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Originally Posted by Vancity
Is there any way they could make improvements to the playing field?
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It is very difficult, but would almost certainly require them to change the date of the tournament. Most big name players are reluctant travel far distances on the week before or after a Major (ie. British Open), even if you increased the size of the winnings. The problem is that every tournament and sponsor are competing for the same players to show up, so it is not only difficult to convince the PGA to change their setup, but it costs a lot of money. Incidentally, the Canadian Open used to be far more relevant to the PGA schedule, but is now an average tournament date.
It would be nice to think that players would choose to play in Vancouver, but the reality is that big-name players choose tournaments based on travel, $$'s and sponsorship requirements.