Pelley hopes the event helps golf, a sport that often appears beholden to tradition and history, align itself with the views of modern society.
“No question [that is the case], and that is what the modern world and society is saying. Let’s have men and women competing,” the Canadian added.
“We are working on a couple of other events, we have great relationships with the LPGA and the LET (Ladies European Tour).
“We need to be credible yet entertaining and those are the two descriptions that we use in everything that we are trying to do. This will be a very credible event, it’ll be very competitive, it’ll be very entertaining and that’s the formula for success.”
The female players will play off forward tees and the field will also include 11 men’s teams, featuring defending champions Denmark, who will again be represented by Lucas Bjerregaard and Thorbjorn Olesen.
One further wildcard team will be announced next month for the tournament, which will be structured in round-robin matches played using the Greensome alternate-shot format over six holes on Saturday, followed by knockout matches the next day.
“I think the potential of GolfSixes, the brand, the format is terrific, we saw that last year and this is the next step of that evolution. Going forward, yes, there’s no doubt it could grow into a full women’s and men’s event,” Pelley added.
“Everyone is trying to improve their product and if in fact we have a couple of events – or maybe as many as four events a year, who knows – that involve women and men playing together in different formats, then that’s something we need to explore.
“This is a good test ground for that.”
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