Masters 2010

[Kreth]

Originally Posted by captain53

While it is sponsor money they have huge guarantees and all they have to do is make the cut to collect a large sponsor check. Don't kid yourself they are just like every other pro athelete Except they don't even need to show up every week to make big $. I know of no other sport paying Millions of $ to players that only come play when they want to.

The only guys making millions on the PGA Tour are the proven players. Somebody like Ricky Barnes sure doesn't have that kind of deal.
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[longknocker]

Originally Posted by Kreth

The only guys making millions on the PGA Tour are the proven players. Somebody like Ricky Barnes sure doesn't have that kind of deal.
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The "Average" PGA Player Has To Perform Every Week Or He Doesn't Get Paid. There's No Other Sport Like It In That Respect.

Go Phil!

Originally Posted by longknocker

The "Average" PGA Player Has To Perform Every Week Or He Doesn't Get Paid. There's No Other Sport Like It In That Respect.

Go Phil!

You got this right. I have a friend of mine who use to caddy for some of the big boys and all the caddies talk about money. You don't make the cut you don't make diddley because you are spending it to stay in cheesy hotels and gas money and truck driver cantinas. You are there days before the tournaments so you are spending money every day and it gets pretty expensive. If you are lucky enough to get sponsered it's only because you are in the top 20...the rest are having to live on relatives and saved up money they are using when they work at local courses.

[captain53]

Originally Posted by Cigary

You got this right. I have a friend of mine who use to caddy for some of the big boys and all the caddies talk about money. You don't make the cut you don't make diddley because you are spending it to stay in cheesy hotels and gas money and truck driver cantinas. You are there days before the tournaments so you are spending money every day and it gets pretty expensive. If you are lucky enough to get sponsered it's only because you are in the top 20...the rest are having to live on relatives and saved up money they are using when they work at local courses.

10 years ago maybe but not today.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4fKHiL8nIw

Wow Tiger, you do suck

[Kreth]

Originally Posted by ChicagoWhiteSox

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4fKHiL8nIw

Wow Tiger, you do suck

Wish my game was good enough to get pissed about hitting the wrong part of the green.
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[captain53]

Originally Posted by Kreth

Wish my game was good enough to get pissed about hitting the wrong part of the green.
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[captain53]

Like I said don't kid yourself:

Just 20 years ago, Curtis Strange became the first golfer to win $1 million in a season. In 2007, 158 players passed that milestone: 99 on the PGA Tour, 15 on the Champions Tour, seven LPGA Tour players and 37 from assorted tours

Read More http://www.golfdigest.com/magazine/2...#ixzz0kkfAeD5y


In 2007 Jeff Overton was #99 on the tour and made over $1 million. Number 20 made $9.1 million and number 50 made $2.7 million

Who knows what Ricky Barnes makes he is barely good enough to stay on the tour and does not regularly even make the cut.