DiscussWorldIssues - Socio-Economic Religion and Political Uncensored Debate - View Single Post

**pBiRXp8u** · 12-15-2009, 11:41 PM

I loved those old WWoG productions. It's fun to watch how different the mechanics of the game were because of the different equipment and course setup. It is really interesting to watch Jack Nicklaus' putting stroke change over the years as the greens got faster. I do wish that there was something like that being done now. Trouble is, these days you'd never get the top players to participate. There just wouldn't be enough money in it. They'd end up with someone 70 or 80 slots down the money list and nobody would care enough to watch, and the attempt would suffer a quick death.

I think back on the "Big 3 Matches" that were held between Palmer, Nicklaus and Player. Those were great broadcasts, but can anyone see Phil, Tiger, and Padraig doing that sort thing just as a treat for the fans? They'd have to be guaranteed at least a half million in appearance money over and above any match purse.

12-15-2009, 11:41 PM	#2
pBiRXp8u Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 447 Senior Member	I loved those old WWoG productions. It's fun to watch how different the mechanics of the game were because of the different equipment and course setup. It is really interesting to watch Jack Nicklaus' putting stroke change over the years as the greens got faster. I do wish that there was something like that being done now. Trouble is, these days you'd never get the top players to participate. There just wouldn't be enough money in it. They'd end up with someone 70 or 80 slots down the money list and nobody would care enough to watch, and the attempt would suffer a quick death. I think back on the "Big 3 Matches" that were held between Palmer, Nicklaus and Player. Those were great broadcasts, but can anyone see Phil, Tiger, and Padraig doing that sort thing just as a treat for the fans? They'd have to be guaranteed at least a half million in appearance money over and above any match purse.
	Quote