Race to Dubai

[MarkE]

Do you think having the season finale in Dubai devalues the whole season? I think European golf fans deserve to see the culmination to the season at a premier European course. I'm all for taking the tour around the world during the season, but for the season finale I want to sit on a Sunday afternoon with a beer watching Rory and the rest battle it out in the wind and rain not sunning themselves in the desert.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Dont think you would get many of them battling it out in the wind and rain

 

[ruff-driver]

Dont think you would get many of them battling it out in the wind and rain

Pampered & spoilt that's why
us amateurs will play in any weather

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Do you think having the season finale in Dubai devalues the whole season? I think European golf fans deserve to see the culmination to the season at a premier European course. I'm all for taking the tour around the world during the season, but for the season finale I want to sit on a Sunday afternoon with a beer watching Rory and the rest battle it out in the wind and rain not sunning themselves in the desert.

Why? Superb conditions, very well event and guaranteed decent weather. Seems a smart move. Not going to get that in November in the UK or much of Europe so unless they are going to do some major reshuffling of the calendar it ain't going to happen. I can't see the tour doing that?

 

[Crawfy]

I think it enhances the Tour and gives it an opportunity to match up with the PGA in attracting the best players. Great courses, conditions and climate = sponsorship. European climate cannot provide at this time of year. The desert/SA swing gives us all year round golf.

 

[ger147]

Pampered & spoilt that's why
us amateurs will play in any weather

Wonder what those greens are running on the stimp...

 

[MarkE]

Why? Superb conditions, very well event and guaranteed decent weather. Seems a smart move. Not going to get that in November in the UK or much of Europe so unless they are going to do some major reshuffling of the calendar it ain't going to happen. I can't see the tour doing that?

But how many European fans get to see it? You get that sort of viewing every week on the pga.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

But how many European fans get to see it? You get that sort of viewing every week on the pga.

Well you don't get that many out watching on the course when the events are on mainland Europe

The main event is the PGA but the rest have average size crowds

Pros won't want to play in horrific weather and just as fans won't want to stand around in poor weather watching them struggl e

 

[HomerJSimpson]

But how many European fans get to see it? You get that sort of viewing every week on the pga.

Sky coverage is pan European isn't it (and I don't know so asking genuinely).

 

[Deleted member 15717]

The Race to Marbella isn't quite as tempting to be honest!

 

[ruff-driver]

The Race to Marbella isn't quite as tempting to be honest!

A lot more exotic than seacroft or hunstanton

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Not exactly related (sorry to OP for taking it a little off piste) but look at the stats for the season. Don't think the ET has any issues getting a decent mob together and some fine shooting

http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/stats/factfigures/index.html#wuSGwL8HxvvwpDZa.97

 

[MarkE]

I much preferred the good old Order of merit. The ET just followed the money and I believe in the long run it will be to European golf's detriment. Outsourcing your main event to foreign climes, just for the cash, can't be good for the game

 

[Deleted member 15344]

I much preferred the good old Order of merit. The ET just followed the money and I believe in the long run it will be to European golf's detriment. Outsourcing your main event to foreign climes, just for the cash, can't be good for the game

Well European golf seems to be doing pretty well over the last couple years so the RTD doesn't seem to be having a negative effect

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I much preferred the good old Order of merit. The ET just followed the money and I believe in the long run it will be to European golf's detriment. Outsourcing your main event to foreign climes, just for the cash, can't be good for the game

See no problem and the Race seems to be a decent carrot at the end of a season. No difference in essence to the Fed Ex and an end of season payday

 

[MarkE]

See no problem and the Race seems to be a decent carrot at the end of a season. No difference in essence to the Fed Ex and an end of season payday

No problem with the cash carrot, good luck to 'em. But you can't see a difference with the pga playing their finale on home soil and the ET outsourcing? You're not telling me the ET would have ever considered such a move if it was'nt for the massive funding from Dubai? and it's hardly encouraged the playing elite to spend more time on the ET.

 

[richart]

I love watching the golf from sunny warm climes, when it is freezing here.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

No problem with the cash carrot, good luck to 'em. But you can't see a difference with the pga playing their finale on home soil and the ET outsourcing? You're not telling me the ET would have ever considered such a move if it was'nt for the massive funding from Dubai? and it's hardly encouraged the playing elite to spend more time on the ET.

You can't compare the ET end of season with the Fed Ex

They have the climate to be able to host it in the states

The ET has finished in the sunnier climates for a good deal of years now

Where else do you expect them to play end of Nov ?

 

[Norrin Radd]

I love watching the golf from sunny warm climes, when it is freezing here.

you sound like my mrs ,she always says its nice to see the sun even if it is only on the tv.

 

[MarkE]

I did'nt say play at the end of November. Can you not remember the Order of merit playing to it's conclusion in Europe? It's only moved to November to facilitate playing in Dubai. The top players are still no more interested, preferring USA. They all play only the minimum to qualify for big payday.