The Pro-Am Should Go

Hello. There's quite a fuss being made about Phil Mickelson missing last week's Byron Nelson tournament pro-am Wednesday because of bad weather, yet being allowed to play in the event. There is a PGA rule saying play in both, or not at all. Retief Goosen was disqualified from the LA Open for missing his pro-am start.
Why did the PGA allow an exception in this case? Their thinking probably went something like this: We can keep Phil out of the tournament, so then Vijay Singh becomes our only top-10 player, and Phil may never come back to this event again, and the TV ratings will stink, and the tournament sponsors may pull out. Or we can let him play, and have his 3 or 4 pro-am playing partners upset, and have the other players upset they have to play in an irrelevant pro-am.
While I don't approve of this decision, I respect it. I do think the pro-am is irrelevant. Certain events with issues attracting the best players, including the Canadian Open, should probably do away with it. In general, the pros do not enjoy playing in the pro-am. Why strain relationships putting one on?
Make the tournament the main focus, and discard the irrelevant pro-am.

Regards,
Steve