You wouldn’t think of Adam Scott, one of the most reserved and even-keeled individuals in golf, as someone who likes to “stir the pot,” so to speak, on matters related to the PGA Tour and the game in general.
The tour has a scheduled Player Advisory Council meeting later today, but Woods will be part of a separate, smaller meeting comprising the sport’s best players and its marquee attractions.
Perhaps, as is often the case with negotiations, the best solution is not one that pleases everyone – it’s the one that leaves all parties the least upset.
The ban, it would seem, would only apply to the PGA Tour, and the books would not be made illegal in the Rules of Golf. It’s also not yet clear what, exactly, the ban would cover, or how it would be implemented.
A program of this kind had been in discussion for multiple years, and the tour’s Player Advisory Council always understood the value in rewarding the tour’s highest-profile players.
When McIlroy assumes the role of player director next year, it will mark the first time that an international player has served on the tour’s policy board since its inception in 1969.