Martin Kaymer finds it strange that Rory McIlroy and Lee Westwood have decided to take up PGA Tour membership next season.
‘I just don’t know why Rory and Lee go back and forth and that to me seems a little strange,’ Kaymer said, according to Reuters. ‘One year they are on the PGA Tour and next they’re not. But it’s their decisions and they can make up their own minds.’
A year ago, both McIlroy and Westwood - managed by ‘Chubby’ Chandler and International Sports Management - declined PGA Tour membership. Both players had derided the Tour’s membership requirements in public comments.
In August, McIlroy made known his intention to rejoin the PGA Tour, saying the docket of courses suited his style of play. McIlroy left ISM in October, moving to Dublin-based Horizon Sports Management, in a decision Westwood termed ‘bizarre.’
This week, Westwood announced his decision through ISM.
Kaymer already announced he will not take PGA Tour membership for 2012, saying the travel required to play the U.S. and European tours would be too onerous. He can still play up to 11 times on the PGA Tour next season.