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Lynch: Caitlin Clark, Kai Trump were opportunities for the LPGA, but they aren’t the answer

A professional sports organization isn’t entitled to a free pass from scrutiny or criticism because it’s a women’s league.

November 14, 2025 at 10:01 PM

Eamon Lynch

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Lynch: Forget 54 or 72! The only hole that really matters is LIV’s financial black hole

This move illustrates how furiously the league is bobbing and weaving for relevance that it can breezily jettison the format from which its numerical brand derived.

November 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM

Reposted by Eamon Lynch

John huggan

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Fascinating read 👇

Eamon Lynch @eamonlynch.bsky.social · Oct 18

Lynch: Brian Rolapp’s PGA Tour vision could clash with investors, and the Saudis are waiting

It’s not difficult to decipher what the whiz kids of Greater Fenway want — a return on their money, even though not a dime has yet been spent.

October 18, 2025 at 3:58 AM

Eamon Lynch

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Lynch: Brian Rolapp’s PGA Tour vision could clash with investors, and the Saudis are waiting

It’s not difficult to decipher what the whiz kids of Greater Fenway want — a return on their money, even though not a dime has yet been spent.

October 18, 2025 at 12:06 AM

Eamon Lynch

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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?

October 6, 2025 at 11:16 PM

Eamon Lynch

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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.

September 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM

Eamon Lynch

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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.

September 28, 2025 at 12:07 PM

Eamon Lynch

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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.

September 26, 2025 at 6:11 PM

Eamon Lynch

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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.

September 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM

Eamon Lynch

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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.

September 19, 2025 at 8:07 PM

Eamon Lynch

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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.

September 6, 2025 at 10:33 PM

Eamon Lynch

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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.

August 29, 2025 at 10:53 PM

Eamon Lynch

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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

August 20, 2025 at 9:06 PM

Eamon Lynch

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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.

August 8, 2025 at 12:24 AM

Eamon Lynch

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“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.

July 31, 2025 at 3:54 PM

Eamon Lynch

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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?

July 28, 2025 at 9:44 PM

Eamon Lynch

@eamonlynch.bsky.social

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

July 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM

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John huggan

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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.

July 19, 2025 at 9:06 PM

Eamon Lynch

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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.

July 19, 2025 at 8:09 PM

Eamon Lynch

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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.

July 18, 2025 at 6:37 PM

Eamon Lynch

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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.

July 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM

Eamon Lynch

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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

July 14, 2025 at 3:27 PM

Eamon Lynch

@eamonlynch.bsky.social

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.