Norman says golfers should take pay cut

[golfer]

http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=3932116

[ddthetide]

Originally Posted by golfer

http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=3932116

i guess multi-multi-millionaires can say that.

[golfer]

The fact of the matter is, the PGA Tour is one major sweet-heart deal to begin with, volunteers running and working the tournaments. If their revenue drops due to the economy, you can bet they will decrease purses.

[Bigsmc]

They will get cut soon enough, unless the economy makes a magic 180 turn. Sponsors are dropping like flies. If a tournament can't get a sponsor, they will have to shut down. The purses may stay the same, but the schedule may be shortened which lowers the overall money available.

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

They will get cut soon enough, unless the economy makes a magic 180 turn. Sponsors are dropping like flies. If a tournament can't get a sponsor, they will have to shut down. The purses may stay the same, but the schedule may be shortened which lowers the overall money available.

Same conversation applies to NASCAR....All sponsor driven

[TheSpyder]

Wow, I'm glad we don't have that problem in horse racing!

[ddthetide]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

They will get cut soon enough, unless the economy makes a magic 180 turn. Sponsors are dropping like flies. If a tournament can't get a sponsor, they will have to shut down. The purses may stay the same, but the schedule may be shortened which lowers the overall money available.

after i thought about it. golf could help themselves. instead of a winner getting $1mill. drop it to $800k, take the other $200k and spread it among the lower finishers. the guys just scrapping to get by.

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by ddthetide

after i thought about it. golf could help themselves. instead of a winner getting $1mill. drop it to $800k, take the other $200k and spread it among the lower finishers. the guys just scrapping to get by.

I don't know DD..That's a pretty liberal concept for a guy like you

[ddthetide]

Originally Posted by GBBob

I don't know DD..That's a pretty liberal concept for a guy like you

i'll say this athlete's are WAY over paid.

[3kings]

Originally Posted by ddthetide

after i thought about it. golf could help themselves. instead of a winner getting $1mill. drop it to $800k, take the other $200k and spread it among the lower finishers. the guys just scrapping to get by.

Darren,
I didn't look it up the exact number but the 130th guy on the money list scrapes by with over $200,000.

edit....I looked it up the top 211 players made over $150,000.

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by 3kings

Darren,
I didn't look it up the exact number but the 130th guy on the money list scrapes by with over $200,000.

edit....I looked it up the top 211 players made over $150,000.

That's really not a lot of money with travel expenses and paying the people backing you! Kev....need a little help here

[3kings]

Originally Posted by timmgirvan

That's really not a lot of money with travel expenses and paying the people backing you! Kev....need a little help here

Only the top 125 have full tour status. The 125th best golfer last year made over $841,248. Even with travel expenses, that is a pretty good living.

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by 3kings

Only the top 125 have full tour status. The 125th best golfer last year made over $841,248. Even with travel expenses, that is a pretty good living.

Correct...but only 200 golfers in the world are capable of that......so their entertainment value is better than ours

[Cannon Shell]

Why should golfers take a pay cut again? The last I knew they were payed based on the position they finished in each tournament. Get paid by performance? As Bigs said if the tour loses sponsors the purses will go down which will equate to a pay cut. Not to mention that the players will make less in straight sponsorship deals.

[Cannon Shell]

I just reread the original article. Norman is stupid enough to be a politician. Do you really think that if the PGA "scaled back" its prize money 20% or so it would make a guy without a job feel better? There is zero correlation to pro sports and real life. It is just a stupid concept, If my life sucks than i will feel better if someone elses makes less money. These guys should make as much as they can. The money they play for doesnt come from the coffers of the unemployed.

[gales0678]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

I just reread the original article. Norman is stupid enough to be a politician. Do you really think that if the PGA "scaled back" its prize money 20% or so it would make a guy without a job feel better? There is zero correlation to pro sports and real life. It is just a stupid concept, If my life sucks than i will feel better if someone elses makes less money. These guys should make as much as they can. The money they play for doesnt come from the coffers of the unemployed.

and as soon as they are hurt it's over chuck , it's not like they can be sent out to stud for a fee

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by gales0678

and as soon as they are hurt it's over chuck , it's not like they can be sent out to stud for a fee

The whole theory that because the economy is bad that successful people should feel guilty because they are successful is insane.

[gales0678]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

The whole theory that because the economy is bad that successful people should feel guilty because they are successful is insane.

here comes the re-distribution , believe me i will have my hand out

[Danzig]

i think norman just is looking for a way to pay less to his ex...so he came up with this.

[gales0678]

Originally Posted by Danzig

i think norman just is looking for a way to pay less to his ex...so he came up with this.

i think he already settled with her