Undoubtedly, the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, which wrapped off on the Old Course at St Andrews last Sunday with a triumph British LIV player Tyrrell Hatton, gave rise to contemplation over how Europe’s top circuit may handle an uncertain future.
Golf aims to put an end to an avaricious civil conflict in the current condition of immobility. This problem is made worse by the’strategic alliance’ between the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour.
The agreement, which ostensibly extends until 2035 and provides financial security for the Wentworth circuit, actually unfairly benefits the Americans.
They control the schedule and select the best talent in Europe.
The European Tour has been forced to cram its major events into the last stretch of a demanding season and only after the PGA’s valuable play-offs have ended in August for the previous few years.
Although there was once hope for Europe, it has not fully materialized.
There was no reason to believe that the biggest stars on the US circuit would travel to this side of the world to give celebrity status to tournaments like the Dunhill and BMW PGA, as well as the Irish and French Opens.
