Tour Confidential: What Would A New Star-Driven Global Tour Mean For The PGA Tour?
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- Category: Inside Golf
- Published: 2020-02-01
By GOLF.COM EDITORS
Check in every week for the unfiltered opinions of our writers and editors as they break down the hottest topics in the sport, and join the conversation by tweeting us @golf_com. This week we discuss the potential of a new star-driven global tour, big names at the Farmers Insurance Open, Tiger Woods chasing PGA Tour win No. 83 and more.
1. A new global golf tour, the Premier Golf League, might soon become a reality, as first reported by Geoff Shackelford. The league, of which there have been rumors for years, is aiming to create a circuit with 18 big-money worldwide events featuring the world’s best players, with a launch date of 2022 or 2023. While PGA and European tour brass have stayed relatively mum on the prospect of a new tour, the PGL released a statement saying: “We would like to say that it is our intention to work with, rather than challenge, existing tours for the betterment of golf as a sport, pastime and media property.” If the PGL actually takes flight, can you see a way the three tours could work together, or is this ultimately bad news for the PGA and European tours?
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