10 Rule Changes That Should Be Made In Sport

During the first two rounds of a golf tournament, you will generally see many of the top golfers in the world paired together in groups of three. This is done for both television purposes and to prevent attendees to the event being restricted when having to choose who to follow around the course.

A direct result of this is the rest of the field playing with fellow PGA or European Tour members that are not household names in front of a dozen spectators. The players in question may benefit from playing their game out of the public eye but that is not going to benefit them if they are at the top of the leaderboard on the Sunday.

Both tours have got it right with the rotation of tee times but changes should be made to how the pairings are formulated in order for every player to compete on a level playing field.

More often than not, a rookie or a relatively unknown player struggles during the latter stages of tournaments. It's unavoidable that pressure could get to them, but the golf authorities can go to lengths to avoid players having to deal with the increased attention in the company of the star names by giving them more opportunities to play alongside them in the early rounds.

This would not please television companies but players would develop at a faster rate and the same names wouldn't always feature at the top of the standings.