Ty Tryon is going to first stage tour school next week. The youngest player ever to qualify for the tour at 17 he waited till 18 to play Didn't play well on Tour then went to Nationwide in 2004 didn't play well there either. This year (2005) He spent on the HOOTERS tour and finished 88th on the money list making a dismal $10,000. Does anyone know what else he did?? Lets hope he finds his game and qualifies for the Tour again.
Ty Tryon is going to first stage tour school next week. The youngest player ever to qualify for the tour at 17 he waited till 18 to play Didn't play well on Tour then went to Nationwide in 2004 didn't play well there either. This year (2005) He spent on the HOOTERS tour and finished 88th on the money list making a dismal $10,000. Does anyone know what else he did?? Lets hope he finds his game and qualifies for the Tour again.
Ty Tryon is a perfect example of a young player that has the physical tools to play on the PGA Tour but not the mental side of the game in terms of toughness, and the ability to overcome adversity. At this point lets hope he has enough confidence in his game and he's matured enough to stage a comeback.
I got to have an interesting conversation with a guy who just retired from the Champions Tour. He runs a golf shop in Little Rock AR now. He said that the PGA tour is changing. He stopped playing because on the champion’s tour and the PGA tour they are cutting down on exemptions and…. in his case…. the Monday qualifiers. He said it was his option that on the champions tour Fuzzy Zellor and alike did not like nobodies qualifying to play on the champions tour and basically cutting into Fuzzies cash flow. So now to get on the Champions tour you basically have to come from the big tour first. Also the Q-schools are cutting down on the numbers that can qualify. They have raised….or are going to raise the number of qualifiers from the nations wide tour to get into the PGA tour.
So the days of a Ty Tyron may be bleak. The Q-school will always be there but the slots are getting smaller. He thinks it is getting to the point that you have to come from small tour to go anywhere. It will be interesting to see if what he said comes to pass.
He went to the Canadian tour Q-School and failed to qualify. But thats the only other thing I know.
Did he graduate from high school ? I don't want to be a wet blanket, but at the rate he's going he'll need to start thinking about a new line of work shortly.
I got to have an interesting conversation with a guy who just retired from the Champions Tour. He runs a golf shop in Little Rock AR now. He said that the PGA tour is changing. He stopped playing because on the champion’s tour and the PGA tour they are cutting down on exemptions and…. in his case…. the Monday qualifiers. He said it was his option that on the champions tour Fuzzy Zellor and alike did not like nobodies qualifying to play on the champions tour and basically cutting into Fuzzies cash flow. So now to get on the Champions tour you basically have to come from the big tour first. Also the Q-schools are cutting down on the numbers that can qualify. They have raised….or are going to raise the number of qualifiers from the nations wide tour to get into the PGA tour.
So the days of a Ty Tyron may be bleak. The Q-school will always be there but the slots are getting smaller. He thinks it is getting to the point that you have to come from small tour to go anywhere. It will be interesting to see if what he said comes to pass.
You know, I'd really hate to see this come to fruition. I think one of the better aspects of golf is the "dream" like the U.S. Open. That on any given day, it could be your day to shine.
Especially the Champions Tour. Whether they like it or not, I'm really not interested in seeing all the "former" PGA players collect a check. They should have done better earlier. I really like when "Mr. Tom/John/Harry/Grneye" from "nowhere" gets to collect a check.
I'd also like to see the Monday Qualifiers expanded. Why not make the entire field qualify in? It would make some of those "lower" "check collecting" individuals work harder to fend off a hungry qualifier once in awhile.
Now THAT would make some interesting golf.
Just my opinion mind you. <so this is what it feels like to get old and cranky>
I got to have an interesting conversation with a guy who just retired from the Champions Tour. He runs a golf shop in Little Rock AR now. He said that the PGA tour is changing. He stopped playing because on the champion’s tour and the PGA tour they are cutting down on exemptions and…. in his case…. the Monday qualifiers. He said it was his option that on the champions tour Fuzzy Zellor and alike did not like nobodies qualifying to play on the champions tour and basically cutting into Fuzzies cash flow. So now to get on the Champions tour you basically have to come from the big tour first. Also the Q-schools are cutting down on the numbers that can qualify. They have raised….or are going to raise the number of qualifiers from the nations wide tour to get into the PGA tour.
So the days of a Ty Tyron may be bleak. The Q-school will always be there but the slots are getting smaller. He thinks it is getting to the point that you have to come from small tour to go anywhere. It will be interesting to see if what he said comes to pass.
Well I think that the situations of the "Champions" Tour & the PGA Tour are vastly different. With all due respect to you're acquaintance's views, for the Champions Tour it's a matter of their cash flow and survival more-so than Fuzzy's or any one individual's. They're having trouble selling their product and one of the primary reasons is the golf viewing public doesn't know half of these guys. Forget about you're the heart-warming stories about the guy who finally makes it after 50... like an Allen Doyle, just look at the top 10 - Quigley, Weibring, Jenkins, McNulty, Hatalsky. Your casual golf viewing fan couldn't pick them out of a line-up and these are guys who made a living on the PGA Tour when they were younger. They need the "stars". Look at the way they promoted Curtis Strange before this season and he hadn't done anything in over 15 years. I think he finally got his 1st top 5 a few weeks ago. I'd expect them to do whatever they can to make it as comfortable as possible for the "names" for the foreseeable future.
Bolt Fore: the only thing I know about Ty is that he won the "skills challenge" on TV two years ago. And then he vanished from site. So we know he's got some pretty good talent. Or at least he did.
It is kind of funny how the PGA TOUR publicly makes it sound like ability and practice will get you there but unfortunately, behind the scenes, that is not the case. I know about a dozen people that routinely score better than the "fringe" players but can't get a break because of the "closed shop." For instance, I moved to the Carolinas section because of the increased chances of qualifying for tournaments...you have to be a Class A PGA Member employed in a Carolinas Section Facility. This eliminates all of the Nationwide TOUR players and PGA Apprentices from even attempting. Usually there are about 30-40 players trying for the 2 spots vs. Doral this year where over 100 tried for the two spots there.
Wazmankg hit the nail on the head with his Champion's Tour observation. An occasional "Cinderella Story" is a good thing but sponsors want to see the big names that will draw an audience. IMO the Champion's Tour is headed down a very steep slope. The "names" they'll need to keep fan interest (current PGA players 48 or older) have made their millions on tour and won't need to rely on the Champion's Tour for a retirement nest egg. I used to be a huge fan of the Champions Tour but they lost me when Bruce Fleisher/Hale Irwin started winning everything and they locked Chi-Chi out.
I really don't watch the Champions tour much myself and it was intresting to talk to a guy who had been there. From what JC is saying it sounds like there is some truth in what this guy told me. I think there needs to be a mixture of both the old and the new. I say don't close down the spots coming out of the Q-school for the new guys.
I'd say it might soon be time to start "Tryon" to find a new career. Seriously, I hope it works out well for the young man...a shame that he got ahead of himself and it blew up in his face. There's no denying talent, but I guess we've seen that he lacks the mental toughness at this point to make a big splash in professional golf. Perhaps that'll soon change, but I wouldn't be on it.
October 12th, 2005, 01:45 PM
I really like when "Mr. Tom/John/Harry/Grneye" from "nowhere" gets to collect a check. 
<so this is what it feels like to get old and cranky> 
Seriously, I hope it works out well for the young man...a shame that he got ahead of himself and it blew up in his face. There's no denying talent, but I guess we've seen that he lacks the mental toughness at this point to make a big splash in professional golf. Perhaps that'll soon change, but I wouldn't be on it. 
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