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Originally Posted by Roughneck
The Honda Classic field could benefit from a shotgun start. Just get it over with and at least maximize the number of shots people can see in a short amount of time. Learn from LIV to reduce the amount of time needed to watch tournaments people don't care about to maximize the viewing experience.
Maybe that's a hybrid formula the PGA Tour could go with. Elevated events and majors keep the traditional format. Everything else goes to 3 day shotgun starts.
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It's not really possible with a full field event. I don't understand the benefit either. All holes on the course are full most of the day. There's a lot on the line in terms of status and money for the middle of the pack on these non-elevated events, so I don't see it making sense to make it a shorter tournament or smaller field.
The non-elevated events aren't going to be great for TV ratings regardless, especially when sandwiched in a stretch of 4 elevated events in 5 weeks. That's the trade off of going with elevated events.