PJ87
Journeyman Pro
Do the players feed themsleves or is their food provided for them ?
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Do the players feed themsleves or is their food provided for them ?
D
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My employer doesn’t give me food.
why is a caddy different?
They tie there own success to their player.
If they want better they could always get a more successful bag.
PJ87
Journeyman Pro
Their are many professions that require workers to be away from home to provide food and board plus cover travel.
Majority of professions will cover these expenses
If you go to a fixed place of work they usually dont provide these.
As a rule of thumb.
BubbaP
Occasional Player of Golf
I have zero interest in joining the head butting that seems to keep affecting this thread, but thought would try to add to this.
I certainly wouldn't use the term 'terrible', but I'd say the Tour has had its critics in every decade since the 70s.
I think in many ways it is to be admired from a business sense, they have done very well - many would say at the expense of other tours.
One massive historical factor has been their tax exempt status - plenty on the 'net about that
https://www.realclearmarkets.com/ar...ng_that_the_pga_tour_is_a_charity_808930.html
https://www.espn.co.uk/espn/otl/sto...lp-fuel-giving-which-falls-industry-standards
I'm probably like many others in having come to accept the golf 'world order', and the convenience of the vast majority of top players on the Tour - with an often helpfully convenient tv viewing schedule for those in the UK. Status quo didn’t seem a bad place.
To be extremely clear, I am in no way trying to suggest this new thing is 'better'.
PJ87
Journeyman Pro
https://www.cbssports.com/golf/news...ral-event-but-not-in-the-way-you-might-think/
Balanced view, I agree that no matter what the majors will get even more special now.
Balanced view, I agree that no matter what the majors will get even more special now.
sunshine
Well-known member
This is a fair observation, but it’s the employer who covers the travel and subsistence costs of its employees.
The caddies are employed by their pro, not the tour.
Barking_Mad
Well-known member
Sam Horsfield was ranked 65th in the world and had already made £2.5m in 4 full years of being on tour. He's hardly the model of a struggling lower ranked tour pro.
Barking_Mad
Well-known member
Why don't you just come clean and admit you want more money in the game, regardless of who is splashing it out. It's OK to be the golf fan equivalent of Phil.
Mel Smooth
Hacker
Just seen something mentioned that Hovalnd and Harold Varner III could be joining the LIV, along with a few more, after the US Open has finished.
sunshine
Well-known member
Fair enough. Maybe they’re just kindred spirits ?
BubbaP
Occasional Player of Golf
I hope any further announcements are parked until after the trophy has been won.
D
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https://www.bunkered.co.uk/golf-news/usga-chiefs-considering-banning-liv-rebels-from-us-open
I didn’t think it would be long before the Majors got involved as well
I didn’t think it would be long before the Majors got involved as well
PJ87
Journeyman Pro
Wouldn't be an open it would become an invotational if they banned those already qualified.
Hovland would be cracking. He is a future major winner
Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
Pretty poor article in that link
I’m not pro or anti LIV but to say the USGA considered banning players is a load of rubbish, actually they just asked themselves, did playing an LIV event provide any grounds for a player to be disqualified from the US Open?
Answer was no
I’m not pro or anti LIV but to say the USGA considered banning players is a load of rubbish, actually they just asked themselves, did playing an LIV event provide any grounds for a player to be disqualified from the US Open?
Answer was no
PJ87
Journeyman Pro
Bryson has entry for 10 years from his win
If they try to ban them it's no longer an open . Same as the open
The masters can do what they want same as the PGA
Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
Funny you mention those two. Just read something else I didn't know
Of the 7 golf organisations that comprise the OWGR board for dishing out ranking points, 4 are American. How on earth did an imbalance like that come about in the first place
PJ87
Journeyman Pro
It's all very geared to America. The talent has pooled there for years because the money is so high
In my opinion only. This is why the PGA are so against Liv. They don't want their dominance challenged
Their fine with the DP world tour because they stay in their lane
Mel Smooth
Hacker
Greg Norman shared this on IG last night, guaranteed they'll be watching and discussing this in the locker room at the US Open today, and thinking, 'the guy is making a valid argument'
Foxholer
Blackballed
Except that's, technically, precisely what they did - and came up with the ruling 'No'!
It will likely be 'more difficult' for LIV attached players to qualify in future though, as they won't have access to the PGA Tour for 'qualifying points'.
And, as fairly usual for Bunkered, the article seemed more after a headline than actual information, so I agree... pretty poor article.
Foxholer
Blackballed
A reasonable, if very narrowly focused article. Basically, the guy is stating that money (compensation) should be the #1 driver - irrespective of the legitimacy of its source.
Rory's equally reasonable attitude, imo, is that, as long as players are being adequately compensated, it's the competition against the best in the world that's his most important driver.
FWIW, I doubt any of the US Open players will be watching that article for more thn a few seconds, if at all!!
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