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Originally Posted by Greyfox
Most of the Americans go overseas.
Each player is responsible for her own expenses.
Their earnings come from standings in any given tournament.
They are "businesswomen."
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How many American players are on the tour? I can't imagine a player ranked higher than forty making the trip.
To keep a debate going this is part of the problem. Tiger and Phil go overseas and get a nice chunk of change just for showing up. American players rarely go over to Europe unless they are compensated. I just looked at the LPGA list and #40 made 174k, #60 made under 100k.
http://espn.go.com/golf/moneylist/_/tour/lpga/page/2
Would you give up 5%-10% of your yearly earning just to have a minute chance to make your initial investment back?
