Americans have no designs on Euro Tour

European Tour chief executive George O’Grady yesterday said “collaboration” with the PGA Tour would continue after both organisations stated that reports of an attempted buyout were incorrect.

Various reports claimed the US tour had made a bid for its European counterpart as frustration from players on this side of the Atlantic grows with the state of the game.

European Tour chief operating officer Keith Waters said on Tuesday: “The notion that the PGA Tour is somehow bidding to buy the European Tour is incorrect.”