“If I take 62 out of the top 70 out of a field, do I have a better shot of winning? You’re damn, right I do.”
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AUSTIN,Texas—AstheunveilingofaframeworkagreementbetweenthePGATourandSaudiArabia’sPublicInvestmentFundapproachesitsfirstanniversarywithoutanymajorsubsequentannouncements,onemajorchampionsaidit’sgoingtobenearlyimpossibletogettheTourandPIF-sponsoredLIVGolfbackonthesamepage.
MarkBrooks,whowonthe1996PGAChampionshipatValhallaGolfClubamonghissevenPGATourvictories,calledthecurrentgolflandscape“chaos”duringarecentinterview,addingthatrepairinganyriftsbetweenthetwosideswillbedifficult,especiallyasbothsideshavebecomeaccustomedtotheircurrentarrangements.
Brooks waspartofamovementtopullplayerstogetherbackinthe1990scalledTheTourPlayersAssociation,ofwhichhewasthetreasurer.Althoughitwasn’tafull-blownunion,theideawastobringplayerstogethertocollectivelybargain.
MarkBrookskissestheWanamakertrophyasphotographerscapturethemomentafterhebeatKennyPerryinaone-holeplayofftowinthePGAChampionsh
