On the face of it, the notion that Vijay Singh, Phil Mickelson and other members of the USA’s Ryder Cup winning team want to join the European Tour can only be good for the game this side of the Atlantic.
Mickelson would undoubtedly help drive up attendances, at least in the short-term, while the likes of JB Holmes and Boo Weekley, two of America ’s heroes from Valhalla , would help add extra interest to the run-of-the-mill Tour event.
It is, of course, no coincidence that some of the top names from the PGA Tour are looking towards Europe just as the Race to Dubai replaces the old Order of Merit.
Instead of players’ winnings counting over the course of the season to the Merit title, instead a Fed-Ex Cup-style conclusion will conclude with the Dubai World Championship next year
