Terry, I'm not as close to pro golf as you are. It sounds like you're saying they're fixing what ain't broke.
Maybe the tour is trying to force the lesses events to up the sponsor money. As usual it's probably about the size of the purses.
At the end of the day...does anybody care about Phil "Im gonna choke' Mickelson? On that note ..Long Live Craig Stadler!!
I always liked Phil simply because he's a lefty, as am I, but he sure has flamed out. I'm sure others saw it long before I did.
From what I've read over the years, he's had gambling problems. Over they years, this has spilled over to his game. For instance, just prior to the Ryder Cup at Oakland Hills, he changed the brand of woods he was using. He cut a deal with Callaway to use their wood in exchange for them paying off what he owed at Vegas. His play there (as well as the rest of the team) was pretty bad especially his errant driving. Then there was his quick jump to take the money from LIV. Seems like he's in a declining spiral.