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AGAIN, golf is not a sport, it is a RECREATIONAL GAME. I've played the GAME, I know what it's like, and it's a lot like frisbee golf, just something you do to pass the time with your buddies. It can also be used as a sales tool to help you sell......lawyers makes under the table deals.......doctors exchange surgical techniques.....and the 18th green for high school kids having sex.

The guy does have some valid points, especially when you figure in all that goes into setting up and running a tournament.

I agree with him on one point for sure. As a PGA member you should be required to tee it up in at least 25 events per year. Wow,so only have to work slightly less than half the year. This means the top names on tour will have to start playing some of the lesser known events. More fan's get to see their favorite players,more tournaments get to have a better quality field. I know the top players will not all play the same 25 events so this will ensure that just about every tournament has an above average field.. It will also make sure to keep the top sponsors in the game because they know their tournament has a better chance of getting a quality field.

Hey Tom, why don't ypou win a few more times and get your name in the media as a winner in stead of a a WHINER. BOO HOO HOO!!!!! Get better let your game talk for you.

'Wow,so only have to work slightly less than half the year. " - TCopelin | 07/05/08, 02:02 PM

what a stupid comment. im pretty sure tiger and phil work harder than you ever have in your life, regardless of whether its on the range or in a tournament. they are spending more time working on their games when they arent playing in tournaments. obviously, i would love to play golf for a living, but you cant complain that they dont work enough.

Smack this guy up I should. Tiger has brought more money and attention to the sport than anyone in history. The paydays are higher for everyone on the tour due to Tiger.

So winning means your opinions are correct and not winning means your opinion is wrong? If his points are valid, they are valid regardless of how good a golfer he is.

Smack this guy up I should. Tiger has brought more money and attention to the sport than anyone in history. The paydays are higher for everyone on the tour due to Tiger.

YODA | 07/05/08, 08:05 PM
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Yoda !!!!!!!!! Yoda !!!!!!!!!!! Yoda!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "May the force always be with you" !!!!!!!!!!!!

Tom Pernice! It been 25 years since his name in news.

I highly disagree that the players should be required to participate in a certain number of events.

The players are independent contractors and should be allowed to play when they want where they want. They have sponsor obligations that they attend to and that means making it to your sponsors events whenever possible. They all pay entry fees to each event, so if they choose not to play and event they shouldn't be required to do so.

If they were employed by the team, like baseball, basketball, hockey and football players are, then they should be required to participate. Golfers are not employees of the PGA Tour. They are independent contractors. A golfer only makes money from his endorsements and the money he earns by his participation and placing in events. He does not get a salary from the PGA Tour.

While I don't think it should be required, I do think certain events should be attended by all available and qualified golfers whenever possible. The Tour Championship is one of these events.

Devo,

Do the world a favor and go bungee jumping sans the cord.

chapmaja, nice comment ~ you'v e earned your avtar.

These guys do pay their own freight. No other sport puts the financial risk for just participating on the participant. If a guy does not make the cut, he may not even wind up with enough $ to pay for his trip. in the pre tiger days my company used to have our conference at a well known tourney. we'd talk to some players. some were hand to mouth when their game was off.

Pernice is a d bag. shut up and win something.

Maybe this loser should ACTUALLY WIN A TOURNAMENT before criticizing anyone! what a d o u ch e!

I thought the headline said spews hot onions, I was wondering if they had the same problems that tomatoes have been having.

About the story... I've never heard of this scrub, he's a nobody, when he becomes a somebody I bet he would skip a few lame tourney's too