Jason Day's antics...

[Docboy2]

You're probably not aware of how difficult it is to achieve that level of income you're refering to. As one who's been through it I can tell you that the guys below 150 on the money list aren't whooping it up and living on lobster and caviar. And the mini tour guys? You make from 0 to maybe 25,000 if you're really fortunate and win an event. the exception would be the Nationwide and there's no millionaires there. The fact is, those guys really are THAT good. And they are an elite minority and they DO make a lot of money. But the whole profession doesn't . Most have part time jobs, sponsors or have to get out all together because they don't make enough to live. It's tough and and lonely on the mini tours sleeping in your car and hoping you can make nough money for gas and entry into the next event. You mentioned NASCAR,NFL,NBA,MLB how many MILLIONS of young people are convinced they're going to make it and don't? All you know about are the guys who make it and you hear about it in the media. And I'll tell you, golf is not remotely like any other pro sport. These guys aren't that coddled. They don't get long term contracts gauranteeing financial stability. You get to the PGA tour you better play well enough to be top 150 or it all goes away. Ian Baker- Finch was a Major Championship winner and was out of the game a year later and basically done. TONS of stories out there like that. The surgeons you mentioned? Under present healthcare and insurance third party pay systems the average nationwide is a lot less than you imagine. Like pro sports, the top ONE % make a boatload, the rest do not. I know from your handicap your a receational golfer and you need to find a way to really enjoy it with out getting caught up in all the negatives you perceive about this great game we all love. Day made a mistake and I know for a fact he was fined for it, because that's what our tour does. it polices it's own and fines rarely make the media,but they're levied. It's like hitting a bad shot,let it go and do your best on the next one. Same with Jason Day. Let it go. In the scheme of things in all our lives it truly is a little thing....

[deasy55]

This thread cracks me up

[sbanks06]

I am a big Jason Day. I like how he carries himself with confidence around the course. I agree professionals should behave themselves, but I haven't seen anything out of the ordinary from Jason.

[Sing Golfer]

Ultimately, the original poster would be better of having a crack at plenty of other guys - Pat Perez for example.

Jason Day may have been a bit out of line (as almost all players have been at some stage) but he is also a guy he laughed at himself when he cold topped a drive at the start of the year. Plenty of other players would have had there driver smashing into the tee box.

[Deryck Griffith]

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Jason Day may have been a bit out of line (as almost all players have been at some stage) but he is also a guy he laughed at himself when he cold topped a drive at the start of the year. Plenty of other players would have had there driver smashing into the tee box.

He actually par'd that hole to!

This thread regarding Jason Day is proof that TW isn't the only person in professional golf who gets angry after bad shots.

Anger is a natural reaction in sports and when the stakes are as high as they are, the ones who want it the most usually react in such a fashion.

In baseball, football, basketball, etc, the passion that athletes show is widely accepted and understood.  For some reason in "golf," it isn't?