Las Vegas, Attendance And The PGA Tour

Ron Kantowski says one of the things holding the Las Vegas stop back from a FedExCup slot is its paltry attendance. Surely it's not because of a lack of hard work and devotion from host Justin Timberlake who deserves a better date than October.

But on the attendance...

Attendance always has been an issue at our PGA Tour stop, at least since Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson stopped playing here. The PGA's fall schedule has become the domain of whippersnappers and mostly anonymous big hitters trying to fatten their wallets and hang onto their Tour cards. So attendance is an even bigger issue now, especially with myriad tournaments losing title sponsors, creating opportunities for others to take their spots on the spring FedExCup schedule, the domain of players such as Tiger and Phil.

Somehow I'm not buying that. But if it's the case that attendance is that vital, great news Vegas! Attendance has been so dismal this year you just may look well-attended!