Johnson Wins Again In Georgia

Hello. My apologies for not posting yesterday. I was celebrating Victoria Day.
Congrats to Zach Johnson for winning the AT&T Classic Sunday. All of Johnson's 3 wins have been in Georgia, which is great because of the Masters and the Tour Championship being held there.
The question that hangs over everyone's head when a winner wins in this type of event is, what would've happened in a full-field event? Would this player have won if everyone had been playing? It's very unfair, but it's the truth. The TV ratings are proof golf fans do not care if the big names (in a word, Tiger) do not play.
Fortunately for Johnson, he did win earlier this year on golf's biggest stage. He therefore gets some credit for this win, and even some validation that his Masters win was not a fluke.
Will others be so fortunate if they win an event like this one, or the Canadian Open? Probably not. In fact, that's how you can tell if an event has any meaning on the PGA Tour these days. If the winner is an unknown, the event is probably not a high caliber one. There are exceptions to this of course (Craig Perks winning The Players Championship comes immediately to mind), but all in all, an event wants a high profile winner.

Regards,
Steve