re: 62 is the new 66. Does the PGA need an overhaul?

I think a lot of y’all are looking at this as some sort of problem and the PGA tour has lost control of scoring. It’s not and they haven’t.

The golf channel is doing nothing more than making a dramatic story to generate a debate.

The real truth is that the PGA tour has one job to do week in and week out. That job is to bring in as many viewers as possible to keep TV contracts at a maximum and sponsors lining up to throw millions at them.

The PGA tour has spent tons and tons of time, energy, and money researching the type of golf that draws the most viewers. And the answer is overwhelmingly long drives, lawn darts, and low scores. This is a fact. You may not like it, but you are the minority.

With few exceptions, the week to week setup for a PGA tour event would be a 5 or 6 out of 10 on what that course could be set up difficulty wise. Colonial is a perfect example of an exception. And it’s a short course by any standard. How do they do it? Simple, small greens and difficult pins. That’s it. And 10 under will often win that event.

Making the best in the world shoot par is very easy. Long rough, narrow fairways, tight pins, firm greens, and make all par 3’s over 200 yards. Done. But nobody would watch.