‘Last Thing You Should Be Thinking About’: Jordan Spieth Classily Dismisses A Long-standing PGA Tour Prize Money Debate

Adam Scott has 31 professional wins under his belt. If Australian players are to be considered, he has 6th most wins. 13 of his wins have been on the PGA Tour.

Jordan Spieth is the second youngest person after Tiger Woods to get a green jacket on the PGA Tour. He has won 3 major championships. Both players have had their fair share of wins on the PGA Tour and on some levels they both agree that the incentive for the winners should be higher. Let’s find out what suggestions they have in store for the same.

Adam Scott and Jordan Spieth’s suggestions to raise the Winners cut

Winning the PGA Tour is quite difficult. The winner receives only 18% of the total purses. During the Sony Open Press conference, Scott shared his views on the topic. He said the winners should receive 40% of total purses. 

“Potentially you could have weighed the win and not put purses up, you know what I mean? You could give [the winner] 40 percet. Leave the purse the same size, but give the winner 40 percent of the total purse and cut everybody else and look for — reward excellence in a week,” Scott said. Although he does think that this would not sit right with players who finish last in the top 10.

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Spieth thinks that the winner’s cut should be increased to match the world ranking system. He thinks the focus of everyone is on who ultimately wins the match rather than on the difference in their prize money. “I don’t remember ever contending, even my rookie year in an event, and thinking about the difference in the money in first and second ever coming down the stretch,” he said.

He also feels that the winning amount is the last thing a player would think of while competing.

“…I don’t remember ever being like, Oh, if I win this playoff that’s a difference in — I know exactly what that is, it’s $700,000 difference. That’s the last thing you should be thinking about, I think, as a competitor,” Spieth said.

What are your thoughts on the long standing debate on the prize money and the winner’s cut? Is Jordan Spieth right about it? Let us know what you think in the comments down below.

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