No question the golf world is turned upside down now that Tiger will be “out indefinitely.” Sponsors, already leaning towards cutting back, will be even more reluctant to drop millions into PGA Tournaments now that Tiger Woods is out.

It certainly show you the power of Tiger and his presence. How did all this happen? Yes, he is probably the greatest ever to play the game. I feel Tiger Woods and his popularity was a runaway train the PGA Tour could not control, or maybe did not want to control because of the money it was raking in from sponsors and worldwide growth of golf. We need more players with Tiger’s appeal, and game. They are out there and they are coming for sure. Arnold Palmer, arguably the Tiger of his era,  handed the torch to Jack Nicklaus, who handed it to Tom Watson, Greg Norman, and so forth until Tiger burst on the scene.

Time will tell, but I feel the PGA Tour should spend more time and money marketing upcoming players immediately so future issues such as these will not derail the PGA Tour train ever again. It may be difficult to get back on track next time.