I was thinking about what would actually get me to watch another LIV event after the horrific initial one - it was so bad it didn't occur to me to even look in on the 2nd. Cam Smith ain't doing it, as sad as it would be to not see him on the PGA Tour next year he's not that big a draw.
It's obviously not bigger prize pools, most of the decent players have already been paid absurd money before teeing it up so even they barely care. The team thing is pointless. The format probably makes it easier to watch round one but is a total mess at the end, plus it trashes course design by pretending order doesn't matter (who wouldn't love playing Sawgrass #17 as their 3rd hole instead...). Terrible picture quality didn't help either.
But you have to assume they aren't going to suddenly start allowing a normal amount of players, playing courses in order, adding a cut, etc. So what can they do? Maybe if they gave you a 4k-quality feed of each big name player, and actually did mic them up with their caddies (from what I saw that promise didn't deliver at all, but those stupid microphones in the cups sure worked)? Or maybe they could spend some of those hundreds of millions on crazy amped-up betting. Like really bonkers multipliers and odds boosts on a hole-by-hole basis. Bet $20 on Dustin Johnson to eagle this par 5 boosted to a 100x payout... Or just go the opposite direction and embrace the crazy. Like do a 3 club tourney, play one event with balata balls and wooden-shafted clubs, find a multi-course facility and make a 10,000 yard course, play one in Siberia/Haiti/North Korea, etc. I might watch that for a few minutes.
