By George BurnetteA lot of golf fans are suffering from the post-PGA Championship doldrums and as a result are poo-pooing the Barclay’s event. I was just browsing through some pics of practice round action and the field looks surprisingly strong.
Tiger couldn’t care less about FedEx Cups and points (he made sure to win the inaugural one to get that title out of the way once and for all), but the other pros do. In fact the tour had to come up with something like the FedEx Cup so that interest in golf wouldn’t wane after the year’s final major.
Now that Westchester Country Club’s BUICK Classic has been retired, the Barclay’s event gives the pros a chance to play in metro NYC in decent weather and without the pressure of a major at Bethpage or Winged Foot.
I’m sure most of the field heads straight into the city after their daily practice-play-practice regimen. And I imagine also that most tour wives accompany their husbands to this event if for no other reason than to take a bite out of the Big Apple.
Although most folks wouldn’t want to live there, it’s still a really, really nice place to visit.
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