“European No.1” might be a nice moniker to own, but it doesn’t appear as if too many members of the tour’s elite are prepared to labour in its pursuit.
Bernd Wiesberger’s comeback from wrist surgery had already qualified as a success, but in the wake of his victory in the Italian Open overnight he could add remarkable to its description.
One month after announcing a four-point plan – regulation, education, innovation and (reduction of) field sizes – to counter the cancer that is slow play in professional golf, the European Tour is proving as good as its word.
The four-month gap between May and September is going to have an influence on the kind of golf and the sorts of shots the perennially sizeable galleries will be treated to this week.
Australian Golf Digest
