Well the first official PGA Tour event kicked off yesterday at the SBS Championship in Maui, Hawaii. Lucas Glover leads the way with a 66 in round one. However the real news wasn't about the season starting but how long Tiger would stay away and the obvious effects it will have on viewership this season.
It was reported that when Tiger was absent following knee surgery halfway through the '08 season, viewership declined a staggering 46 percent compared to '07 during the same stretch. That hurts.
Alot of PGA pro's are declaring that Tiger Woods isn't golf, and that no matter how long he stays away the game will move forward. They're right it will, just not at the same pace it has been, or with the same intrigue.
The PGA Tour will be looking for someone, anyone to hang their corporate hats on until Tigers return. Phil perhaps, maybe the young phenom Anthony Kim...Tim Finchem may have already swallowed some pride and rang up John Daly to see what he was up to for the next few months. John who has been the poster child for misconduct and suspensions on the tour now looks like a choir boy compared to the Tiger headlines.
And who really knew that the PGA Tour season started this week anyway? The real question...who really cared?
Let me know your thoughts as the season starts minus Tiger.
Cheers,
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