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#Golfmos: Did You Know PGA Players Get $500K Min Salary. Missed Cut = $0 = Flame
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Date: July 27th, 2025 8:28 AM Author: Bat shit crazy nibblets rightly so.
https://www.golfmonthly.com/features/do-pga-tour-players-earn-a-salary |
Date: July 27th, 2025 9:09 AM Author: Electric meetinghouse foreskin Interesting and I didn’t know about this change. Assume it’s because of the Saudis poaching. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5755129&forum_id=2#49134275) |
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Date: July 27th, 2025 11:20 AM Author: Bat shit crazy nibblets Must be. I don’t understand how there could be $0 prize money for half the guys in any given field when these tournaments are making billions. I get you want to incentivize guys to perform, but there’s enough pressure with just keeping your your card that these guys aren’t gonna slack off. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5755129&forum_id=2#49134500) |
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Date: July 27th, 2025 11:50 AM Author: Electric meetinghouse foreskin It’s always been that way though and was an interesting part of the culture. Arnold Palmer was famous for flying his own plane to get between events. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5755129&forum_id=2#49134539) |
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Date: July 27th, 2025 11:52 AM Author: Bat shit crazy nibblets I get the culture … but these billion dollar TV contracts are a new thing. If everyone else is getting rich, why shouldn’t the players? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5755129&forum_id=2#49134542) |
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Date: July 27th, 2025 12:25 PM Author: Electric meetinghouse foreskin It’s fine I suppose. Not like it changes my life in any way. The LIV format (shotgun start, 3 rounds, teams) isn’t compelling to me and I do wish they would unify in some way. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5755129&forum_id=2#49134617) |
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Date: July 27th, 2025 12:29 PM Author: Wine Juggernaut Crackhouse i dont think tournaments make "billions" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5755129&forum_id=2#49134628) |
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Date: July 27th, 2025 12:36 PM Author: Bat shit crazy nibblets they're grossing in the billions each year from sponsorships / tv deals
interesting read:
https://paddockpost.com/2023/06/13/how-revenue-is-spent-at-the-pga-tour-2021/?utm_source=chatgpt.com |
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Date: July 28th, 2025 9:24 AM Author: Emerald Fear-inspiring Mad-dog Skullcap Are they really trying to poach guys who aren't breaking $500K in winnings? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5755129&forum_id=2#49136846) |
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Date: July 27th, 2025 11:55 AM Author: Electric meetinghouse foreskin Michael Kim is a great follow for anyone interested in behind the ropes life on tour. He goes into finances, sponsorships, minutia of what the tournament experience is like for a journeyman player.
https://x.com/mike_kim714?s=11&t=A2eZu-Tud2a44kJFv3Hpaw |
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Date: July 27th, 2025 12:37 PM Author: Bat shit crazy nibblets ive poasted about him before. 180 nowag. we should get him an xo moniker. most fascinating insight into any sport i've ever seen (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5755129&forum_id=2#49134648) |
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Date: July 27th, 2025 12:28 PM Author: Transparent organic girlfriend therapy Golf is the most egalitarian major sport. If you can do it, you can play and make great money. That's one of the things that always struck me about Happy Gilmore - it's basically realistic. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5755129&forum_id=2#49134625) |
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Date: July 27th, 2025 12:38 PM Author: Bat shit crazy nibblets sure, but that's not the issue itt (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5755129&forum_id=2#49134654) |
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Date: July 27th, 2025 12:50 PM Author: Transparent organic girlfriend therapy what is? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5755129&forum_id=2#49134691) |
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Date: July 27th, 2025 12:54 PM Author: Bat shit crazy nibblets the issue is whether how much the ~100-125th best golfers in the world get compensated (and the tangential issue of how much they should get compensated), not whether the pro golf world is a meritocracy. i think everyone realize golf is very meritocratic. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5755129&forum_id=2#49134707) |
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Date: July 27th, 2025 12:49 PM Author: azure jew dingle berry NBA scrubs who play like 10 minutes a game at best make more than top golf guys who work their asses off every day. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5755129&forum_id=2#49134688) |
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Date: July 27th, 2025 12:53 PM Author: Bat shit crazy nibblets holy shit nba min salary: a rookie is 1.2m and a 3 yr veteran is 2.3m
https://www.spotrac.com/nba/cba/minimum
the top golfers are certainly making way more esp w endorsements, but yeah youve got a point |
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Date: July 27th, 2025 12:53 PM Author: gaped slap-happy market antidepressant drug Wow that's a really good point, you stupid fucking imbecile (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5755129&forum_id=2#49134702) |
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Date: July 28th, 2025 6:01 AM Author: azure jew dingle berry Have you ever played a round with under 40 putts and/or under 5 hours? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5755129&forum_id=2#49136552) |
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Date: July 28th, 2025 6:09 AM Author: Floppy Jet-lagged Filthpig People Who Are Hurt Hold a golf club 1 time and we can talk. I would kick the shit out of you right now (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5755129&forum_id=2#49136559) |
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Date: July 28th, 2025 8:06 AM Author: azure jew dingle berry is your strategy to wear your opponents down by lining up your fourth and fifth putts like it's the Masters and refusing to play in under 5 hours? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5755129&forum_id=2#49136697) |
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Date: July 28th, 2025 8:16 AM Author: 180 shitlib The average NBA career is 4.8 years whereas golfers can easily go for 10-20, and can teach afterwards or be a club somewhere nice. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5755129&forum_id=2#49136709) |
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Date: July 28th, 2025 8:19 AM Author: Bat shit crazy nibblets Relatedly, What’s the median PGA card carrying time? I’m sure middling guys in the bottom half of the money list don’t keep their cards for so long. Sure some manage to be mediocre for 20 years and hang around I’m sure. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5755129&forum_id=2#49136713) |
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Date: July 28th, 2025 8:10 AM Author: Sadistic bronze trailer park mad cow disease The PGA is a total racket and deserves everything they got from LIV (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5755129&forum_id=2#49136700) |