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Originally Posted by flambers
Obviously the PGA can not act until a player officially joins LV
Ruling today, where the three LV players can not play in the Fed Ex cup is really good news
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I guess they could start putting clauses in the Fedex cup purse that they have to commit or stay for next season to collect the money.
This Cam Smith scenario is interesting. He's made 10 million in prize money this year, 3 million for finishing 2nd in Comcast top 10. He has a decent shot at taking an additional 20 million in the Fedex playoffs, probably 7-8 million being more likely.
So he'll make 20-40 million on the pga tour this year, plus endorsements. Rumour is he's getting 100 million for 4 years on the liv plus their guaranteed purses. He'll likely make more over the next 4 years on liv, but not way more than he made this year.
It seems like he's giving up a lot for a marginal return if he cares about competitive golf and winning majors.
I can't imagine the pga tour and its members will be ok watching Cam Smith take the Fedex cup money and immediately leave the tour if it is true that this is a done deal. He's also making a fool of himself acting all upset when people ask him about it.