Flooder
Active member
I really thought I'd come in here this morning and find a huge debate going on about this. I'm stunned to find no thread at all on the subject, so here it is.
He's announced he's out. Saw an interview with his (and Westwood's manager) last night on GC and he was providing a number of reasons about scheduling, etc. Some of them made some sense, some didn't to me.
***WARNING OPINION TO FOLLOW***
It's my personal belief that on some level this is a power play by the Euros. Either they're trying to jam up the PGA because they don't like that they have to pick a tour and can't just bounce back and forth as they please. Or (and this is very conspiratorial of me) they're angling to manipulate world golf rankings by warping strength of field in the Euros favor.
I know those two theories will be incredibly controversial and some will vehemently disagree, so let me just add, I have no basis for this other than it's my feeling/opinion. I like Rory and like watching him play. But, I think something IS going on here. You don't skip the "fifth major" and if you do, you don't make a special point to announce it 4 months out AND 1 week after your mate AND the week of Tiger's return. That is TEXTBOOK press cycle manipulation.
He's announced he's out. Saw an interview with his (and Westwood's manager) last night on GC and he was providing a number of reasons about scheduling, etc. Some of them made some sense, some didn't to me.
***WARNING OPINION TO FOLLOW***
It's my personal belief that on some level this is a power play by the Euros. Either they're trying to jam up the PGA because they don't like that they have to pick a tour and can't just bounce back and forth as they please. Or (and this is very conspiratorial of me) they're angling to manipulate world golf rankings by warping strength of field in the Euros favor.
I know those two theories will be incredibly controversial and some will vehemently disagree, so let me just add, I have no basis for this other than it's my feeling/opinion. I like Rory and like watching him play. But, I think something IS going on here. You don't skip the "fifth major" and if you do, you don't make a special point to announce it 4 months out AND 1 week after your mate AND the week of Tiger's return. That is TEXTBOOK press cycle manipulation.