The PBA tour is almost non-existent. Why over spend on a staff of players that a small fraction of bowlers would see?
If it was still in the 1990s I could see it still being a worth while expense.
THIS
Yea, some of us hard heads still try to keep up with it, but the general public? Nah.
Last tournament I watched had maybe 50-75 people milling around in the place, and that included the staff.
American bowlers are better known overseas than they are here anymore. Over there, bowling still seems to be considered a big deal, and bowlers revered as athletes, not looked at like oddities.