This probably sounds a little ridiculous, but I was thinking (scary) about a new golf-type league. Here are the parameters, and feel free to add your own:
- Start a new golf league with 16 franchises all over the country. 5 players per team with 2 alternates. L.A., New York, PHX, FLA, etc. Playoffs. Super Bowl of Golf.
- The fans are allowed to create all kinds of commotion. Yelling at the top of backswings, screaming "Noonan" on all putts. Just no physical intimidation (like at Chi White Sox games).
- Get some high-powered entertainment money behind this: Vince McMahon, Howard Stern, Hooters, former sports stars (Jordan, Barkley), Adam Sandler. Appoint John Daly 1st honorary commissioner.
- Offer it to NBC, since they have been relegated to showing ball-room dancing. I'm sure they would jump at this.
- Of course, you must have cheerleaders. Not NBA dance teams. But, bona-fide XFL cheerleaders.
- I'm sure you could find plenty of second-tier young pros to joing this. Have a draft, make trades, and above-all... a salary cap with incentives. I'm sure some of these guys would jump at this.
- No marking of the golf ball on the green. Perhaps this would entice different strategy. Allowed to knock the opponents ball a maximum of 20 feet. (A stretch, I know.)
- Driving distance matters. Point system on some holes to award points for the furthest drive.
Could something like this fly?? Let's keep this hush-hush until I talk to my lawyers.
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