09 May Super Golf League losing its charm fast

A PGA Tour player was asked about what he thought about the proposed Premier Golf League and said: “Well, there’s a lot of money and where there’s money there’s hope.”

Not a lot is known about the Super Golf League which is what the planned circuit is now called. But the same top player, who would now be atop any list of potential interested players seemed less-than-sold on the idea, and his original enthusiasm has subsided, pointing out a mountain of roadblocks the league would face on its way to legitimacy — all of which sounds very much like a recent similar football scenario.

However, this Saudi Arabia-backed golf league is very much alive and very much in play for some of the game’s stars, and the league appears to be a fluid concept.

The essential idea of 10 to 12 four-man teams with a season-long F1-like competition remains intact. Among the reported participants are Phil Mickelson, who at 50 largely dismissed the notion he’s some kind of a ringleader to the idea. Mickelson went on to explain his list of pros and cons for the league, pointing out that the new league would bring together the game’s top players more often and help grow the game globally.

Apparently, and perhaps predictably, those who would be affected — namely the PGA Tour and the European Tour — have stated that anyone who agrees to play in the new league will be suspended immediately and “likely” expelled from either of these established tours. All of this strangely mirrors the British football fans’ argument of no credible competition and the rich getting richer!

Out of Bounds: There are two types of people who dress in an utterly ridiculous way when trying to participate in their choice of sport — those who try and ride bicycles fast and in a professional way and those who try and play golf.