Indiana Golf Journal December

While golf, on the whole, is very healthy, private and public courses’ profits are experiencing record levels, but there are a few problems in Shangri La. I have religiously followed the PGA Tour, major championships, Ryder Cups, the LPGA, Solheim Cups, Symetra & EPSON Tours, the DP World Tour, the Ladies European Tour, the Asian Tour, the Australasian Opinion: Professional Golf & The USGA Are Turning Me Off!! By Fred Altvater Why is this? Could it have been avoided? With the addition of the Signature events, bigger purses and limited fields the top players only play in those tournaments and the majors. These $20 million purses were necessary to compete with the LIV’s largess, but it has split the PGA Tour into two factions, The Haves and The Have Nots. Tour, Champions Tour, PGA Tour Canada, LatinoAmerica Tour, and every other professional golf tour in the world for over 30 years. I am sorry to say, I have reached my maximum. I have attended hundreds of professional tournaments and yet today I find professional golf nearly unwatchable on my big screen. Indiana Golf Journal

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