"The tour season opens: auto, electronics, auto, financial, auto."

Seems like we've had quite a few of these economic crisis-impact stories, but Ron Sirak's is one of the better ones at clarifying a few of the important dates and possibilities. Mercifully for the PGA Tour, Buick has a car to promote

And how can you not love this bit:

The most important spin, at least for the first part of the season, won't be on the golf ball but rather on the economic reality. There are 15 events the first 13 weeks of 2009, and 12 have sponsors from the most distressed areas of the economy. Forget the tournament names and think of it this way: The tour season opens: auto, electronics, auto, financial, auto. All are industries that have suffered deep and painful layoffs.

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[Steven T.]

Here's Lorne Rubinstein's take:


http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090106.wsptrube6/GSStory/GlobeSportsGolf/home