Hale Irwin: "Gil Morgan has become a real pain." Casey Martin:
"Now I realize what Tiger Woods deals with on a daily basis."
The Odds: Of the 25 million golfers in the U.S, only .001% are
PGA Tour pros. Inflation: Whoever wins the 1998 British Open
will earn a cool half a mil, $81,500 more than Justin Leonard
took home just a year ago. Thanks, Tiger: The sales of Nike golf
shoes jumped 105% last year. The company's apparel sales were up
76%. You Go, Girls: Women make up less than a quarter of the
golfers in the U.S. but 31% of the new players. Bye-Bye, Ben:
Will Crenshaw improve as a TV commentator? We may never know. He
has left CBS. Unequal Pay: The purse for the U.S. Women's Open
has jumped to $1.5 million, the biggest prize on the LPGA tour.
(The men's Open pays out $2.6 million.) Jack's Dream: "In time,"
Nicklaus says, "the Presidents Cup will mean more than the Ryder
Cup." Guess who's the captain of this year's U.S. team. Laura
Davies: If she wins next month's Standard Register Ping for a
record fifth straight time, sponsors will donate $1 million to
charity and Davies will claim a $300,000 bonus on top of her
$127,500 first prize.
Compiled by Gary B. Smith
Issue date: February 23, 1998
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