Bjorn on the brink of resigning

THOMAS BJORN is on the verge of resigning as chairman of the European Tour’s players committee just a week after his scathing attack on Pádraig Harrington.

The news came on the eve of the Portugal Masters, where both are playing, and also the day before a meeting of the committee to discuss a possible tightening up of Tour rules.

“I’ve been thinking about this for a while,” said Bjorn. “I’ve not officially resigned yet, but I am 90% there and it will take some convincing for me to continue. It’s absolutely not to do with Pádraig. To be fair to myself and my golf I have too much to deal with.