PGA Tour winner slams the look of the leaderboard at Mexico Open

One-time PGA Tour winner Mark Lye has labelled the look of the leaderboard at the Mexico Open as a "new low" for the circuit.

PGA Tour rookies Jake Knapp and Sami Valimaki battled out the Mexico Open at Vidanta with Knapp pulling clear on the back nine to win by two.

Knapp scooped the first prize of $1.45m and secured his playing privileges on the PGA Tour for the next couple of seasons on top of book his place in all the remaining Signature Events on the 2024 season. 

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Stephan Jaeger, Justin Lower and CT Pan finished in a tie for third five strokes off the pace. 

Tournament-favourite Tony Finau was the highest-ranked player in the field at World No.24 but the defending champion finished in T13.

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But for some critics, the leaderboard lacked star appeal. 

⛳️ #NEW: 1 time PGA TOUR winner Mark Lye took to social media during the Mexico Open to comment on the quality of field: "I don’t know how the PGA Tour can defend this leaderboard in Mexico. Very good players, but who the hell are they??? This is a new low…."



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Lye, who won 1983 Bank of Boston Classic on the PGA Tour, considers it was one of the worst-looking leaderboards on the circuit for some time. 

I don’t know how the PGA Tour can defend this leaderboard in Mexico. Very good players, but who the hell are they??? This is a new low….

— mark lye (@letitflye) February 24, 2024

During the final-round coverage of the Mexico Open, Lye tweeted: 

Lye was hired as an analyst on SiriusXM in 2015.

He was then fired from his position in 2022 following negative comments about women's sports. 

What did you make of the Mexico Open leaderboard? Did you enjoy the action or was it something of a turn-off for you? Which circuit has the better players in 2024 - PGA Tour or LIV Golf? Share your thoughts and comments over on the GolfMagic social media channels. 

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