During the acrimonious split between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf one phrase that consistently reappeared was ‘growing the game’. Those behind the breakaway league would often use it to explain how, initially at least, the shortened format behind LIV was going to open golf up to a new army of sports fans.
I could see their point but could also understand the collective eye-rolling from many quarters as the players simultaneously pocketed vast sums to make the switch. I’m not going to write about the validity, or otherwise, of that argument but instead I want to comment on why growing the game is becoming increasingly important for all of us.
