Why Are They Playing Tomorrow?
Hello. The PGA Tour goes to Hilton Head, South Carolina tomorrow. Who will be there? Who knows? Who cares?
All tournaments after a major are faced with the issue of how to get the top players to play. Because there are no appearance fees allowed, and because players can set their own schedules, tournaments have to resort to other means to get players to attend.
Tiger Woods has a very set schedule. If Tim Finchem made him play certain events, Tiger is the one player who could say get lost and get away with it. Maybe he already has. I don't expect to ever see him come to the Bell Canadian Open again because 1) he's already won it and 2) it's going to be right after the British Open begining next year.
I find it strange that non-PGA Tour players (Ernie Els comes to mind) have to play 15 PGA events to keep their PGA playing priviledges, but they can be any 15 tournaments. Maybe they should also be "asked" (told) to play in tournaments scrambling to get a quality field.
Then again, why is there even a tournament this week if the chance for a quality field is low? In a word, money. The TV contracts are based on weekly tournaments. The fundraising PGA Tour events do for charities is unparalleled in sports ($1 billion and counting).
Are there too many tournaments? Maybe. That's why the Tour is going with the Fedex Cup next year. Time will tell how that works out.
In the meantime, enjoy the golf. The quality doesn't always mean exciting golf. The Masters was very tame in the drama department this year, whereas 3 years ago 2 non-Big-Five golfers (Mike Weir and Len Mattice) provided lots of excitement.
If the field isn't to your liking, try looking at it like a homework assignment, to see if you can find someone who can help you correct a part of your game. I found this to be one way I got to be a scratch golfer without taking a lesson.
Regards,
Steve
All tournaments after a major are faced with the issue of how to get the top players to play. Because there are no appearance fees allowed, and because players can set their own schedules, tournaments have to resort to other means to get players to attend.
Tiger Woods has a very set schedule. If Tim Finchem made him play certain events, Tiger is the one player who could say get lost and get away with it. Maybe he already has. I don't expect to ever see him come to the Bell Canadian Open again because 1) he's already won it and 2) it's going to be right after the British Open begining next year.
I find it strange that non-PGA Tour players (Ernie Els comes to mind) have to play 15 PGA events to keep their PGA playing priviledges, but they can be any 15 tournaments. Maybe they should also be "asked" (told) to play in tournaments scrambling to get a quality field.
Then again, why is there even a tournament this week if the chance for a quality field is low? In a word, money. The TV contracts are based on weekly tournaments. The fundraising PGA Tour events do for charities is unparalleled in sports ($1 billion and counting).
Are there too many tournaments? Maybe. That's why the Tour is going with the Fedex Cup next year. Time will tell how that works out.
In the meantime, enjoy the golf. The quality doesn't always mean exciting golf. The Masters was very tame in the drama department this year, whereas 3 years ago 2 non-Big-Five golfers (Mike Weir and Len Mattice) provided lots of excitement.
If the field isn't to your liking, try looking at it like a homework assignment, to see if you can find someone who can help you correct a part of your game. I found this to be one way I got to be a scratch golfer without taking a lesson.
Regards,
Steve
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