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Sky Sports Golf weighs LIV's future as Dubai beckons

Paul McGinley joins Jamie Weir for the week's most-watched upload, with Austin Smotherman adding stories from his long route to PGA Tour success.

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2:08McGinley leaves open the possibility of a revised LIV Golf rather than a complete disappearance.
7:19Returning players face suspension requirements and a DP World Tour membership deadline.
20:19McGinley argues that YouTube golf alone would not adequately prepare DeChambeau for major championships.
28:55Weir and McGinley examine McIlroy's Abu Dhabi penalty and the referees' application of the rules.
42:58Smotherman traces his professional career through smaller tours before reaching full PGA Tour status.
50:00Smotherman recalls sharing college accommodation with DeChambeau and testing golf balls in hotel ice buckets.

McGinley leaves the door ajar. Discussing reports that LIV Golf is winding down, he tells Jamie Weir: "I think it's certainly in the dying embers. I wouldn't say it's 101% gone."

That uncertainty anchors Sky Sports Golf's most-watched upload of a ten-video week. The podcast has drawn roughly 34,000 views, following the practical questions behind the headline: membership deadlines, suspensions and where players such as Bryson DeChambeau could compete next. McGinley also argues that fragmented golf has come at a cost to spectators, not just the tours.

There is a more personal gear change when Austin Smotherman joins after consecutive PGA Tour wins. He recalls the years spent working through smaller circuits, then college days with DeChambeau at SMU, including testing golf balls in hotel ice buckets with Epsom salts. Viewers are discussing both sides of the episode: whether LIV reached genuinely new audiences, and Smotherman's journey through professional golf.

Dubai supplies the channel's strongest momentum now. The second-round interviews with Rory McIlroy and Tyrrell Hatton are attracting views fastest, with the pair sharing the tournament lead. McIlroy's reflections on Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, plus Weir's Race to Dubai explainer, round out the busiest uploads by daily views.

Across the channel, daily viewing is around two and a half times its usual level, although subscribers were unchanged over the week. That makes for a noticeably busier viewing spell than October's upload pause, with McIlroy providing both the championship stakes and a lighter diversion: an attempt with the world's longest driver.

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Austin Smotherman seems like a great guy. I'll be following him & rooting for him!
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Never tire of listening to Paul McGinley …… so balanced and insightful in what he says. And Austin Smotherman was also a joy to listen to …..great podcast
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I really appreciate this forum...thank you for the great facilitation Jamie and great insight Paul!
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