Nicolas Colsaerts laments PGA Tour’s lack of camaraderie
For long-hitting Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts, two seasons on the PGA Tour was enough to send him back home to the European Tour.
The 32-year-old, who was a breakout star at the 2012 Ryder Cup, tried his hand in the States, but didn’t find the results or the camaraderie he sought. In that time, Colsaerts went from 36th in the world, where he ended 2012, to 140th. He’s dropped to a present level of No. 187.
Colsaerts compared the culture of the PGA Tour to that of the European Tour, and it’s clear he’s happy to be back on home continent soil.
“Here, there are always guys to have dinner with or share a drink with. It’s more like a Tour,” Colsaerts told the U.K.’s Express. “In America, it’s just a circus.”
The Belgian felt a cold reception even before competition began each week, something that disappointed him.
“People on the range say hello – none of that stuff happens in America,” he said. “They are there to be serious, do their stuff and go home whereas here it is much more relaxed and human. People are just real. It is such a different deal in America.”
The return to his home tour has been good for Colsaerts. He feels he’s close to regaining form and confidence.
“I’m not totally back yet in the mind. I see signs but it will take a bit of time,” he said. “I just hope it doesn’t take too long,”
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