01/05 - 01/08 PGA Tour: Mercedes Championship

[redguru]

This week's PGA Tour season-opening Mercedes Championships will lack plenty of star-power. Despite qualifying for the event as tournament winners last season, Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Retief Goosen and Padraig Harrington will not be competing at Kapalua.

Do these players have a responsibility to be there? Or is it OK that they withdraw? Golf World's Ron Sirak and ESPN.com's Jason Sobel present differing opinions in the first Alternate Shot of the season.

 

[bluepeter]

Ah, to be so jaded that free golf in Hawaii in January with a chance to win big cash will seem like no big deal.

 

[pong21]

I think I only know two of the people on that list.... I think.

 

[harmonica]

TITTIES!!!!

I'll take JL. I went to one of his seminars. I didn't like the guy before that but he was really pretty cool.

 

[gonelifting]

tp

 

[hamstershaver]

Do these players have a responsibility to be there? Or is it OK that they withdraw?

no one has to play if they dont want to, hell i saw tourneys last year where peeps didnt even defend their title, that was unheard of 10yrs ago
is it ok they arent there? hell no, they should be playing in a tournament like this

 

[harmonica]

no one has to play if they dont want to, hell i saw tourneys last year where peeps didnt even defend their title, that was unheard of 10yrs ago
is it ok they arent there? hell no, they should be playing in a tournament like this

I agree. The Hefty Lefty hasn't played in this one in a few years now and Tiger is saying he needs a break (not sure about Goosen). Tiger would be a little more rested if he were not flying all over creation for guaranteed money tournies, although I can't really blame him there.

 

[redguru]

Hmmm, Where is deteredneckass, Humor_me and Sawastea in this thread?

 

[redguru]

Bumping for the duffers, closes in a few hours.

 

[hamstershaver]

going with sergio to start the year off right