Mo Money, Mo Problems?

What to expect in this week’s newsletter:

Read Time: 4 minutes

1. A deep dive into the financials behind both the PGA and LIV golf tournaments over Memorial Day Weekend.

2. The best links from around the web!

3. Top picks for the upcoming week in golf.

Before we dive in… Happy Memorial Day!

To any current or former service members, thank you for your service.

As the son of a 30-year Army Veteran, there is no bigger sacrifice than to put your life on the line to protect the values of freedom and independence.

Golf LINKS

Play Better

ALWAYS Have a CONSISTENT Golf Shot With This One Simple Tip (LINK)

How To Hit The Center Of The Face EVERY TIME || 3 Driver Checkpoints (LINK)

Go From Amateur To Pro Level Ball Striking In 5 Minutes With This Drill (You Will Never Go Back) (LINK)

Get Fitter

Everyone Can Be Athletic: 6 Layers of Knees Over Toes With Jason Khalipa (LINK)

Gym work for Club Speed (LINK)

The Simplest SWING SPEED Training Drill for Golf... Ever! (LINK)

Pure Entertainment

Garrett vs. Luke Match (LINK)

Brooks Koepka Winning Highlights | Round 4 | 2023 PGA Championship (LINK)

$1,000 Thrift Store Golf Challenge (LINK)

Final Round Highlights | LIV Golf DC (LINK)

PGA Tour Highlights: Charles Schwab Challenge, Round 4 | Golf Channel (LINK)

The Hole In One of The Week

Mo Money, Mo Problems?

If more money really equals more problems… then HVIII (Harold Varner III) is having a terrible week…

For his win this weekend at the LIV Golf event in Washington, DC he took home an impressive top prize of $4 million.

To top it off, his Rangegoats (I can’t help but laugh every time I hear this team name) team finished in 3rd place in the team competition helping HVIII take home an additional $125,000.

His first win on the LIV tour brought his total earnings for the year to $7,565,666.

In 191 events on the PGA Tour spanning almost 10 years, HVII made a total of $10,618,502.

There have been rumblings of remorse from some former PGA Tour players who chose to join live over the past year.

After this weekend… I doubt Harold is one of them.

Sunday also saw Emiliano Grillo end an almost 8-year drought atop the leaderboard on the PGA Tour after his playoff victory over Adam Schenk (is this a terrible golf name or a great one? Hope he never gets a case of the shanks…).

For his victory, Emiliano received $1,566,000, a solid Sunday paycheck for any professional athlete.

It’s wild to think Harold made more than 2.5x what Emiliano did in a smaller field event that only played 3 rounds…

Like it or not… these numbers may make it easier to understand why many of the defectors from the PGA to LIV decided to jump ship.

Make more money in 2 years than your entire career previously… it’s hard to say no to that.

Who is your pick at the Memorial this weekend ?!

This Week In Golf

Next Tournament:

PGA - Memorial Tournament (Jack’s Tournament) (Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio)

The Line:

That’s it for today!

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