This week we saw Nick Watney win in CIMB Classic in Malaysia and Suzann Pettersen winning the Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship. I congratulate both victors but these Tournaments bring up the topic of PGA and LPGA Tour players playing around the world. A similar issue was raised during the week of the Turkish Airlines World Golf Finals, and will again raised this week with the WGC-HSBC Champions in China. Personally, living in Canada, I think golf is a global game and it is no longer just the USA and Europe who can play. Those are still the main golf powers but countries all over the world are showing this. I think having high level tournaments in places where they never used to be is a good thing for the game of golf. The problem is players playing in these events just because of the big money. Lets face it, some of the purses around the world, particularly in the Middle East and Asia, are HUGE! There is just no way that the PGA and LPGA Tours can stop players from playing in these events. I think the only way for everybody to win is for the major North American to sanction these events and let their players attend. That way more talented players will be able to show international fans what they are made of.
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