WSJ: "Why Is Tony Romo Playing on the PGA Tour?"

Thanks to reader John for Brian Costa's excellent synopsis of the many dimensions to Tony Romo's PGA Tour sponsor's invite in the Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship.

Romo, who tees off 8:10 am, was his usual to-the-point self, though clearly guarded about the reasons for why this week to take an exemption.

Organizers of the Dominican tournament—which is running opposite the more prestigious WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play in Austin, Texas—declined to answer questions about why they invited Romo. Romo’s agent did not respond to questions about how the invite came about.

At a news conference in February, Romo said he hoped that PGA Tour pros would withhold any skepticism until they see him play.

“It’s not rocket science,” Romo said. “If you can hit a golf ball and you can hit it—if you hit a 5-iron, you hit it 205 yards and you can put it to a back-right pin and fade it in there, they’re going to respect you. And if you can’t, then you’ll probably get some blowback.”