Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods Allies

Mickelson usually does not get into tour politics but when he heard of Woods notion he rapidly jumped to support him. He feels the importance of the tour to be within the Nations capital as well as for it to as well be tied to Woods, and this tour does both. Moreover, he is conscious of the fact that most of the surplus income that comes from supporting tours is driven by Woods. Mickelson also asks for golfers not to be narrow minded regarding the matter.





Woods has come up with a new AT&T National tournament and the field size is becoming an issue for discussion amongst golfers. The PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem is considering in accepting the Wood’s idea as an invitational and Woods favors a smaller field.





Other players feel the tour should not be made exclusive due to the shortened season and not many are happy about a reduced field. Taking into consideration other tournaments and the schedule, most will probably have to give into the acceptance of the tour, but for it to be done with a reduced field whether or not some find it offensive. The PAC has programmed a conference call for March 28th to talk about the field size.





Another concern is that the new AT&T National would replace the International that was scheduled to take place in Colorado with a 144-man field.





The enormous boost in prize money is due to Woods popularity and his foundation will run the tournament and will use the charity money to build a new Tiger Woods Learning Center within the Washington area.