Bubba Watson REVEALS PGA Tour’s UGLY Secret..
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Lately the PGA Tour just can’t seem to catch a break one by one each of the tours ugly are slowly leaking out Bubba Watson spilled the team most recently after he lifted the lid on one of the pga’s ugliest Secrets one of which most of the tour is complicit keep watching
To find out starting with the PGA Tour exposed Bubba Watson a two-time winner of the Masters has revealed a supposedly forbidden rule on the PGA tour that is accepting appearance money is a highly unethical thing to do but many still do it he was responding to allegations that
The tournaments on the body funded tour don’t have Cuts guaranteeing every player a check after reportedly receiving roughly $70 million to sign with Greg Norman’s LV golf earlier this year Watson told ESPN that it made him laugh because he got paid on the PGA tour to show up at events and many
Tournaments and this was all done in under the table deals if Bubba Watson isn’t best it follows that players better than him are paid more and have benefits that we can’t even begin to imagine money is always guaranteed in one way or the other even when they’re not chosen they still get compensated
And even if they succeed they get paid more next up the harsh truth behind the industry secret appearance fees are strictly prohibited on the PGA tour but this isn’t the case with International Golf sponsors still count on players they fund to show up at their events for instance Tiger Woods won the Buick
Invitational six times and the Buick open three times both of which he was likely required by contract to appear in so in long-term contracts like with Buick it’s not hard to take appearance fees in one way or the other Watson laughed at the hypocrisy when players criticized him for being open about
Himself and said we all had some guaranteed money to turn up at matches whether the players succeed fail or just give up they will still get paid these fixed payouts aren’t new as the tour has been doing this since it was probably founded Watson found it amusing that
People were criticizing him because he didn’t hide what everyone was doing although others prefer not to discuss it while on the tour they are all complicit in the ACT he said that he was bewildered after livv golf players began to be criticized for taking money in their new circuit moreon Tiger Woods and
Other players aim criticism at Watson players have come under Fire for signing guaranteed multi-year contracts with l I golf backed by Saudi Arabia’s public investment fund Tiger Woods and other PGA Tour athletes began to heavily criticize the people involved and question their integrity to the sport Dustin Johnson a former world champion
Golfer reportedly received more than $125 million to join livv and earned an additional $35 million in prize money and bonuses during its first season Tiger Woods believes that this is ruining the sport as there is no reason left to practice when these players are doing it for guaranteed money indeed
Some of the motivation behind players putting in their maximum effort would be gone as they’d simply play to finish possibly as they could simply put they’re playing in a few events and getting 54 holes while receiving a sizable upfront payment Watson conveniently left out just how much money he illegally gathered over his
12-year PGA Tour career since he won at the Masters events in 2012 and 2014 it’s probably quite a huge sum of money moving on to PGA Tour responds to the allegations the PGA Tour defended the practice in a public statement to the press the tour knows that some event
Sponsors may enter into a contract the player to conduct a sponsor related activity during tournament week for which they give a small amount of money emphasis on the supposed small amount according to their rules that is completely acceptable Kevin kissner a member of the PGA Tour player Advisory
Board said that the prize money awarded to competitors in PGA Tour events differs from one given out by Li golf it’s more of a partnership between the player their title sponsor and the host organization than a formal appearance fee they’re attempting to put more money in players hands through contracted
Appearances for tent visits apart from the regular PGA Tour a tool of the trade which has been going on for ages I can’t say that we’re very surprised the PGA Tour has nothing to say to them if they want to pay Bubba Watson to visit a tent
Up next Greg Norman’s take on the ugly secret Greg Norman the CEO of livv golf and its strongest supporter claimed that he was prohibited from accepting appearance fees while competing on the PGA tour but he said he had been away from the tour for so long that he couldn’t answer honestly about the
Current practices he seemed aware of the rumors and opinions circulating livv and responded by saying that if Bubba Watson had claimed it was happening it must be happening when Norman was as a young golfer growing up in a league players couldn’t get paid for making appearances or even reimbursements for hotels and
Travel they played and spent their own money on whatever they needed now things are very different in other news Bubba Watson and Bryson deshambo are missing half their rewards the two LV players are missing half of their rewards from the player IMPACT Program which uses a
System to give money to the tour’s most well-liked players in 2021 Bubba Watson and Bryson dambo were two of the PGA tour’s most well-liked athletes and that popularity led to an interest in the PGA tour which led to a paycheck for both players due to that interest dambo
Placed Fifth and received $3.5 million under the first player IMPACT Program while Watson placed 10th and was awarded $3 million the PGA Tour confirmed that neither player met the qualifications to receive the full sum so each received only half of the assigned money the five factors used to rank the list
Participants gave dambo and Watson their spots in the top 10 the first payment is sent to the players after participating in a sponsor function such as a dinner with sponsors a round of golf or a Q&A at a sponsored event to mention a few playing in a PGA Tour event is the other
Half of the requirement both Des Shambo and Watson completed the event element of the criteria and received half the money owed but neither player had yet to finish the sponsor event portion of the requirement moving on to Des shambo’s problem with the league desmo was supposed to speak at the first tea event
In Texas but the tour has refused to recognize his attendance claiming it would be inappropriate for him to promote the tour’s virtues after leaving for LV golf under the circumstances the tour believes to be questionable Des Shambo said this wasn’t about the money but rather a matter principal he
Defended his remarks and said that he would be open to donating the remaining funds to a cause of his choosing most likely youth golf the player had booked something for November without realizing this would happen it happened and he was left unable to receive his money even
Though he’s fine with it he said he wished the PGA Tour could use that money to accomplish something worthwhile he had promised to donate that money to junior golf but now he couldn’t and he even asked the league to donate the rest of it on his behalf finally what’s
Watson’s issue the Bubba Watson situation is slightly different the player had committed to playing in a sponsored tournament at TP PC Saw Grass but the PGA Tour canceled his appearance saying that he was not required and that they would schedule another event in his place regarding the comments under the
PIP program Watson said that he had never canel anything in his life and was ready to get on his plane when they abandoned him and this happened several times and he finally withdrew from his commitments under the pit program Watson’s decision to withdraw from the event when he was ready doesn’t seem to
Be a valid issue one over which the tour should be allowed to not give him his $1.5 million Watson and deshambo are both still open to participating in an event but claim the tour is not interested even though neither player is eagerly pursuing the matter any further
It’s something to note that deso is still fighting the livv antitrust case against livv Watson however responded with sarcasm and said that it’s a lot of money and the tour probably needed it more than he did truly a classy way to handle such a petty situation and of
Course the tour hasn’t responded yet and that’s a wrap for this video thanks for watching what did you think of the PGA Tour secret and do you think all the players are secretly complicit in it let us know in the comments below and make sure to give this video a thumbs up and
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