Interesting view and good debunking of some of the objections. That being said - its hard to see past the fact that the PGA is for all intents and purposes the tour that most pro's want to play on. Couple that with 3 of the majors taking place in the US; the big ticket WGC events all US based with many of the best of the best living in the US and there will be an uphill battle. I also struggle to see the value of this world tour if they don't get a decent chunk of the world's best players lined up (say 8 of the top 10 or 16 of the top 20). Money talks - but this will probably all play out with the PGA giving more of the media rights money to already well-paid professionals (the average prize purse growth over the last 30 years is nothing short of amazing).
Interesting view and good debunking of some of the objections. That being said - its hard to see past the fact that the PGA is for all intents and purposes the tour that most pro's want to play on. Couple that with 3 of the majors taking place in the US; the big ticket WGC events all US based with many of the best of the best living in the US and there will be an uphill battle. I also struggle to see the value of this world tour if they don't get a decent chunk of the world's best players lined up (say 8 of the top 10 or 16 of the top 20). Money talks - but this will probably all play out with the PGA giving more of the media rights money to already well-paid professionals (the average prize purse growth over the last 30 years is nothing short of amazing).