... is it a phalanx of PGA Tour players chasing the Dubai Dollar?
Looks like it - as reported in the Daily Express (I don't read it, honest!!) Villegas and Kim have joined the European Tour as "associate members". Which essentially means they'll play their 7 Major / WGC co-sanctioned events, 4 other ET events, and (if they qualify) the season ending "Oil be Rich. Rich, I tell you! Bwaa haa haaa" World Championship.
Good news for the ET, although the "European" element of that name (or "brand" as the Americans like to call it) is becoming increasingly advisory. Not necessarily a bad thing - the Daily Express writer mentions that these marquee players won't be on the "doorstep". But assuming his door is somewhere in southern England, whether the event is in France, Spain or Emirates is moot - unless the author is truly parochial, and is bemoaning the fact that we won't see these players in the UK outside The Open Championship.
Essentially, any event where the top players lock horns has to be viewed as a "good thing", regardless of stage - golf is a global game, and regional labels need not apply.
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So if they are associate members does that mean they are only here for the beer ? Also what`s wrong with the Daily Distress.Are you a Record reader stumpy ?
Not sure you're allowed to drink beer in the Arab states, Roger, but I see where you're coming from. And you know full well that I am NOT a reader of the Daily Rangers, or other tabloid tittle tattle.
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