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Former PGA Tour boss Deane Beman can’t see LIV Golf succeeding

Deane Beman didn’t become a professional golfer to get wealthy. He made more money selling insurance than he did in his early days as a tour pro—the start of a seven-year career that began at age 29 and featured four official victories, plus a runner-up finish at the 1969 US Open. More than merely a short-hitting grinder who plotted his way around a course to subdue physically superior opponents, Beman was a true visionary, which is why a five-man panel made him its overwhelming choice to replace Joe Dey as PGA Tour commissioner at the end of 1973.

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