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The DP World Tour Thread

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,697 ✭✭✭coillcam


    The vast majority of the US lads are never going to go to travel abroad, you can tag on the euro guys based there too. The exceptions are a few weeks prior to the Open or when there's handy $$$ involved. Be it appearance fees, a big purse or sponsor obligation (middle east events). Otherwise, the DP Tour is Junior c'ship and a time sink for them with the travel/jet lag (poor rich pro golfers 😁).

    The money in alternate PGA events is enough to keep the lads stateside. Plus the chance of graduating from KFT to PGA is another incentive to up-and-comers. PGA has all of the control and pull factors here. They will protect their brand, sponsors, TV rights and income. To me, it looks like they only "allow" the DP Tour to exist with their strategic partnership. Like Eagke Eye mentioned that from next year the top-10 DP tour ranked players get PGA cards (if not exempt). To me, it's another reason for DP players to migrate to PGA essentially full-time and further dilutes the DP fields in regular events. Largely frames the DP tour as a feeder tour save for the marquee events with big sponsor purses.



  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 19,119 Mod ✭✭✭✭slave1


    it looks like they only "allow" the DP Tour to exist

    That's actually a very good way of putting it



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,733 ✭✭✭Dr. Bre


    Will wentworth continue after the death of the Queen?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,039 ✭✭✭✭Seve OB


    Odd one that. Might be their way of sticking it to the LIV guys 🤷‍♂️



  • Registered Users Posts: 1,023 ✭✭✭paulos53


    No play tomorrow so there is a strong chance that they will cancel the event



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,039 ✭✭✭✭Seve OB




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,077 ✭✭✭downthemiddle


    At least it isn't reduced to 54 holes or LIV would claim she's a supporter.



  • Registered Users Posts: 1,397 ✭✭✭dublin49


    initially thought they wud cancel but see united Match went ahead,I suppose it depends if premiership matches for Saturday are cancelled.Perhaps they will leave weekend and go with full week from Monday.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,738 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    They had to go ahead because of all the fans who'd travelled there and to London from abroad.

    I don't think there'll be any sport over the weekend in the UK.



  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 19,119 Mod ✭✭✭✭slave1


    UK will grind to a halt, young ones Uni return pushed out a full week



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,048 ✭✭✭✭Mantis Toboggan


    Should just be a minutes silence and get on with it. Canceling the event won't bring her back.

    Free Palestine 🇵🇸



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,768 ✭✭✭abff


    If it goes ahead, and I think it’s a big if, it will be difficult to see how they can play a full 72 holes. The first round was suspended yesterday with several players still on the course. Even if play resumes tomorrow, the best they can hope for would be to have everyone complete 36 holes. Fitting in another 36 holes on Sunday would be very difficult as there probably wouldn’t be enough daylight and I can’t see any way they would allow it to carry over to Monday as I imagine everywhere will be shut down.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,903 ✭✭✭Russman


    Yeah, I'd say they'll do everything to try to get it finished, but it looks like the UK is basically shutting down for a week anyway. Although I would have a bit of a chuckle if it turned out the US LIV players travelled over for nothing. Maybe they could reschedule it for whenever the next LIV event is on to stop them getting ranking points...😀



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,048 ✭✭✭✭Mantis Toboggan


    Free Palestine 🇵🇸



  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 19,119 Mod ✭✭✭✭slave1


    IF and a big IF, just call it now as a 54hole event and finish Sunday



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,148 ✭✭✭benny79


    That Definitely wont happen!



  • Registered Users Posts: 1,023 ✭✭✭paulos53


    Play will resume on Saturday and the event is reduced to 54 holes.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,048 ✭✭✭✭Mantis Toboggan


    Reason has prevailed..

    Free Palestine 🇵🇸



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,812 ✭✭✭✭callaway92


    Fair play to the Tour

    Frustrated by Premier League postponing all games



  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,238 Mod ✭✭✭✭charlieIRL




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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,148 ✭✭✭benny79


    Even the greats are wrong sometimes Charlie 😉😂



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,366 ✭✭✭✭Rikand


    Only 3 rounds of golf really plays into the hands of the LIV lads



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 418 ✭✭GandhiwasfromBallyfermot


    Will there be no world ranking points available now that its only 3 rounds?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,704 ✭✭✭Speak Now


    There will be, always has been for reduced events in past.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,452 ✭✭✭kowloonkev




  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 19,119 Mod ✭✭✭✭slave1


    ...because one of the main PGA arguments against LIV is it's 3 day events which the PGA consider too short to be a "real" tournament.

    In fairness, this is an exception rather than a norm, nothing to see here, move along etc.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,056 ✭✭✭Xander10


    What was Sergio's excuse for pulling out?



  • Registered Users Posts: 397 ✭✭Shank Williams


    Post edited by slave1 on


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,632 ✭✭✭joebloggs32


    I'd say that was a tongue in cheek comment.

    Those rabbiting about OWGR points must have short memories too. This event allows in players based on the status of their card etc, not on invitation like LIV, so even at 54 holes as is often the case in weather impacted events the OWGR points are still awarded.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,423 ✭✭✭✭Mushy


    @Shank Williams has summed it up, but in all seriousness, he had a college American football game to go to.



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