Nick Kokonas on what golf is actually selling

by Jason93 , Raining debris all over Europe, Friday, April 17, 2026, 11:49 (1 day, 18 hours, 35 min. ago) @ PuppyBowl

For the unfamiliar, Nick Kokonas is a former derivatives trader and co-founder of Michelin-starred restaurants like Alinea and Next, and the reservation platform, Tock.

He has a very high opinion of himself, but he has earned his acclaim IMO.

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In the Who Could Have Predicted That category, LIV implodes. - Joe I, 2026-04-16, 14:47
- They completely misjudged what people find compelling - PuppyBowl, 2026-04-17, 11:12
  - Nick Kokonas on what golf is actually selling - Jason93, 2026-04-17, 11:49
    - I'd say for the most part a lot of that is accurate - PuppyBowl, 2026-04-17, 12:22
  - They did it to sportswash and little more - atxND, 2026-04-17, 11:31
    - I meant more the people running it, less... - PuppyBowl, 2026-04-17, 11:40
- I hope the Saudi Pro League is next - HCE, 2026-04-16, 16:18
- Honestly, I can't believe it lasted as long as it did - Domer99, 2026-04-16, 15:58
  - It was a lousy model, too - Jack, 2026-04-17, 09:37
    - They had basically zero TV presence. - KGB, 2026-04-17, 12:02
      - And that was going to always be a constant impediment - Domer99, 2026-04-17, 13:41
      - The Bryson sickos - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-04-17, 12:32
  - Then there's Cristiano Ronaldo's contract with Al Nassr - hobbs, 2026-04-16, 16:21
- Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm, and Cam Smith - atxND, 2026-04-16, 15:20
  - They will.... - Bingo, 2026-04-16, 20:50
    - Scottie Scheffler being overrated is a pretty bad take... - PuppyBowl, 2026-04-17, 11:14
    - Scottie isn't overrated - Ken Fowler, 2026-04-17, 06:53
      - Not as overrated as the LIV defectors. - KGB, 2026-04-17, 07:37
        
        Other than Koepka (who probably panicked about his - BillyGoat, 2026-04-17, 07:46
        
        Full Swing on Netflix made it pretty clear - Greg, 2026-04-17, 09:45
        
        What do you mean "B-movie actress"? - Jack, 2026-04-17, 11:28
        
        Well, one member of Team Brooks - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-04-17, 11:32
        
        I think he had a very real concern - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-04-17, 10:59
        
        Agreed - Greg, 2026-04-17, 11:33
    - Damn. I had no idea. F that guy going forward. - Chris, 2026-04-17, 06:53
    - If that's why you don't like Scottie, you'll LOVE Bryson. - BillyGoat, 2026-04-17, 06:41
    - You'll probably have a tough time - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-04-16, 20:58
      - yeah, good luck with that - KGB, 2026-04-17, 07:35
      - It's true - Regular Joseph, 2026-04-17, 06:18
        
        It's hit me quite a bit the older I get - Domer99, 2026-04-17, 08:28
        
        Slightly different for me. It's not so much the social - BillyGoat, 2026-04-17, 08:34
        
        LIV folding, and the Saudis departing - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-04-17, 08:56
        
        In our area we have several county owned and operated... - domer.mq, 2026-04-17, 08:49
        
        You're absolutely right - Regular Joseph, 2026-04-17, 09:29
      - "Greed is good." - oviedoirish, 2026-04-17, 05:12
  - I doubt Cam cares too much - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-04-16, 15:23
- Just hope they don't give up on the dream of NEOM! - nedhead, 2026-04-16, 14:49

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Nick Kokonas on what golf is actually selling