Danny Willett brands the European Tour’s vision of playing under floodlights a ‘useless idea’

DANNY WILLETT branded the European Tour’s vision of playing under floodlights a “useless idea”.

The Tour’s chief executive, Keith Pelley, is keen to try out the lights at Antalya’s Regnum course, where the Turkish Airlines Open is taking place.

But Masters champion Willett insisted: “That would be a useless idea.

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“As soon as you hit a ball above the floodlights you’ve lost track of it, which is really off-putting.

“And reading greens under lights is too difficult. You wouldn’t want to play for money under those circumstances.”

Pelley said: “The guys I’ve spoken to love it. We will do something fun next year under the lights.”

Willett is joint-21st in Turkey after a two-under first-round 69, five behind leader George Coetzee.