Real players competing on real golf courses for real stakes. That's all it takes. During a time in which professional golf decision makers are pulling hair out of their heads trying to whip together the best product imaginable -- while also aiming to appease partners, squeeze every last dollar out of the venture and "grow the game" -- the Australian Open proved just how simple it can be to put on an entertaining golf event.

Amid a winter weekend in the Northern Hemisphere, three different golf tournaments were held across three different continents: Tiger Woods' Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas, the DP World Tour's Nedbank Challenge in South Africa and the Australian Open at Royal Melbourne.

"It's incredible," shared Rory McIlroy. "I said to Adam [Scott] walking up the first [hole tha

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