Norman says golfers should take pay cut

[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.