Lamenting The Passing of The BC Open

An editorial in the Greater Binghampton, NY Press and Sun Bulletin offers a glimpse into what a PGA Tour event can mean to a community—in this case, the BC Open. The BC has found itself eliminated from the 2007 PGA Tour schedule in favor of an event with a major corporate sponsor, which the BC didn’t have.

The PGA Tour did, however, hold out a carrot. Its possible that the BC could become a Champions Tour event—if it could find a corporate sponsor, which may be difficult considering that its opposite the Open Championship.