The Greater New York Area Venue Obsession...
/The Barclays is slated for the greater New York area on an annual basis, with an unofficial rota of Ridgewood, Plainfield, Liberty National and Trump Ferry Point (2017). Batting .500 isn't all bad. Anyway...
Tuesday's excessive commitment to Liberty National for ten PGA Tour events over the next 25 years ensures the Manhattan skyline will get no shortage of airtime.
However it's not just the PGA Tour that is staking a claim to this amazing region for great golf.
Consider...
2016 PGA Championship Baltusrol Lower
2017 Presidents Cup Liberty National
2018 U.S. Open Shinnecock Hills
2019 PGA Championship Bethpage Black
2020 U.S. Open Winged Foot
2022 PGA Championship Trump National Bedminster
2024 Ryder Cup Bethpage Black
I can't think of a bigger logjam of major events in one region over such a short period. Yet if there is one market that can handle the workload, it's this one. But it still seems like overkill.
