D.J. doesn’t need no stinkin’ Gold Medal.
In fact, D.J. can take or leave the 2020 Summer Olympics and he’s chosen to leave them.
Fact is, D.J. would rather focus on the run for the Big Pile Of Loot that goes with the FedEx Cup — a total of $60 million to be exact with $15 million going to the overall champ.
Which begs the question: Which would you rather have? An Olympic Gold medal or $15 million?
Of course it will please the beejeebers out of The Sheriff Of Nottingham (aka Tour commish Jay Monahan) to see that one of his tour stalwarts values the FedEx Cup over the Olympics, after all, it irked the poop out of The Sheriff when former CBS guy Peter Kostis valued a Masters berth over FedEx Cup points. Who wouldn’t?
Fact is, things get really busy for these guys starting with The Players this month. The Masters sneaks right up on us come April 9 then the PGA pops up on May 14 followed by the U.S. Open on June 18 then the Open Championship on July 16.
Whew!
Not to mention the FedEx Playoffs in August, so we won’t.
As if that’s not enough, you’ve got the Ryder Cup on September 25. Note that the Sheriff of Nottingham doesn’t acknowledge that on the PGA Tour schedule.
So do you really want to squeeze the Summer Olympics in there on July 24?
That’s a lot of stuff when you take a look at the big picture.
One of D.J.’s minions came up with this statement for the masses for absorb:
“Dustin gave the Olympics a great deal of thought and we discussed the pros and cons of him participating at length. At the end of the day, it’s a matter of personal preference and priority. As much as he would be honored to be an Olympian, the FedEx Cup Playoffs are also very important to him. Having had a few close calls in the playoffs, he really wants to win them before his time is done and feels that he wouldn’t be giving himself the best opportunity to do so if he added a lengthy international trip just prior to their beginning and shortly after returning from two weeks in Europe.”
And there you have it.
Brooks Koepka is 50-50.
But hey, Matt Kuchar (aka Kooch The Caddie Mooch) will surely love to go again — he carries that Bronze Medal from 2016 around with him in his back-pack.
4 Comments
baxter cepeda
So much to digest.
First, it’s funny that Kuch is a mooch but he is more than willing to play for just a medal. Kuchar is smart enough to know the real value of a medal. Aside from symbolic value a gold medal could easily mean millions in endorsements and other opportunities.
Can anyone Remember Off hand who won the Fed Ex 4 years ago? I can’t. But Mist golf fans know exactly who the 6 medal winners were in Rio.
The fed ex cup starts 11 whole days after the Olympics end. There is more than enough time. It’s very arguable that the Olympics may polish players up for the playoffs. I would bet an Olympian will win the Shipping cup.
The good news is if the bash brothers tap out, it opens up potential spots for some of the most popular Americans, including Tiger and Rickie.
I guess DJ can spend the time reading some Golf Digest, assuming…never mind.
Tom Edrington
I didn’t see Justin Rose picking up any big deals after the Olympic victory……Rickie Fowler still gets all the deals and all he has are some Olympic rings tattooed on his arm!!
RM
I think this picture (is that Paulina?) tells a thousand words about what seems to be a prevailing attitude among many of the big guns on Tour.
Don’t mean to be too judgmental. If I were 28 something, had an 8 figure net worth and more dollars chasing me than I could count, so many options, and a tour full of hungry and talented young guns showing up to try to kick me off the hill every week, I can’t honestly say how driven I would be to get up every morning and hit the practice tee.
Gary Player said he spent 2+ hours in the sand every day to kick his practice off. Times have surely changed.
Tom Edrington
RM: That’s why I chose that pic…..you are spot on, sir…..thanks for checking in!