"The often insular US press, as you'd expect, has been generally scornful, sniffily reminding their readers that Europe's circuit is rife with appearance fees..."

John Huggan offers a mix of items, including agreement that Jack Nicklaus's Neiman Marcus catalog appearance is "tacky, tacky, tacky." And there was this on the European Tour.

Over the last few weeks much has been written about the European Tour's new-fangled and big-bucked 'Race to Dubai.' The often insular US press, as you'd expect, has been generally scornful, sniffily reminding their readers that Europe's circuit is rife with appearance fees and, Anthony Kim apart, bereft of Americans willing to leave the comfort zone that is the PGA Tour.

And...

Geoff Ogilvy, tied for third in last week's season-opening HSBC Championship, is another Aussie who has taken the plunge.

"I would like to add a little variety to my schedule that has not been there for a while," says the former US Open champion. "That and the fact that, for professional golfers, Dubai is going to be the place to be next November."