Found this on BBC's website:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A22768653
Graeme McDowell is here and is another to voice concern. The Portrush player recognises that the US Tour is proving more and more attractive at the moment.
There’s a $10 million carrot being dangled in the form of the FedEx Cup which builds to a climax in September.
“They are going all out to steal all our top players off us and get them playing over there as often as they possibly can,” McDowell said.
“I guess you can’t really resent them for it. They do have money to offer; they do have TV; they do have the stars; they have Tiger Woods. It’s tough."
My Thoughts: I think what people need to focus on is that part where he says "They've got Tiger." If the European Tour players keep that in mind, then they shouldn't be trying to make an effort to win the Fed Ex Cup. Stay in Europe and win tournaments instead of coming over here and missing the cut and not making it through the playoffs. I think what's hurting the European Tour is the revamped US schedule. Now for something like 4 months in a row, the European Tour players who play the WGC events, the Majors and the special tournaments like the Memorial are possibly having to miss some European Tour events to play in America since there's a big tournament each month. Europe might get lucky in July with the British Open, some players will be over there warming up.
There's a lot of interesting points and quotes on that BBC page. Click the link and read the rest of it.
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