James Sutherland, one of the driving forces behind cricket’s push for day-night Test matches, wants golf to revive its ailing domestic season with a push towards twilight events, writes app85
James Sutherland, one of the driving forces behind cricket’s push for day-night Test matches, wants golf to revive its ailing domestic season with a push towards twilight events.
It seems a lifetime ago Tiger Woods led the United States to a famous Presidents Cup win over the International side at Royal Melbourne in late 2019, the pandemic’s border closures grinding a plethora of topline competitive golf to a halt in Australia. David Duval, Karrie Webb, Annika Sorenstam and Tiger Woods play golf under lights in 2001, and Golf Australia is thinking of experimenting with the idea again.“There are opportunities to think more innovatively. I think generally speaking, a golf tournament with 72-hole strokeplay is not that appealing on its own week in, week out. To have a smattering of other more innovative events is an opportunity we can explore.
Matt Jones celebrates after holing a putt to win his second Australian Open in 2019, the last time the tournament has been played.With Min Woo Lee cracking the world’s top 50 after a breakout year in Europe and Cam Davis also winning his first US PGA Tour event, Sutherland is optimistic a little lateral thinking can encourage the likes of Cameron Smith, Adam Scott, Marc Leishman, Jason Day, Hannah Green and Minjee Lee to return home to support the local circuit in future years.
Golf’s popularity has soared during various COVID-19 lockdowns, with a Golf Australia, PGA of Australia and WPGA Tour of Australasia strategy highlighting three million Australians hit a golf ball last year, but only 14 per cent were members of golf clubs.
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