Which isn’t too hard on this occasion, as it happens. Like just about everyone else, I suspect, I’d like to see the entry of common sense into the situation which has put professional golf worldwide into something of a state of limbo since LIV Golf came into being. That is the easy bit. The hard thing for me is figuring out exactly what I would like the hopefully brave new world to look like.

Here goes anyway. Assuming everyone is on the same page at the end/beginning of all this, I’d like to see a series of global swings – the biggest of which would be played in the United States; whether we like out or not, the PGA Tour is best at running tournaments. However, they should be running those tournaments outside of the NFL season, which dominates America’s consciousness when it is in full flow. In other words, when the likes of the Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers are playing, the rest of the golf world should have at it.

When it comes to Australia’s share of the mix, I’d say two events is enough if we are talking about a concept which travels the world. Elsewhere, South Africa would get one event. Japan, one. Maybe six in Asia and a dozen in Europe. Then the rest in the U.S Pragmatically, that probably reflects where the sponsorship money is most likely to come from. Plus, I’ve always felt the States and Asia are more “golfy” than Continental Europe. Go to, say, Germany and the man and woman in the street is more than likely to know nothing about golf. Football or soccer is the number-one game.

Which is not to say I see any need to change the month or so in the northern hemisphere summer when Europe dominates the scene, with the Irish Open, Scottish Open and the Open Championship as the centre-pieces. Throw in, say, the French Open and there is a run of truly great events.

So it is then that the U.S would retain its current position as the centre of professional golf worldwide. What has to change, however, is the attitude of that middle never extending beyond California and New England – that’s just stupid. Even within America, that needs to change. The Pacific North-West by way of example is an area which has long been neglected by the PGA Tour. And we should be in Canada a couple of times, now that I think of it.

That sort of circuit would allow players to adopt the type of schedule I see Rory McIlroy and Billy Horschel playing. They play mostly in the States, but travel a bit, too.

When it comes to LIV, I have to think there is a place for the Saudi-backed circuit, although I confess to not knowing exactly where that is. However, there is no doubt they have players of the highest class competing there. At the end of last year, I played in the group behind Joaquin Niemann in the Australian Open pro-am.

So we chatted on every second tee. He is definitely a legitimately world-class player. It annoys me that he is not playing against Scottie Scheffler a lot more often. I could say the same, of course, about Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka and Cam Smith.

Another thought: the World Golf Championships were actually a really good idea. In fact, the WGC-era corresponded closely with the Tiger Woods era. They were great events, even if they ultimately failed to live up to their names and didn’t travel enough outside the U.S. The match play was great. The event at Firestone was terrific. And the Am-Ex version was too, especially when it moved around. All featured the top 50 players in the world and maybe 20 others. To me, that’s a pretty good formula for any event outside of the majors. Twelve of them in any one year would have been a good number.

The PGA Tour should be running our "swing" tournaments outside of the NFL season, which dominates America's consciousness when it is in full flow. PHOTO: Getty Images.

Nothing is perfect, of course. If we use money as a measure, many of the biggest events in the game right now are without a significant number of the very best players. That is not sustainable, given that sponsors can hardly be asked to pay for a product which isn’t as good as it could be. They will want all of the best.

So it would be nice if someone who plays well enough has the choice to play anywhere. Even the Australian Open – which sadly doesn’t attract too many of the elite players these days – does get the likes of Niemann coming down to compete. It is great that the Australian public gets the chance to see him tee-up. He is worth watching. Likewise, Horschel’s enthusiasm for the DP World Tour is something to be encouraged in others. If someone like Justin Thomas went to the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth, the crowds would go ballistic.

However the talks between the Saudi Public Investment Fund, the PGA Tour and the various other investors pan out, that sort of scenario is something which must be encouraged. I remember watching the Bicentennial Classic in Melbourne when I was a kid. Fred Couples was there. Payne Stewart was there. Jack Nicklaus was there. I am not suggesting we need that every week, just that we need it more than we have been getting it lately.

As for field sizes, I like the idea that the number of players is getting smaller at PGA Tour events; 156 is way too many. I know people roll their eyes and argue that it can be done, but it is just too many cars on the road. It is the same at amateur level. If you go to any public course and the groups go off at seven-and-a-half minute intervals, you just know it’s going to take five-and-a-half hours to get round. Which is no fun.

One misgiving I do have in what I am proposing is that access to the tour could get harder and harder. It will be more difficult to get off and more difficult to get on. I don’t like that. Which is why, even if it can be construed as a negative for the DP World Tour, I like to see 10 players from Europe getting PGA Tour cards at the end of each season. That is a massive positive for the PGA Tour. They get 10 players whose body of work over the previous 12 months makes them more well-rounded than the average PGA Tour player.

The bottom line? While I understand the reluctance of most American players to give up their relatively easy existence in terms of travel, the game has to find ways to get more of them playing more often outside their home nation. That won’t be easy, of course. I get that. It can be argued that it’s a bit like asking everyone to give up their channel changers and go back to getting up out of their chairs to press the button on the television. But it needs to be done; let’s hope that it does.