Solheim Cup Scheduling Clash Sparks Golf Calendar Criticism

Professional golf's scheduling has been criticized for clashing the Solheim Cup and the Amgen Irish Open. The Solheim Cup, a women's team tournament, is being held alongside the Amgen Irish Open, a DP World Tour event.

The two events are taking place in Europe, with the Solheim Cup tied at 4-4 going into the second day and the morning foursomes on Saturday expected to be close. Fans are having to choose between watching the team tournament or an individual golf event, where home favorite Shane Lowry is leading by three.

Some Golf Monthly writers believe that the men's circuits should take a back seat and let the Solheim Cup have its own weekend. They argue that the women's tournament has grown into one of the biggest events in golf and deserves undivided attention.

Others suggest that scheduling is tough, but the powers-that-be could have avoided pitting the two events against each other. The men's tours consistently ignore the bigger picture, dropping PGA Tour Signature Events on top of women's Majors, which inevitably robs the women's game of undivided attention.