Curtis Strange last week

Jun 22, 2022, 9:58 AM

I know there are a lot of golf fans on here and a lot of discussion about LIV versus PGA. Well, I’ve always liked Curtis Strange and the way he has always been honest and direct and called it like he saw it, but I thought he made a really dumb statement last week. It just goes to show no matter where you come from money changes people and after you’ve had money for a certain period of time you forget what it’s like to be one of the little people. It was disappointing to see that he now seems to be out of touch.

On sports radio here in Charleston last week they were discussing Strange and his comments criticizing a young player whose name I don’t remember and frankly have never heard and they were shocked that this guy was invited to play on the LIV tour because he is young and new to the PGA tour so not the type of household name you would expect the LIV Tour to want.

Well apparently Curtis Strange got his panties in a wad about the LIV tour and decided to take a shot at this kid. Strange sad that this kid was making a huge mistake and that he would be better on the PGA tour because the $25 million the kid was getting was not life-changing money!

I guess Curtis has forgotten that there are no promises given today’s competition on the PGA tour and certainly there are no guarantees for a young player especially when an injury or anything could happen and you spent years busting your ### trying to make it back to the PGA.

I certainly don’t know about you guys, but a guaranteed $25 million for a young player to spend a little time on the LIV tour sounds like a no-brainer.

I wonder if Curtis would’ve thought a guaranteed $25 million was life-changing money when he first got started. I’m pretty sure we all know the answer to that, which is why it’s disappointing that he now seems to be so out of touch.

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Because he did well on the tour, especially for the era that he played, but I figured he didn’t make anywhere near $25 million. I’m sure he’s made that over the years in marketing, golf course design, and TV money, but not in career winnings as a PGA player.

I decided to look up his career earnings. He led the PGA tour in earnings three years, 19 total wins, two majors, for a career earnings total of just under $8 million. So this kid just for showing up is going to make more than three times as much as Curtis made in his entire career on the PGA tour. So yeah no jealousy there!

I get it if he wants to criticize guys that have won big money and have big names going to Saudi Arabia, but to attack a young guy just getting his career started seemed pretty petty. Because $25 million is life-changing money for anyone that’s not already a millionaire even with Joe Biden‘s crazy inflation!

Curtis Strange last week

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That was my thinking as well

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Googled - but couldn't find the quote. Assuming he said that

I don’t think it was in an article.

Speaking of money and the PGA

Curtis Should Stick to Menu Recommendations***

Like Fuzzy?***

Yeah - whatever you people eat / whoever says it.***

If done right - $25mil is life changing money for 3 or 4

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And the youngster doesn't really care what a old goober

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