FedEx Cup Playoffs: Stop the Complaining

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Published: September 22, 2010

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Two weeks ago at the BMW Championship, 70 men competed for $7.5 million purse with no cut.

DJ Trahan finished in last place at Cog Hill Golf & Country Club, 26 strokes off the lead, and earned $15,000.

Folks, that as much as most cops, fire fighters, and public school teachers make in six months.

This week, 30 men will be competing for a $7.5 million purse and more than $35 million in bonus money.

All in all, there has been $65 million up for grabs over the past five weeks courtesy of sponsors such as Barclays, Deutsche Bank, BMW, Coca-Cola and of course, FedEx.

Let me repeat that once more: 125 players competing for $65 million.  

You’d think that most of these guys would send cars as Christmas gifts to PGA Tour Commission Tim Finchem and FedEx Chairman Fred Smith rather than complain about everything under the sun for five weeks during the dreaded FedEx Cup playoff run.

Show up for a pro-am or take some time out of your day to attend a sponsor’s event—boy, what a drag. 

99.9 percent of the population would mow the lawns of every man and woman employed by BMW for the chance to compete for $65 million in prize money.

Yet, in this day and age of greed, greed, and more greed, it’s not enough.

Nope, PGA Tour pros have spent the last few weeks complaining about course conditions, the FedEx Cup format, and if you can believe it, having to work three weeks in a row.

Two weeks ago at Cog Hill, Steve Stricker spoke about how he hadn’t seen many smiles lately, referring to the short week between the Deutsche Bank Championship and the BMW Championship and the course conditions at Cog Hill.

No smiles while playing for a $7.5 million purse with another $7.5 million plus $35 million more in bonus money waiting for you the following week?

What would happen if these guys had to work a...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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