Greg Norman has always been a man who spoke his mind. For decades he has challenged the PGA tour authorities. It has always been real hard to make the PGA tour. Only the top 125 in the money list as well as the top 20 in the Corn Ferry tour get to play on the tour the following year with the exception of players who have won tournaments in the previous years.
Norman's biggest beef with the PGA tour has been since it is so hard to be a member you should at least make some money even if you do not make the 36 hole cut. And Norman is right. The pay scale has always been top heavy at a PGA tournament. If you succeed and make the tour you should make money even if you do not make the cut.
The PGA ruling body are like most Authority figures though. They do what they want and damned to those who disagree.
Well, what does Greg Norman do? He goes to the Saudi's and sets up a new golf tour paying 10 times what the PGA tour is paying.
The result is 1 defection after another of world class players. If the defections continue into the future the PGA tour could be in for trouble.
Greg Norman is a rebel. And rebels is what you need when power corrupts the people in power.
Norman's biggest beef with the PGA tour has been since it is so hard to be a member you should at least make some money even if you do not make the 36 hole cut. And Norman is right. The pay scale has always been top heavy at a PGA tournament. If you succeed and make the tour you should make money even if you do not make the cut.
The PGA ruling body are like most Authority figures though. They do what they want and damned to those who disagree.
Well, what does Greg Norman do? He goes to the Saudi's and sets up a new golf tour paying 10 times what the PGA tour is paying.
The result is 1 defection after another of world class players. If the defections continue into the future the PGA tour could be in for trouble.
Greg Norman is a rebel. And rebels is what you need when power corrupts the people in power.
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