“THE PGA TOUR IS AN EGREGIOUS EXAMPLE OF WHAT HAPPENS WHEN CONTROL IS DRIVEN SOLELY BY MONEY.”
The clue, as ever, is in the title. If sport at the professional level is to be truly “competitive” it must be open to all, or at least all of those armed with talent enough to reach for the stars. Any dilution of that absolute is to the detriment of what, in this increasingly commercial world, is referred to as “the product.”
Speaking as a fan of many sports – except the
