[David Cronan]

The masses want what they want, and there certainly seems to be no shortage of demand or people willing to spend big $$$ even if its just a meaningless exhibition. So pay em, don't pay em...who cares none of em are hurting for cash otherwise.

I put it in a similar category as the upcoming farcical Tyson/Paul fight.

I have to disagree, that is if you’re comparing the two events.


For the most part, the RC is comprised of players who have excelled at the top of their sport over the preceding two years.


The “fight” you reference is of a TicTok “star” and a 57 year old convicted rapist. I would compare this event to a professional wrestling match.


About the only thing they do have in common is that all participants, in both the RC and the boxing match, would destroy any one of us on GCA.

[Erik J. Barzeski]

Eric there are a myriad of ways to distribute tickets. Lottery, stand in line at XYZ golf courses, first tee giveaways for 1 child/adult. That is the way to level the playing field.  Heck, isn't grow the game in your mission statement even?  Therein lies why it is incumbent upon the PGA to not sell out their marquee event to the rich.

Geoff , I didn't really talk about "ways to distribute tickets." I simply made the simple economic point that they sold out, so economics says they could have and potentially even should have sold the tickets for more than $750. And if they had sold the tickets for less, you'd simply find profiteers buying them up for resale on the secondary market. I'd much rather the PGA get that money than the secondary market sellers.

They'll give some tickets away, I'm sure, but I disagree that it's incumbent upon them to not make as much money as they can within reason.

Particularly when they can take that money to then grow the game — I don't think offering some kids who can't afford to play golf as often as they'd like $250 tickets will do much to grow the game more than Youth on Course or the First Tee or PGA Junior League or a bunch of other things.

[Kalen Braley]

The masses want what they want, and there certainly seems to be no shortage of demand or people willing to spend big $$$ even if its just a meaningless exhibition. So pay em, don't pay em...who cares none of em are hurting for cash otherwise.

I put it in a similar category as the upcoming farcical Tyson/Paul fight.

For the most part, the RC is comprised of players who have excelled at the top of their sport over the preceding two years.

Indeed,


Perhaps the better comparison is to an All Star game or silly season golf event.


To boot, its xenophobic nature has always been one of its lesser qualities IMO

[Rob Marshall]

The PGA of America could have made the tickets non transferable to stop the secondary market. I’d love to know what they do with the money. I know a lot of PGA professionals who would like to know the same thing.


The first tee program was started by Tim Finchem and partnered with other golf associations including the PGA of America, USGA and others.

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