Paul Casey believes there is ‘huge merit’ if either European-born Rory McIlroy or Russell Knox being appointed Chairman of the PGA Tour’s Players Advisory Committee (PAC).
The PAC represents the interests of every single player competing on the PGA Tour and with committee answering directly to PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan.
Present PAC chairman Charley Hoffman is standing down and with McIlroy, Knox and American Kevin Streelman in the running to take over the role from Hoffman.
Players have been voting and have to 11th February to cast their vote.
Paul Casey suggesting the vote of either Rory McIlroy or Russell Knox will be ideal as new Chairman on the PGA Tour’s Players Advisory Committee
Casey, and who is also a member of the 16-player PAC committee, was asked ahead of this week’s Saudi International if, and in light of news of a new step forward in European Tour and PGA Tour relations if the appointment of McIlroy and Knox could benefit those many European-born players competing on golf’s richest stage.
“Yeah, I can see huge merit,” said Casey.
“It’s a voting process. So there’s nothing — I don’t speak out of turn, but I actually think the PGA Tour would like that. If you speak to Monahan, he would love to see Russell or Rory in that position. It gives a very different perspective.
“I sit on the PAC over there, and yeah, you’ve got to have that — here we are in Saudi this week. You’ve got to have that international perspective, haven’t you. Either one of those guys, Rory is obviously a little higher stature in the game, but I’m not sure that matters that much. You just want to have perspective.
“So I hope they — I voted. I know who I voted for (smiling)”.
And it was pointed out by this journalist that Russell also is very popular among many players, and from many different, nations on the PGA Tour..
“Russell is very popular. Yeah, he is,” said Casey.
“Either one of them would be — are an asset to golf, and either one of them would be an asset in that position. And I think, yeah, the PGA Tour, no question their strength and their position in the game.
“But with this new alliance with Europe, I kind of think it’s important they would want him in that position”.
