sharing his thoughts on social media over the last few years<\/a>. It’s certainly helped his profile among the casual golf fan, but it can also invite plenty of haters when he wades into controversial waters.<\/p>\nAmong casuals and diehards alike, this take undoubtedly fell into the “controversial bucket”:<\/p>\n
From the perspective of a player, this doesn’t seem that out of bounds, and we’d be willing to bet there are a lot of guys who feel the same way but would never voice it. The Players Championship has had a major championship feel for several years now, and the winner’s prize money payout of $4.5 million outpaces the winner’s share at the PGA Championship by more than $1 million (Scottie Scheffler earned $3.42 million at Quail Hollow last May). Since the Players move back to March, the list of winners is the elite of the elite, and the Augusta-like conditions and aesthetics of the golf course have given the tournament a major look and feel.<\/p>\n
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Of course, not everyone agrees on that:<\/p>\n
To each their own.<\/p>\n
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