Kim, Villegas Pay Their Dues...

...they become associate members of the European Tour, joining a few other names we already knew about.

Comments

[Joey]

It'll be interesting to see how long the Euro Tour lasts in Dubai when oil hits $40 a barrel. I'm guessing that will happen by December.

[thusgone]

this can only be good for golf. that is unless the brain trust in jax decides to up the minimum number of events as a protectionist measure.

[McStumpy]

Good news for the ET, although the "European" elemernt of that name (or "brand" as you Americans like to call it :-)) ) is becoming increasingly advisory. Not necessarily a bad thing - the Daily Express writer mentions that these marquee players won't be on the "doorstep". But assuming his door is somewhere in southern England, whether the event is in France, Spain or Emirates is moot - unless the author is truly parochial, and is bemoaning the fact that we won't see these players in the UK outside The Open Championship.

Essentially, any event where the top players lock horns has to be viewed as a "good thing", regardless of stage - golf is a global game, and regional labels need not apply.