The Golf Thread

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Isn't most of that appearance fees for LIV though? He's only won 2 tournaments and one is a Seniors event.

He doesn’t get paid LIV appearance fees

He’s won 3 tournaments including the British Masters a couple of years ago

 

[Molehill]

He doesn’t get paid LIV appearance fees

He’s won 3 tournaments including the British Masters a couple of years ago

He had famously never won on Tour until that British Masters in 2021. His only other win is this Seniors comp (unless you want to include a Challenge Tour event in 2001). No, the bulk of his money has indeed come from LIV (£9m signing on fee). I don't blame him for going, your tweet outlines exactly the stupidity of the money involved. When a boke with the record of Bland suddenly gets offered money like that, you start to realise why they had to pay $600m for Rahm.

Stupid money, stupid tournaments.

 

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He had famously never won on Tour until that British Masters in 2021. His only other win is this Seniors comp (unless you want to include a Challenge Tour event in 2001). No, the bulk of his money has indeed come from LIV (£9m signing on fee). I don't blame him for going, your tweet outlines exactly the stupidity of the money involved. When a boke with the record of Bland suddenly gets offered money like that, you start to realise why they had to pay $600m for Rahm.

Stupid money, stupid tournaments.

Steve Stricker the Champions Tour money list in 2023 with earnings of $4 million

Bland is by far the best over 50 golfer in the world and is being paid market rates

 

[Anil]

Bland is by far the best over 50 golfer in the world and is being paid market rates

 

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Bland was eligible for the Champions Tour last year and would have made millions anyway

He’s a lot better than Steve Alker (who has made a fortune in a couple of years) as he was 50 in the world at 49 while Alker was 700+

 

[Molehill]

I'd rather we stopped talking about this S*uthampton wanker if truth be told!!

 

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