SnappyHooks

Dear Policy Board, First of all, I get it. Monday Qs don’t sell TV or tickets. And you saw your friends make more money and you wanted some of your own, so you shrank fields, made signature events, and got rid of a bunch of Mondays. I wish it was different, I wish you wouldn’t have made some of the changes but with the power to enrich myself, I’m not sure I wouldn’t do the same. But I hope all of you look at the Monday Q today and see what the stories that can come from them. Jim Knous works full time as an engineer at Ping and he got thru. Jason Dufner, a Major Champion who has struggled for years did too. Now he has a chance to win again. Sangha Park went to a tiny DII school, was mentored by KJ Choi, went years not seeing his family back in South Korea to work on his golf. And today that sacrifice paid off. And then there is Corey Pereira. His wife was just 28 years old when she passed away in June after a years long battle with cancer. He told me tonight that for months after her passing he didn’t have the energy to play golf, but has started to play more of late. And today he shot 65. Got thru. I challenge you to find a better story then that. Will those stories sell a bunch of tickets? Or help TV ratings? Nope, probably not. But Mondays are a part of the history. And they have made up a small part of the whole picture of what has made the tour great. I hope you consider that the next time you consider the future of the tour. Thanks.