Thoughts and prayers for the players who only kept full PGA Tour cards without guaranteed access to the signature events.
They belong to the other tour in 2024, which still beats working in the lumber yard.
The tour has yet to announce prize money for next year except for the $15 million purse to start the year at The Sentry, $20 million at seven other signature events, $25 million for The Players Championship and a $25 million bonus for the FedEx Cup champion.
But it doesn’t have a history of shrinking purses. Those other tournaments (not including opposite-field events) averaged about $8.5 million last season. And while players won’t get free laundry and dry cleaning, or a menu containing pastured eggs and wild-caught seafood in player dining, they at least get access to cold plunges and courtesy cars.
This isn’t a case of the haves and have nots. It’s the haves and have more.