The Golf Insiders Oct 12, 2016 Seg 3

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Host and Producer Holly G and The Golf Insiders Social Media Expert, EVVUS, Will Perry, are in the studio talking about the kickoff of the new 2016-2017 PGA Tour season and other golf news. 

In the third segment, Ted Johnson a journalist who lives in California and also blogs for The Golf Insiders, calls in to fill listeners in on what is on tap for the Safeway Open and Tiger Woods not playing in that event. 

Ted wanted to know what happened in three days. From the time Tiger committed to the event until the day he withdrew. There are a lot of really good golfers competing in the Safeway. Does it make him scared or does it make him smart? 

The event was big news and people bought tickets to the event who would not have and now are disappointed that they won't see Tiger.  The course requires accuracy off the tee and that is something that Tiger hasn't been that consistent with of late. The course is flat and somewhat tight and not that wide. Ted said keeping it in the fairway is very important playing this Robert Trent Jones course.

Holly asks Ted why Tiger may not have chosen to compete in one of the five other PGA Tour events in the wrap around season and instead waiting until the Hero World Challenge at the end of the year. Ted feel that Tiger wants to protect his confidence.

Ted says that there are about 40 players in the field that could win the Safeway and that compared to a few years ago when there were a core of 5-10 players dominated the Tour.