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Old 02-25-2009, 05:09 AM
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http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=3932116
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Old 02-25-2009, 05:41 AM
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i guess multi-multi-millionaires can say that.
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Old 02-25-2009, 05:48 AM
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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.
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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.
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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
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Old 02-25-2009, 07:38 AM
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Wow, I'm glad we don't have that problem in horse racing!
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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.
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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
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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.
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