We need a superstar to emerge from the pack

If the media drives sport and most of the money generated comes from TV broadcasting rights then it’s hardly surprising that professional sport worldwide has always been a star-driven enterprise dominated by the world’s greatest athletes.

Just as the NBA has Michael Jordan and LeBron James, the NFL has Joe Montana and Tom Brady. And golf has had its fair share of box office superstars - from Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and more recently, Tiger Woods. Big draws who drive attendances, create fanbases, generate column inches and get more of the general public watching tournaments.

Holding court between one superstar and the next are those brilliant players who bridge the gap – Hall of Fame golfers like Nick Faldo, Greg Norman and, dare I say it, even Phil Mickelson.