Doon frae Troon
Ryder Cup Winner
Surely that will not be allowed.
PGA Tour To Buy European Tour
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HawkeyeMS
Ryder Cup Winner
Been denied by the European Tour
Pin-seeker
Well-known member
What would your thoughts be if it was to happen?
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Alex1975
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I dont know why it would be a problem, but I would be interested to know why it would be...
One Planer
Global Moderator
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On every tee box would be my thought.
Never heard it was supposed to happen, now its not anyway, so I suppose a non story
Val
Ryder Cup Winner
A worldwide tour, it's pretty much what we have anyway all be it under a different organisations. Top players play European events, middle east, far east, Australia and the US already
What it may stop is players like Tiger being paid huge appearance sums to play events.
A good idea IMO and one that I don't think is that far off.
What it may stop is players like Tiger being paid huge appearance sums to play events.
A good idea IMO and one that I don't think is that far off.
Val
Ryder Cup Winner
One Planer
Global Moderator
Speaking seriously for a momment.
Look at the difference in prize money on the European tour compared to the states. I would have thought they would have to give equal status to prize funds and sponsorship deals i it were to happen.
Look at the difference in prize money on the European tour compared to the states. I would have thought they would have to give equal status to prize funds and sponsorship deals i it were to happen.
One Planer
Global Moderator
Val
Ryder Cup Winner
It may attract more sponsorship being worldwide.
Pin-seeker
Well-known member
I don't think it would be the worst thing to happen. Some of the European Tour events can be a bit dull to watch when the big names don't turn up.
Mashed potato guys passport would have to be confiscated if this was to happen.
Mashed potato guys passport would have to be confiscated if this was to happen.
Val
Ryder Cup Winner
Americans won't turn up to a regular European event however if it was a worldwide tour and various European events had appropriate weighted ranking points and attract the fields then im sure you would see the big names play.
Scottish, Welsh, Irish opens attract reasonable fields currently, make national opens well ranked on a worldwide tour and you'll see them flock to play them.
Wildrover
Tour Rookie
My take on this would be that the PGA Tour would take ownership but it would continue to run on a completely separate basis, you're kidding yourself if you think the guys in the US would come over here every other week. My concern over this is that the European Tour would then officially become a feeder tour for America.
Fader
Tour Winner
Be more interested in what they do with it in regards to Q-School and exemptions to play. Be inclined to believe they'd try to make it into a Web.com type feeder tour to make sure the best players have no inlicination to stay in Europe.
Val
Ryder Cup Winner
Absolutely spot on, the only way it would work is to have decent events on alternate weeks each side of the pond with the so called lesser events filling in.
I reckon I could write a good 26 event schedule for a top golfer which would include playing top events in the US and Europe very easily.
You could argue the likes of McDowell, McIlroy and Westwood do it already
Rose, Poulter and Donald also to a lesser extent.
jp5
Q-School Graduate
European tour is streets behind the PGA tour in terms of spectator numbers, coverage. Anything the PGA tour could do to help grow the European tour would be beneficial in my opinion. Start with ticket prices - £20 for Sunday at the recent WGC @ Bridgestone, can't remember how much the PGA @ Wentworth was though at least double, possibly nearer triple that number.
The top European players all flock to the PGA tour, only a small handful of lower ranked Americans play in Europe - says it all really.
The top European players all flock to the PGA tour, only a small handful of lower ranked Americans play in Europe - says it all really.
BoadieBroadus
Q-School Graduate
yes i think there is danger that the EUropean tour becomes a feeder tour. but as long as 6 of the majors / wgc's are in the US the european tour will essentially be a feeder tour anyway.
something needs to be done for the european tour though - its a bit of a shambles at the moment what with the preseason in south africa, then the desert swing (which I like) then a bit of asian tour, back to europe for a bit (although year on year half of the tournaments disappear or threaten to disappear) then finishing off again in the middle east, this year via turkey and a convoluted play off series.
ultimately the sport isn't strong enough to attract sufficient sponsorship / crowds except in the UK, and they even botch that up a bit. one extremely well supported tournament in England (depending on open venue) then Scotland has the Scottish open as far away from its best populated areas as possible, then the Johnnie Walker and the Dunhill pro celebrity am.
i think the European tour needs to find some better direction. maybe being part of the PGA tour would help it, though it's not what i'd necessarily want to see.
something needs to be done for the european tour though - its a bit of a shambles at the moment what with the preseason in south africa, then the desert swing (which I like) then a bit of asian tour, back to europe for a bit (although year on year half of the tournaments disappear or threaten to disappear) then finishing off again in the middle east, this year via turkey and a convoluted play off series.
ultimately the sport isn't strong enough to attract sufficient sponsorship / crowds except in the UK, and they even botch that up a bit. one extremely well supported tournament in England (depending on open venue) then Scotland has the Scottish open as far away from its best populated areas as possible, then the Johnnie Walker and the Dunhill pro celebrity am.
i think the European tour needs to find some better direction. maybe being part of the PGA tour would help it, though it's not what i'd necessarily want to see.
jp5
Q-School Graduate
Not really!
Discounting majors and WGCs, McIlroy has played in 6 PGA events compared to 3 ET events and isn't set to return to the Europe for the rest of the year (except for the somewhat anomalous Turkish open).
Again for Westwood, 10 PGA events compared to 2 ET events.
It just goes to show that during the regular season (i.e. outside of the 'European' Tour events in Asia), ET is a second string tour compared to the PGA for guys who have made it.
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