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PGA Tour veteran Charley Hoffman has expressed his frustration with a number of elite level golfers in an open letter to the membership.

In the letter to PGA Tour members, Hoffman shared his disappointment at an apparent lack of commitment to the US-based circuit by some of the tour’s players.

The letter, shared by Golf.com’s Sean Zak, addresses pace of play, the effectiveness of the Aon Swing 5 initiative, and a perceived lack of commitment from some players to the Tour’s core events.

Hoffman’s criticised individuals who, while advocating for fewer tournaments, still manage to play in non-PGA Tour events such as the TGL or the DP World Tour’s Race to Dubai.

He stated” “If we truly care about strengthening our Tour, we should be supporting as many PGA Tour events as we can.

“Many of you keep saying you want to play fewer events, yet you still find time for TGL, Race to Dubai, and other non-PGA Tour events, and that’s going to continue regardless of field size.

Just last week, AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am winner Rory McIlory called for fewer events on the PGA Tour’s rota.

Six-time Race to Dubai winner reckons the PGA Tour has been diminished due to the number of events on the schedule.

He also believes the game is oversaturated for the consumer before calling for an NFL-style, shorter season.

He said in 2023 that he played too few events before upping his schedule last year.

He said: “I think it [the tour] already has been diminished.

“I think there’s space for all of this.

“Yeah, I can see when the golf consumer might get a little fatigued of everything that’s sort of available to them.

“So to scale it back a little bit and maybe have a little more scarcity in some of the stuff that we do, like the NFL, I think mightn’t be a bad thing.

“But look, I would much rather sit down and watch real golfers play real tournaments and that’s just my opinion.

“That to me is more entertaining. But I understand that other people want something different and that’s totally fine as well.”

The Northern Irishman’s comments may be perceived as contradictory by some after the launch of the simulator TGL league in January.

Four-time major winner McIlroy is one of the founders, alongside golf legend Tiger Woods.

Hoffman also questioned the recent emergence of Signature events, and closed off fields in recent years on the tour.

He added: “The best competition happens when the best players go head-to-head in a deep, competitive field — not in small, limited-entry events that leave deserving players on the outside looking in.

“This Tour was built on open competition, where anyone with the game to compete has a chance to prove it against the best.

“That’s what has made our Tour special for generations, and we need to keep pushing for that.

“At the end of the year, only 100 of us will keep our cards. We all start the season at zero in the FedEx Cup Point standings, and every single one of us has the chance to be the FedEx Cup champion.

“Let’s come together, put on a great show for our fans by giving them the strongest competitions, and keep the PGA Tour moving in the right direction.”

KYM Marsh has revealed her ‘real name’ and why she changed it before fame.

Chatting to EastEnders star Michael Greco, who played Beppe di Marco between 1998 and 2002, Kym has shared several secrets from her time in Coronation Street.

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Kym Marsh has revealed her real name[/caption]

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The stunning star also spilled on some behind-the-scenes Corrie secrets while chatting on the radio show[/caption]

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Kym Marsh chatted to Michael Greco on Suffolk Sound this week[/caption]

Appearing on Suffolk Sound Michael is covering Chloe Rivers’ radio show – Through the Morning with Chloe Rivers – for two weeks.

It was his debut show today and his first phone guest was Kym Marsh.

Revealing her “real name”, Kym said: “I was Kimberly with an I from birth, but I changed my name as I decided it was really boring.

“I changed it to Kym with a ‘y’ because I thought it was really cool.

“It took my Dad about 10 years to start writing my name with a y!”

She also dished on behind-the-scenes secrets of Coronation Street.

Kym played the role of Michelle Connor on the hit ITV soap from 2006 to 2019.

“I was only supposed to be in Coronation Street for four episodes, I didn’t even have a surname, I was just Michelle,” she revealed in the chat.

“I later got a permanent place and the surname Connor,” Kym added.

CORONATION STREET SECRETS

“When I first started I was in the green room and walked past Bill Roache and in my head was like ‘Oh my God, it’s Ken Barlow!’.

“Beverley Callard (who played Liz McDonald) was so lovely. She really took me under her wing and made me feel really at ease,” she went on to dish.

Kym is starring in Abigail’s Party in Manchester’s Royal Exchange.

Rehearsals start on March 3 and the show opens April 4 with it running until May 17.

EXCITING ACTING STINT

Speaking on Chloe Rivers’ show with Michael Greco, she said: “I’m so excited, it’s my debut at the Exchange and I’ll be playing Beverley Moss, it’s such an iconic play so a complete win win for me.

“I’m beside myself, just cant wait. There is something so freeing about paying another character, living someone else life for a little bit.”

LONGTIME PALS WITH MICHAEL GRECO

Back in 2016, Kym opened up on why she healed a bitter feud she had with Hollyoaks actress Steph Waring two years after she began dating her ex.

Kym, who split with Steph’s ex Dan Hooper in December 2015, elaborated on the pair’s reconciliation at the time – with her even chatting about Michael Greco in the process.

“I’ve known her new boyfriend Michael Greco for years. He was really good friends with Jack Ryder, as they were in EastEnders at the same time,” she said at the time.

Kym was married to Jack, who played Jamie Mitchell in EastEnders, for seven years until 2009.

She added: “I saw Michael and he was with Steph so she and I ended up catching up properly, which was nice.

“Steph and I have obviously had our differences in the past, but I’m a big believer in letting things go and moving on.

“There was no awkwardness, it was good to talk. Steph and Michael seem happy and loved up. I wish them lots of luck together!”

Listen at suffolksound.com or on your DAB/Smart Speaker.

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Kym shared which Corrie star took her under their wing when she joined the soap[/caption]

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Michael Greco starred in EastEnders in the late 90s and early noughties[/caption]

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