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Nothing funny about silly money

By Ron Sirak
Golf World

Monday, November 29, 2004

Among the many unique things proponents of professional golf like to point out is that the athletes who play the game for pay are different than those who toil in other sports because golf has no guaranteed contracts. In fact, there is no guarantee a player is going to bring home anything when he or she tees it up on a Thursday. Don't make the 36-hole cut, don't get paid. It's as simple as that. No 10-year, $250 million deals here. But pro golfers -- particularly the men -- do have a littl ...

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