Despite what is believed to be a record-setting appearance fee, Tiger Woods has turned down an invite to the European Tour’s inaugural tournament in Saudi Arabia.
While the tour is to be commended for trying something like this, where pace of play is overtly enforced, it’s little more than symbolic without the tour’s top golfers participating in the endeavour.
When it comes to team golf, don’t mess with Denmark. That was the competitive message emanating from GolfSixes, the European Tour’s latest innovative attempt to liven up the week-to-week routine that is 72 holes of strokeplay competition.
The Zurich Classic’s team format was universally praised, offering a fresh presentation during one of golf’s slow points of the season. Better yet, golf fans eager for the next iteration of progress from the sport won’t have to wait long.
Australian Golf Digest
