Comments on: European Tour Increases Number of Required Events http://www.greenposse.com/2008/10/european-tour-increases-number-of-required-events/ The smell of a freshly mowed fairway. Sat, 23 Jan 2010 04:15:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Rob Turner at Golfswingsecretsrevealed.com http://www.greenposse.com/2008/10/european-tour-increases-number-of-required-events/comment-page-1/#comment-556 Rob Turner at Golfswingsecretsrevealed.com Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:52:13 +0000 http://www.greenposse.com/european-tour-increases-number-of-required-events/#comment-556 The European Tour has taken one helluva punt with this move. With all the talk about increased money on tour and so many players planning to switch allegiance one might have thought that the European Tour might have wanted to soak in the migration first. Instead what they have done is made it clear anyone wanting to play on the European Tour must make that extra effort although a one tournament increase isn’t much, it is still symbolic. Most of the PGA Tour guys had no problem largely because the majors and the WGC tournaments are included but with this increase they are trying to send out a message that players must try and add another stop to their schedule. How it might backfire is that one of the big guys like a Mickelson or Woods who might have made it to Dubai without really having to change their schedule might just change their mind now about wanting to be present in the ‘Race to Dubai’ Having said that we know that George O’ Grady has mentioned that they have been in talks with Phil Mickelson; so now they are probably just trying to flex their muscles and ensure that the European Tour does become the number one stop for the big game players. The European Tour has taken one helluva punt with this move. With all the talk about increased money on tour and so many players planning to switch allegiance one might have thought that the European Tour might have wanted to soak in the migration first. Instead what they have done is made it clear anyone wanting to play on the European Tour must make that extra effort although a one tournament increase isn’t much, it is still symbolic.

Most of the PGA Tour guys had no problem largely because the majors and the WGC tournaments are included but with this increase they are trying to send out a message that players must try and add another stop to their schedule.

How it might backfire is that one of the big guys like a Mickelson or Woods who might have made it to Dubai without really having to change their schedule might just change their mind now about wanting to be present in the ‘Race to Dubai’

Having said that we know that George O’ Grady has mentioned that they have been in talks with Phil Mickelson; so now they are probably just trying to flex their muscles and ensure that the European Tour does become the number one stop for the big game players.

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