European Tour & PGA Of Australia In Merger Talks?

Derek Lawrenson with very promising news that the European Tour and PGA of Australia are homing in on some sort of arrangement that would place some of Australia's biggest events under the Euro Tour umbrella. The two sides current co-sanction an event in Perth.

Lawrenson isn't sure on what the arrangement is, but players have already been briefed and a partnership makes sense for both sides.

I can reveal negotiations have reached an advanced stage with the PGA of Australia for some sort of merger. Whether this means an arrangement similar to that with the Sunshine Tour in South Africa — where seven events are co-sanctioned — or something more formal has yet to be determined.

But it’s surely good news for European Tour members, who were given an outline of the plans at the Qatar Masters recently. If events with the prestige of the Australian Open, the Aussie Masters and the Australian PGA Championship made their way on to the schedule in December, it would be a significant upgrade on the slim offerings at the moment.