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‘The Tour Is Dumb’: Golf Fans Hysterically Disapprove PGA Tour’s Decision as WGC Match Play Comes to an Unexpected End

Published 03/27/2023, 1:50 PM EDT

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The WGC Match Play tournament has finally come to an end. As per reports, this year marks the final edition of the legendary tournament. Fans have had a variety of reactions to the end of the event, and many were disappointed.  In fact, when Golf.com’s Claire Rogers recently shared a picture, fans had all kinds of recollections of the event. An event based entirely of matchups rather than on points scored on all holes during the course of a day, inevitably made the tournament exciting. 

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The PGA Tour has been hosting Match Play tournaments since 1999. It has always held great importance in the eyes of fans ever since some of the best players started being a part of the tournament. Moreover, the match plays have been the only WGC tournament being played in the last two years. On the other hand, the WGC Championship as well as the WGC Invitational were last played back in 2021.

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Unfortunately, the PGA Tour recently announced that the tournament will not be played next year. In his statements, PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan said, “For next season’s schedule, it didn’t work…But match play has been a staple out here. It’s been a staple of the DP World Tour. That will certainly be a consideration as we go forward”.

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The announcement has come as a shock to numerous golf fans around the world. Moreover, several golf enthusiasts have been sharing all kinds of responses to the news on social media. And adding to these responses, Golf.com’s Claire Rogers shared a picture of a gravestone with a big logo representing the ‘WGC Dell Technologies Match Play’.

And not just that. She even quoted an emotional piece of poetry to give the entire situation a rather hilarious turn. And fans didn’t leave the opportunity to make it even funnier with their epic reactions! Here’s how some of them responded:

However, there were others who said that the PGA Tour should anyhow consider continuing with the Match Play events. In fact, some even called the tour ‘dumb’ for putting an end to the WGC event!

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Well, it looks like Jay Monahan and the officials have already made up their minds. But fans are definitely not happy with the PGA Tour’s decision. Do you think the tour needs to reconsider ending the WGC events? Let us know in the comments section!

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Joydeep Singh

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Joydeep Singh is a Golf writer at EssentiallySports. Having completed his Bachelor's degree in Business Management, he possesses a writing experience of more than four years now. Having picked up on following golf for quite some time now, his favorite is the legendary Tiger Woods, whose games he just does not miss.
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