Golf would not pay as well as it does now were not for Tiger Woods, says Ernie Els
Singapore — Tiger Woods’s return can only mean good things for golf, which reaped the rewards of his popularity, former world number one Ernie Els said on Wednesday. Woods, a 14-time major winner, is returning after a long injury layoff, and launches his 2017 campaign at Torrey Pines in California next week. Els, a four-time major winner himself, said the current crop of players had a lot to thank Woods for. "Certainly, based on the US tour, we wouldn’t be playing for the money we are playing for [now] if it wasn’t for him," Els told reporters on the eve of the of the SMBC Singapore Open at the Sentosa Golf Club. "It can only be good if he plays well when he comes back because there’s going to be more spectators around the world getting fired up about the game," he said. "Some of the youngsters are playing great golf, so it would be great to see if Tiger can get in the mix at some of these big events and create even more of a buzz," Els added. Golf has seen the emergence of exciting...
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