traveling to Asia, Australia, or Europe. American players have shown a disdain for traveling too far outside the country in the past. Will American fans really be that interested in an event in China, or Asia on a regular basis? The DP World Tour and the LPGA already boast that they are truly world tours and hold tournaments on several continents every year. I don’t think American golf fans will become too attached to a tournament in China at 3:00 AM. Norman is correct, there is a huge market for golf in other parts of the world and his idea will help fill that need. PGA Tour Deane Beman was wrong to shut him down in the 80’s. Personally I would love to see a true World Golf Tour that features the top players competing around the world. Carlos Torres and Fred Altvater proposed a World Golf Tour in this episode of the Back 9 Report. https://youtu.be/vfDCSdxk7bY Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter, Henrik Stenson, Padraig Harrington & even Phil Mickelson are all JUST ASK OUR COURSE RECORD HOLDERS: PHIL MICKELSON, FRED COUPLES, LEE JANZEN & AN UNKNOWN AMATEUR. (We’re not kidding!) Can’t Top That. WWW.TREETOPS.COM | 81 SPECTACULAR HOLES BY GOLF’S GREAT DESIGNERS. EASY. GOLF IS wonderful names, but all are on the back side of their careers. Will fans buy into a Mid-Am Pro Tour made up of players past their primes? My guess is that Norman’s Asian Tour will grab a few big-name golfers and will survive, but I doubt very seriously that it will ever reach the significance the PGA TOUR holds today. The brightest lights and biggest sponsors are still in the United States. The PGA TOUR may well be advised to tell any player to go if they must and God Speed. There are so many young players now in college and coming up through the minor tours that the PGA TOUR will continue to enjoy its place atop the world’s hierarchy of professional golf.
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