Golf Club in Palm Beach.Arranging one of golf’s biggest events in the middle of the soaring Florida summer though most probably was not the best idea, with players and fans forced to battle through temperatures of 36 celsius.
Most spectators were unsurprisingly put off from the event due to the soaring heat. In an incentive to draw fans in, tournament organisers reportedly offered fans a complimentary round at the PGA National course along with the purchase of a ticket, according to Sports Illustrated.
The PGA also grouped together the sport’s three biggest names, with Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Tom Watson playing as a threesome in another attempt to draw the crowds through the Florida gates.
With tournament organisers seemingly struggling to catch the attention of golf fans, a public relations firm took it into their own hands to spice up the event - unknowing to PGA bosses, according to The Palm Beach Post.During Thursday’s opening round the firm smuggled over a fashion model to the floating scoreboard located on the 18th hole water hazard.
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