I read somewhere that a tour player break even point time he pays his caddies, couches and travel expenses (I am guessing first class )is around $200,000 a year.

I think that most of these guys deserve what they get, after all unlike other sports they only cash checks and garunteed a tour card when they earn such. It's not like baseball basketball where you sign a huge 10 yr contract and then get paid regardless. Then are able to milk a few extra yrs. out just based on your past glory.

Most of the borderline tour players have short careers and a lot of them have stories about risking everything in an attempt to get a tour card. There are also numerous stories of guys trying to attempt to get tour cards that have mortgaged homes, sleeping in cars, their families spending $100,000's to finance that chance so I do not begrudge the players who make it. Of course I do not feel sorry for those who do not as well. Sure Tiger,Phil and some other big names are over paid when you consider their endorsements etc. but they also are the players who bring in the money as well.

Bob