McIlroy Staying

[HomerJSimpson]

I think it is a great decision for him and by his management. He can become a very big player on the European stage and will attract more than generous sponsorship and promotional endorsements over and above his potential tour earnings. He will be far more marketable from a European perspective.

I happen to think the European Tour is beginning to rival the PGA anyway. OK I accept that the WGC's and most of the majors are out there and nothing will change that, but apart from a few stand out events like Sawgrass, Bay Hill, Hilton Head and Doral a lot of the tour is played on similar courses week in weeks out. Europe has it's top events too and gives the players many more challenges on different courses.

A great move for McIlroy and an even better one for the golf watching public

 

[znuffzz]

shows the strenght of teh european tour imo.

 

[coolhand]

I think it's a reflection of the improvement in European golf. If you're good enough to win events, particularly majors you can earn more money than you'll ever need in Europe as easily as in the US.
The big difference in earnings is for the nearly players – joint 20th helps pay a lot more bills than a similar position in Europe.