Paige Spiranac joins the list of golf enthusiasts baffled by PGA Tour winner Chris DiMarco’s seven-figure complaint.
During a recent appearance On the podcast “GOLF’s Subpar”DiMarco, a former Masters runner-up who plays on the PGA Champions Tour, a gathering of veteran golfers, was asked about the temperature at the circuit around LIV Golf.
“We are hopeful that LIV will buy the Champions Tour,” said DiMarco, 55. “Let’s play here for a little bit of real money. We’re getting paid $2 million and this is like a joke. Last week we had like 7 people from TPC. [Sawgrass, where the The Players Championship takes place] It generated more money than our wallets. ”
The prize money for last week’s Hogue Classic event on the Champions Tour was $2 million, with winner Padraig Harrington receiving $300,000.
In the LIV golf event, individual winners will receive $4 million, while participants on the same team will split the $3 million prize.
DiMarco’s comments may have been meant to be light-hearted, but they struck a nerve with some in the golf world, including Spiranac.
“Chris DiMarco has earned more than $22 million in his career on this course. This number does not include funds from sponsors,” said the 31-year-old golf influencer for years. teeth, I have written Wednesday’s X.
“Raise your hand if you’re tired of professional golfers complaining about money.”
Posted by another user “This is comical,” he said of this take. Another addition, “Siri, please define the rights.”
DiMarco turned professional in 1990 and won three times on the PGA Tour. Net income $22 million.
He finished second to Tiger Woods at the 2005 Masters and finished second to 15-time major champion Tiger Woods at the 2006 British Open Championship.
DiMarco said he was “lucky” to play with Woods because his career in the sport has increased his purse.
“I had to play to make good money, but not the kind of money they were playing for,” he said on the podcast. “In just the few years I’ve been on tour, it seems like every week someone passes me in the career money rankings.”
DiMarco then returned to LIV, which pulled big-name stars like Jon Rahm and Dustin Johnson off the tour with multimillion-dollar deals, saying it was “not their fault” for the defection.
“If I had heard the same thing in 2004 or 2005, when I was at the height of my career, then again, I’m gone, it would have been purely a financial issue for me. “I’m talking about the money you’re making, and it’s nice to be able to put it in the bank and take care of your kids and things like that,” he said.
The PGA Tour and LIV Golf announced their impending merger in a bombshell last summer.
