGA Tour stars who’ve joined LIV Golf have said they were mostly attracted by huge contracts, and golf broadcaster David Feherty had essentially the same reason for bolting to the new tour.
LIV made him an offer he couldn’t refuse.
Feherty, who previously worked stints as golf analyst for CBS, NBC and the Golf Channel, joined The CW’s LIV Golf broadcast booth as lead analyst in 2022. He told Sports Illustrated this week that he has no regrets. It all started after he talked with LIV commissioner and CEO Greg Norman.
“It wasn’t hard. It wasn’t difficult at all,” Feherty told SI. “Greg has been a friend of mine for nearly 40 years. I knew he had a vision because he’s had it so long. Hell, it was the late ‘80s where he was thinking about a world tour or spreading the game globally. He asked me and I said yes.”
A five-time winner on the European Tour as a pro, the 66-year-old Feherty is known for his colorful, frank commentary. He lived up to that reputation in the SI interview, going down a rabbit hole in talking about how he wants to keep working golf broadcasts into his 70s. He has two years remaining on his contract.
“I don’t know what the hell else I would do,” Feherty said. “I’m in halfway decent shape. Cognitively I’m still all right. I take my Prevagen (memory supplement). Although I keep forgetting to take it. Is that a bad sign? How can you forget to take a memory supplement. Jesus Christ.
“No, I would definitely like to do this. I could see doing this into my 70s. I just turned 66. I’ve been 51 years in the game, since starting as a caddie and turning pro at age 17.”
[SI.com]
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