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**Anneskobsen** · 12-15-2009, 11:33 PM

All you have to do is look at the rise and fall of The Skins Game to get a feel for the slim chance for success that any such exhibition matches would have these days. At one time the Skins attracted the best in the game, but look at it now. The pros used to play as much for the love of the game and the love of competition as for the money. You could see it in their approach to those exhibitions.

Now it's all about the money. There is too much of it available to split among the top players, so why just play around when they could be getting ready for that next real payday. Guys who are worth many millions, yet without a huge payout promised, they can't take a couple of days to play a fun match and give their fans a treat.

Most fans don't care about seeing #81 play a match against #75. But #2 and #3 just won't accept the offered challenge, so what can they do?

While I agree a little bit, it is far too much of a generalization. And most of the pros from the past did not play for free either or are starving right now.

Top money is top money and those guys are well taken care of whether it be from this generation or the last. However to say they would not, is not accurate. Some would if done right and it has been talked about many times. Do you think Tiger was not already set for life when he did it with Sergio? Of course he was. These guys still love the game, but the game does not NEED it as much as the game needed it back in the day.

The other issue is sponsors and finding a group that can work together to get it done. A major network doing it prime time could have a 20 million purse if they wanted to based on advertising alone. Throw in sponsors and it could be even bigger. But the game as it is right now, does not need it, so there is no reason to go after the big payday.

12-15-2009, 11:33 PM	#5
Anneskobsen Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 466 Senior Member	All you have to do is look at the rise and fall of The Skins Game to get a feel for the slim chance for success that any such exhibition matches would have these days. At one time the Skins attracted the best in the game, but look at it now. The pros used to play as much for the love of the game and the love of competition as for the money. You could see it in their approach to those exhibitions. Now it's all about the money. There is too much of it available to split among the top players, so why just play around when they could be getting ready for that next real payday. Guys who are worth many millions, yet without a huge payout promised, they can't take a couple of days to play a fun match and give their fans a treat. Most fans don't care about seeing #81 play a match against #75. But #2 and #3 just won't accept the offered challenge, so what can they do? While I agree a little bit, it is far too much of a generalization. And most of the pros from the past did not play for free either or are starving right now. Top money is top money and those guys are well taken care of whether it be from this generation or the last. However to say they would not, is not accurate. Some would if done right and it has been talked about many times. Do you think Tiger was not already set for life when he did it with Sergio? Of course he was. These guys still love the game, but the game does not NEED it as much as the game needed it back in the day. The other issue is sponsors and finding a group that can work together to get it done. A major network doing it prime time could have a 20 million purse if they wanted to based on advertising alone. Throw in sponsors and it could be even bigger. But the game as it is right now, does not need it, so there is no reason to go after the big payday.
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