Given everything going on in the world of golf right now, it really does appear that it is a very good time to be associated with the PGA Tour.
The Masters was certainly an overwhelming success for the PGA Tour, with Rory McIlroy winning ahead of the likes of Scottie Scheffler and Cameron Young.
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Tyrrell Hatton, meanwhile, was the only LIV Golf player to finish in the top 30 at Augusta National.
But there was one downside for the PGA Tour following the first major of the year.
The downside for the PGA Tour as Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler shine at The Masters
It has been a really positive start to the season on the PGA Tour. And that certainly helped build the anticipation for The Masters.
Interestingly, it appeared that both McIlroy and Scheffler had opened the door for others to potentially triumph at Augusta National. Neither had been at their best in the weeks leading up to this past week.
And neither player featured in the three events between The Players Championship and The Masters.
It clearly did them little harm by the time they got to Augusta.
With that, there may be a slight sense of concern for those at Ponte Vedra.
In this era of trying to make every event feel as important as possible, it appears to be far from ideal to have your two star players finish in the top two of a major after weeks on the sidelines.
The PGA Tour’s biggest stars did not suffer from not playing before The Masters
Scheffler’s absence was largely due to the arrival of his second child. Meanwhile, McIlroy decided to get more practice in at Augusta National itself.
It would be no surprise if McIlroy took a similar approach in the years to come. And Scheffler did not suffer from not playing in the tournaments leading into The Masters.
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There may be other players who are now inspired by that approach. It is clearly not essential to play in a tournament one or two weeks out from a major.
It was definitely a statement from the PGA Tour to have their two biggest names occupy the top two spots at The Masters.
But it may not do the tour many favours when players are clearly not penalised for skipping events that could really do with additional star power.
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