Colt Knost is a former all-world amateur golfer who ate himself out of a PGA Tour career and now talks golf as a podcaster. He also works for CBS and, similar to Dottie Pepper, offers no insight and little value. Basically, his schtick is pretending to be a wise ass/fake ass country boy.
On Twitter, and elsewhere, there’s been an ongoing discussion regarding the OWGR and PGA Tour colluding to deny world-ranking points to LIV Golf.
To recap: LIV Golf applied for OWGR points in July 2022, only to be told by the PGA Tour-allied organization that it may take up to 18 months before a decision is made. To some, this may sound like the epitome of bureaucracy but it’s actually an example of criminal collusion.
What’s the big deal about world-ranking points?: LIV golfers need world-ranking points to qualify for the majors. The longer OWGR, which is run by the PGA Tour and the four majors, waits to award points, the lower LIV golfers fall down the rankings. By the time OWGR gets around to awarding points, LIV golfers will be ranked so low that the tournaments will be awarded almost no points as they are based on the world ranking strength of the fields. See how corrupt this all is?
Anyhow, with the table somewhat set, here’s how the Twitter battle went down:
First, Knost replied to Pro Golf Critic, a golf journalist who spends time on Twitter intellectually (meaning he’s way smarter than me) defending LIV Golf from what he calls the “corrupt media” propaganda. (Note how Knost uses “ya’ll” – it’s part of that good ol’ boy schtick I’d mentioned at the top. It’s all fake. Colt is part of the blue blazer-wearing golf swamp. See USGA chief clown Mike Whan.)
Serious question. Y’all are so upset about the OWGR, if you knew the criteria when you’re starting a tour why wouldn’t you just meet it?
— Colt Knost (@ColtKnost) May 1, 2023
Then Mickelson piped in by calling out Knost’s employer. (CBS pays the PGA Tour based on the strength of field. If LIV gets points, it will obviously dilute the field strength of PGA Tour events. Commissioner Jay Monahan‘s goal is to own every position in the OWGR’s top 50, thus raking in millions from CBS. Due to collusion, it’s working. For instance, when LIV launched last summer, six current LIV players were ranked inside the top 20. Today, there’s just a single player.)
Colt. It is not our job. It is the owgr’s job to rank ALL the players in the world. Maybe they can do THEIR job and figure it out like they do for multiple tours with hundreds of players not even close to as good.But that would hurt the PGA’s revenue from CBS so the leaders won’t
— Phil Mickelson (@PhilMickelson) May 1, 2023
Knost tries to play dumb and asks why world ranking points weren’t addressed “before starting a tour.” Duh! Knost is the ultimate establishment insider and ass kisser (he didn’t get where he’s at on looks or hard work) and knows that the PGA Tour (and its golf swamp allies) basically control the OWGR. For trying to play the innocent redneck dummy, Knost proves himself to be an absolute total fraud here.
Respectfully,I don’t need OWGR points nor do I care about them for myself. I’m in 3 majors for the next 13+ years and all four majors through 2025. It’s about doing what’s right and calling out the collusion that’s taking place behind closed doors to help JM get all his tv money.
— Phil Mickelson (@PhilMickelson) May 1, 2023
And it goes back and forth with Phil spitting facts and Knost flipping and flopping in total deflect mode.
It was addressed and it was made clear the heads of owgr would do everything in their power to shut LIV down by any and all means.
Curious why you think LIV is the ONLY tour NOT worthy of points despite so many great players? Because it’s a threat is not a valid reason.— Phil Mickelson (@PhilMickelson) May 1, 2023
Same questions can be asked of all tours. You figure it out and continue tweaking as they have been doing for decades. To get ZERO points?😂😂 It’s obvious to me as to why. It should be to you too. Sadly,It’s the protective mechanism CBS and others used in its current contract.
— Phil Mickelson (@PhilMickelson) May 1, 2023
Finally, with Knost losing the battle like a hooked bass on a sun-splashed dock, the doofus tries to promote his overrated podcast by inviting Lefty on to “discuss.”
No thanks. I prefer tweeting like we are 👍👍
— Phil Mickelson (@PhilMickelson) May 1, 2023
After Phil turns him down, Knost drops the fake redneck schtick and goes peak smug mode, aka golf twitter media mode. Phil notes the change of tone and says see-ya!
When you don’t have facts to back up your position this is what you tweet? No thanks.
I’m good.— Phil Mickelson (@PhilMickelson) May 1, 2023
Mickelson never responded, which essentially ended the conversation.
You could share your facts on the show. We could sit down in person. Would a wonderful discussion. And maybe our two genius minds could come up with a solution!
— Colt Knost (@ColtKnost) May 1, 2023
