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Old 08-05-2018, 03:07 PM
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Default Last Year at Firestone
I don't like what the PGA Tour has been doing over the past several years.

It seems that they are ending their contracts with many of the old storied courses in order to bring more tournaments to the TPC courses that they own. In some cases, the tour or TPC has bought some of the old courses like The Greenbriar and re-branded it with the TPC moniker.

Now, they won't be playing Firestone again. They're moving the WGC event to the TPC course in Memphis.

The TPC courses all have the same look and most have very little history. I love it when the tour goes to the courses that I've been watching for over 50 years. I expect we'll soon see the last tournaments at Pebble Beach, Riviera, Harbor Town and Bay Hill unless the owners of those courses decide to sell them to the PGA Tour.

I don't blame the tour for wanting to control everything and be as profitable as possible, but they should have some concern for the history and traditions of the game.
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