Dennis, just for the sake of argument, let's assume you and I were on the beach some time ago. We found an old lamp, rubbed it, and out popped a genie. She gave us only one wish, and instead of being selfish, we decided to wish for some billionaire to come along and sink a million dollars into our beloved sport of 3-cushion.
To our amazement, the wish was granted. What were we to say to the genie?
"STUPID WOMAN. YOU USED THE WRONG BILLIONAIRE."
I think that would not only be extremely rude, it would also qualify as an effort to be more catholic than the Pope.
This tournament will do a lot more than stroke a rich man's ego. It will be the shot in the arm the game is in dire need of, on the American continent even more than anywhere else.
The Crystal Kelly tournaments (1994 - 2011) were not streamed, the McCreery will be. We could look this gift horse in the mouth, or we could look forward to some mouth-watering 3-cushion in August.
And enjoy the irony: that the event was named after a tax man.