Tim Finchem not bothered by European pull outs
Two of Europe’s greatest players, Lee Westwood and Rory McIlroy have gone on a sort of a boycott against the PGA.
Neither Mcilroy, nor, Westwood will be playing in what’s termed as the fifth major, the Players Championship. Even though the decisions of the players have disappointed the PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem, he is the least bothered about them.
"I feel we'll have an excellent field again", Finchem said. "It's a premier tournament on a great golf course with a great pedigree of champions, the highest purse of the year. We'll have a fantastic tournament. My only message to those guys is, you're always
welcome, and we'd love to have you back".
Both the players went on very publicly about how they won’t be in the Saw Grass field.
Mcilroy tweeted that he has decided that no holes at saw grass is better than his usual 36. The player, who missed the cut last year, has even refused to take the U.S card this year.
Some may call it yet another slap for the PGA Tour, that along with Rory, Westwood, and currently ranked number two player, Martin Kaymer, didn’t join the US tour this year.
Westwood won’t be playing in the Players championship since he said that it won’t make sense for him to travel to Saw Grass and not be able to play in Quail Hollow. Being a non-PGA member, the player is only limited to 10 events on the PGA Tour.
If it were any tournaments that Lee is eager for it’s the majors. Being number one without a major victory under his belt, Westwood is determined to change that this year.
As for the Players Championship this year, Finchem said that he is disappointed about the players not being a part of it since it does help the field. However, Tim said that he feels they do have the right mix of international players on the tour.
Seeing how they have a good amount of international players, Tim wants the European Tour to become a stronger tour.
It is true that the PGA is a far more stable tour than the European tour. Due to the economic recession, European golf has faced more troubles. They’ve had to take their tournaments to Asia and Middle East to find markets to support their tour.
Regardless of where the players compete, it’s their talent and amazing skills that keeps golf a very interesting sport to follow.
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