Ohio Golf Journal March 2020

Is It Time for a World Golf Tour? By Carlos Torres & Fred Altvater T he golf world has been learning more about the proposed Premier Golf League. They want to feature the top 48 players in the world in an 18-tournament league offering $10 million purses, mandatory play, with both team and individual components. Currently several PGA Tour events offer total purses much less than $10 million. The John Deere Classic, for example, offers a $6.2 million total payout. The Wyndham’s total purse is $6.4 million, in fact, most PGA Tour events, other than the major championships, offer purses lower than the Premier Golf League’s proposed $10 million. The largest purses on the European Tour are found in the eight Rolex Series events, which offer $7 million purses. Other events on the EuropeanTour schedule, however, fall way short Ohio Golf Journal