Time ripe for Major move

Consider a couple of scenes from the golf world this year, with emphasis on ‘world’.

Inbee Park began her bid to become the first golfer to capture four straight Majors in one season by teeing off at 7am in the opening round at St Andrews. It was a strange starting time for the star attraction — except it was prime time in South Korea.

Luke Guthrie had just started his second PGA Tour season when he packed his bags, along with a two-litre bottle of Mountain Dew for his caffeine fix, and flew from Las Vegas to Shanghai for a European Tour event just for the experience. He nearly won. Hello, China.