Time to add some fun to the Silly Season
For the last two months of the year, there are unofficial events involving tour players almost every week. I have to confess that not all of it interests me, and the reason is, they lack novelty. Once the official PGA Tour, Champions Tour and LPGA Tour seasons conclude, fans need something really unusual to get their attention.The Father-Son Challenge and World Long Drive Championship are by far the most intriguing Silly Season events. The Skins Game, 3 Tour Challenge and Skills Challenge are entertaining enough, but they've been around awhile. I think something more circus-like is needed. A revival of the mixed-team event would be great; who wouldn't want to see John Daly paired again with Laura Davies? A senior-junior event featuring a Champions Tour star with a regular tour player would be fun, too.If I were a sponsor or organizer putting one of these events together, my rule would be anything but individual stroke play. Golf is competing against professional and college hoops as well as football, and if the formats aren't great, fans, just like the top players, might choose to take a couple of months off.