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Purse Size
Apr 10, 2015 16:24:09 GMT -5
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Post by mcbogga on Apr 10, 2015 16:24:09 GMT -5
I'm not purchasing anything with my earnings. I know, we are just imagining we are professional golfers here. And sure, in the final analysis, it doesn't matter. And it's not leaderboard positioning. I'd rather be where I am right now on the Champions tour money list (115th place) than 25th place on the Web.com C money list. I'm sorry, it's about earnings for me (even though I can't spend it). That's just my yardstick, my score, so to speak. And I'm not saying anyone else should use the same yardstick. Everyone has to decide what their measure of success is and it will most likely be different for everyone. Continuing the line of stupid real life comparisons you would then also have to be over 50 years old to be eligible for the champions tour and it should be ridiculously difficult to get on without a track record of multiple pga tour wins.... Earnings is a bad yardstick if comparing skill in real pro golf - same on here so TGCT is doing a great job of representing reality. World golf rankings is where it is at.
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Post by Sassy Lady on Apr 10, 2015 19:53:47 GMT -5
Continuing the line of stupid real life comparisons you would then also have to be over 50 years old to be eligible for the champions tour and it should be ridiculously difficult to get on without a track record of multiple pga tour wins.... Earnings is a bad yardstick if comparing skill in real pro golf - same on here so TGCT is doing a great job of representing reality. World golf rankings is where it is at. If the World Golf Rankings is your measure of success, that's fine; for you. I would not dream of disparaging your choice of yardstick. But when I look at my scores and my WGR, I see a moderately talented golfer who can make a living at it and maybe achieve some small wealth. I don't see a gifted golfer, such at Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Justin Leonard, Anna Sorensen (take your pick). In other words, I don't see star material. I look at the WGR and ask myself, "Can I get in the top 20?" Answer: No. "Do I have a chance of making the top 50?" Answer: Very unlikely. Since I can't get even close to the top of the WGR I need something else as my measure of success. The only thing I know of is earnings.And if you look at it, the people on the real Web.com tour are looking at the money too. But for different reasons, of course. For me it's the measure of success; for them, it's more basic; they have to eat, buy equipment, get to their tour stops, pay rent, etc.So earnings may be a bad yardstick for you, but for me it's the only realistic yardstick I know of.
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Post by mcbogga on Apr 11, 2015 3:29:27 GMT -5
And that is fine - you are free to use any yardstick you want - but it is not the best indicator of skill neither in the real world nor on here. Personally I do not understand how virtual money has any value, but that is my opinion. Whatever makes the game fun for you. Not stupid as I, overly harshly called it in the earlier post. This is a game and however you want to enjoy it is fine. Apologies for the "stupid" remark. Still disagree though.
There is a difference between champions tour and web. Com in real life. To make things simple the real purses are used on here. There IS more money on the champions tour. Difference is that the criteria to join the champions tour are not the same as in real life(because that would be a bit silly).
Bottom line is that comparing total earnings between Tours has no meaning and if you want to compare, WGR is where to look.
This may come off a bit harsh - but the best way of finding success is to actually be successful. Redefining the measurement system is like cheating and best left to governments for fiscal targets...
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