00:00One of the other big knocks in the Live Golf Tour is that they haven't created their own stars.
00:05I think they have an option or a potential young star in the making with Tom McKibben that they can claim as their own.
00:12You know, he he was a good player on the DPO World Tour.
00:16Don't get me wrong. It wasn't like it's some world beater like Rory McIlroy coming up.
00:20We were like, OK, this guy can be really good.
00:22And he's what is he, 23 years old, made his made his way to the PGA Tour for maybe one start before signing on with John Rahm's team in Legion.
00:32And that's where you start to wonder, OK, is this a is this a good avenue for young European players who have yet to take up PGA Tour status?
00:43Let's say they I mean, gosh, if you go out and play well, Tom's made I think it's like five million dollars or something is what I've read to this point.
00:53That's a lot. That's a big chunk of change in just a year from whether it be just a signing bonus and what he's made on the golf course.
01:00And now he's up in a decent spot in the world rankings.
01:03I'm not sure. Where did we say he was? Top 50?
01:07I thought he was top 50. No, as of the well, as of the 29th, if I go down here, he was 85th in the world.
01:1585th. OK, but he was like something.
01:18Anyways, I think he's 33rd of the data golf rankings.
01:21But winning the Hong Kong Open gets him into the Masters.
01:24So there is another pathway for a young player, a live player to get in.
01:28So I'm 72 holes can be good for the top guys.
01:32But also you have another young player like I'm just thinking of like, how does this league get more traction than than, you know,
01:41Joaquin Neiman won five times and like everybody was pumped to watch him play at these majors and, you know,
01:46hasn't quite broken through at these majors.
01:48And I'm just wondering what are going to be the things that take take the league to the next level that get regular golfers and fans watching and saying,
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