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Jordan Spieth has revealed what he believes is a “threat” to the PGA TOUR, though it's not something that is detrimental to the sport overall. Speaking about the high-paying Saudi International that has already secured commitments from some of the top golfers in the world.
Speaking ahead of the upcoming Sentry Tournament of Champions which kicks off Wednesday, Jordan Spieth said what while the aforementioned event in the Middle East is a concern for the PGA TOUR, it's one that could trigger changes within the governing body of the main pro golf events in the United States.
Via Sky Sports:
“I think certainly it's a threat to the PGA Tour,” Spieth said ahead of the Sentry Tournament of Champions, live on Sky Sports. “I think as a player overall it will benefit in that I think that the changes that have come from the PGA Tour have been modernized in a way that may or may not have come about if it weren't there.
“I think for us players on the PGA Tour, I think that so far it's been something that has kind of helped the PGA Tour sit and say, ‘hey, where can we look to satisfy our membership and potentially make some changes going forward that, where there's some similarities potentially to a league like that, but while maintaining kind of the integrity that the PGA Tour has.
PGA TOUR players who will be participating in the Saudi International have been granted permission to play in the said event provided that they will join the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am as well.
Among the players expected to play in Saudi are Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, Xander Schauffele Tony Finau, Patrick Reed, Matthew Wolff, Cameron Smith, Marc Leishman, and Lucas Herbert.
