Adam Scott has lauded the appointment of Tiger Woods to the PGA Tour’s coverage board as a “implausible transfer” within the wake of disquiet about commissioner Jay Monahan and as Australian golf seeks an even bigger place within the new world panorama.
The transfer to provide Woods a seat on the main decision-making desk got here after he and 40 different gamers despatched a letter to the PGA Tour this week demanding extra involvement in choices shaping its future.
The coverage board should approve the ultimate settlement between the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and the Saudi Public Funding Fund, a choice that can decide the way forward for the sport, together with the way forward for the LIV Golf League.
Woods has been an outspoken critic of LIV, and whereas it’s place on the calendar stays underneath a cloud, Scott, who’s taking part in at this week’s Wyndham Championship in a last-ditch bid to qualify for the PGA Tour playoffs, mentioned the 15-time main champion’s voice was an important one.
“And I applaud Tiger for volunteering to go up on the board. I feel it’s implausible for the Tour shifting ahead and I feel he additionally sort of has earned the fitting to have an opinion about how the Tour appears shifting ahead, to be sincere,” Scott mentioned.
“It is a gamers’ organisation and off the again of a number of the occasions this yr and possibly in years previous, it had felt like possibly that voice wasn‘t heard sufficient.
“I feel the gamers have usually tried to get a bit organised just lately and act accountable as members of this Tour and get that steadiness proper going ahead.
“I actually don‘t assume the gamers need to be operating the Tour, that’s for certain. We want lots of assist with that, however I feel getting that steadiness proper in order that the membership is heard precisely is sort of what that is.”
There are rising calls for for the PGA Tour to have a extra world view and that features bringing an occasion to Australia. The success of the LIV occasion in Adelaide has heightened that need.
Woods is a long-time fan of Australian programs, significantly the Melbourne sandbelt, and his presence on the coverage board might be advantageous for the southern hemisphere push.
Scott is 81st on the FedEx Cup rankings and must get in to the highest 70 to qualify for the profitable playoffs that start with the St Jude Championship subsequent week.
“I‘m actually eager about successful the match, not simply making an attempt to squeak in subsequent week. I in all probability must have a reasonably excessive consequence to get in anyway, so I could as effectively take into consideration successful, that‘s what I want to do essentially the most this week,” he mentioned.
“It‘s like qualifying for a match besides that is sort of a four-day qualifier for me. So generally that may actually provide help to, it will possibly intensify your focus and get the job finished.
“I’ve been in comparable positions earlier than, sort of made a run final yr by way of the playoffs and hopefully I can try this once more.”