In fact of the 18 players that teed it up at Augusta National, 12 made the cut. That’s an important number to note. Technically this is the third major contested since LIV Golf launched, but the U.S. Open was held just days after LIV’s debut and the Open Championship was a few weeks later, making any signs of competitive atrophy impossible to delineate. The Masters, however, would deliver a true referendum to the conflict and opposition and rivalry that LIV lacks, underlining that often-said criticism that LIV is an exhibition and nothing more. Yes, there are 30 holes to go, and should the LIV boys falter get ready for a stream of “I guess they couldn’t handle 72” jokes. But how LIV has performed as a whole is no laughing matter. These guys are, and remain, good.