Would you rather win The Players or an Olympic gold?

[Titleist99]

My favorite Tiger Woods stat:

2020.......$2.3M  in winnings on the course and $60M in endorsements

Now that's Tiger but that give you some idea of endorsements in the golf world.

+/- with the figures..

Edited August 8, 2021 by Titleist99

[Shilgy]

55 minutes ago, Titleist99 said:

Dear Sir,

Morgan Standley paid Justin Rose $5M just to wear its name on his hat. Just one example of how lucrative the endorsement business can be. 

He’s been with them for years.  US Open winners and #1 in rankings do tend to do well in endorsements. 
 

Reading comprehension can be your friend.  I asked if Xander would suddenly find his endorsement income go way up because of the Olympic medal.  He already is loaded with endorsements.

[sekrah]

8 hours ago, Titleist99 said:

Dear Sir,

Morgan Standley paid Justin Rose $5M just to wear its name on his hat. Just one example of how lucrative the endorsement business can be. 

Because Justin Rose, a US Open winner and the biggest star of English golf before he won the Olympics wouldn't have gotten that without the Olympics.. right.. lol.

 

I see some have been taken in by the Golf Channel relentlessly pushing this nonsense the past two weeks.

Edited August 8, 2021 by sekrah

[miamistomp]

 Absolutely the Olympics- Universal recognition

 

Players not a major and nobody, including the average golfer cares about it

 

 Maybe because I come from a track background, I hold the Olympics in higher regard

 

I was fortunate to compete and place in a regional qualifier for the 88 games and it was an awesome experience

 

I bet , secretly. Hideki would rather have the gold medal than a green jacket

[sekrah]

13 minutes ago, miamistomp said:

 

I bet , secretly. Hideki would rather have the gold medal than a green jacket

 

 

Lol. 🥴.. There is no way you actually believe this. Not a chance.

[bscinstnct]

17 minutes ago, miamistomp said:

 Absolutely the Olympics- Universal recognition

 

Players not a major and nobody, including the average golfer cares about it

 

 Maybe because I come from a track background, I hold the Olympics in higher regard

 

I was fortunate to compete and place in a regional qualifier for the 88 games and it was an awesome experience

 

I bet , secretly. Hideki would rather have the gold medal than a green jacket

 

I don’t know. 
 

Hideki got special award from the Prime Minister for Masters!!

 

 

[miamistomp]

 Prime Minister probably had to be told what the Masters is

 

Olympic Gold was a one shot in his home country-wouldn't be a hallmark  card from a PM but probably a meet with the Emperor

 

Masters is every year, where a great player has a shot

[bscinstnct]

15 minutes ago, miamistomp said:

 Prime Minister probably had to be told what the Masters is

 

Olympic Gold was a one shot in his home country-wouldn't be a hallmark  card from a PM but probably a meet with the Emperor

 

Masters is every year, where a great player has a shot

Japan killing it at Olympics, 3rd in medal count including baseball gold!

 

 

[Pmookie]

Olympic gold. From a money making standpoint it could carry more weight with marketers.

[NoTalentLefty]

The Players has a better field but the Olympics has greater prestige. My pick The British Open .

[cdnglf]

George Lyon NFT = 🏦 

[bullie76]

Gold then the PLayers. 

[Titleist99]

5 hours ago, sekrah said:

Because Justin Rose, a US Open winner and the biggest star of English golf before he won the Olympics wouldn't have gotten that without the Olympics.. right.. lol.

 

I see some have been taken in by the Golf Channel relentlessly pushing this nonsense the past two weeks.

You missed the point. Endorsements is big business. That's it that's all.

[Titleist99]

13 hours ago, Shilgy said:

He’s been with them for years.  US Open winners and #1 in rankings do tend to do well in endorsements. 
 

Reading comprehension can be your friend.  I asked if Xander would suddenly find his endorsement income go way up because of the Olympic medal.  He already is loaded with endorsements.

My reading comprehension is just fine. for you to make a judgement based on a golf forum say more about you than me. Of course he'll receive endorsements based on his gold medal win along with his good guy personality.

[sekrah]

43 minutes ago, Titleist99 said:

You missed the point. Endorsements is big business. That's it that's all.

 

Yeah and anyone good enough to win the Olympics is already a superstar getting massive endorsements for playing 30 events a year.  Olympic gold barely changes anything at all.  The money and exemptions from winning The Players trumps all of that.

 

 

[Titleist99]

Just a few who made $$$bank from Olympic gold:

Michael Phelps (swimmer)...$80M

Shaun White (snowboarder)....$60M

Usain Bolt (fastest man alive)....$90M

Carl Lewis (runner) $16M

Lee Chong Wei (badminton) $16M.....3 silver medals

* the list goes on. Golf is a real sports now and the endorsement dollars are starting to reflex that for players other than Tiger and Phil.

If a golfer can't parley a gold metal into cash.....they need a new agent.

+/_ all figures and Just my opinion.

[nitram]

As of today there are only two who have won Olympic Gold for playing golf in the modern era.

 

You can't say that about The Players champions...

[cdnglf]

15 minutes ago, nitram said:

As of today there are only two who have won Olympic Gold for playing golf in the modern era.

 

You can't say that about The Players champions...

Superbowl? Meh, there’s one every year.

 

Edited August 8, 2021 by cdnglf

[Shilgy]

58 minutes ago, Titleist99 said:

Just a few who made $$$bank from Olympic gold:

Michael Phelps (swimmer)...$80M

Shaun White (snowboarder)....$60M

Usain Bolt (fastest man alive)....$90M

Carl Lewis (runner) $16M

Lee Chong Wei (badminton) $16M.....3 silver medals

* the list goes on. Golf is a real sports now and the endorsement dollars are starting to reflex that for players other than Tiger and Phil.

If a golfer can't parley a gold metal into cash.....they need a new agent.

+/_ all figures and Just my opinion.

Your examples are all guys that participate in a sport where the Olympics is the pinnacle of their profession. So yeah, results are a big increase in endorsements.

 Golf’s pinnacle is not a medal.

[lefthack]

Am I playing for me or for my country? If I'm playing for me, then the players. 

 

But is there a higher honor than winning Olympic gold for your country in your chosen sport? I don't think so, but I'm also a Vet so I feel a little different about that sort of thing.

[braincramp52]

22 hours ago, lefthack said:

Am I playing for me or for my country? If I'm playing for me, then the players. 

 

But is there a higher honor than winning Olympic gold for your country in your chosen sport? I don't think so, but I'm also a Vet so I feel a little different about that sort of thing.

As a Vet I used to feel all fuzzy about the Olympics but that feeling has left the building. I'll take winning the Players. And it pains me to say that.😞

Edited August 10, 2021 by braincramp52

[lefthack]

2 hours ago, braincramp52 said:

As a Vet I used to feel all fuzzy about the Olympics but that feeling has left the building. I'll take winning the Players. And it pains me to say that.😞

 

My country has always had it's share of a*******, but it's still my country.

[TLUBulldogGolf]

I'm going with the Players and that 5 year exemption. The Olympics is cool but golf has been back for 2 Olympics and who knows if it will stay. 

Edited August 11, 2021 by TLUBulldogGolf

[betarhoalphadelta]

2 hours ago, TLUBulldogGolf said:

I'm going with the Players and that 5 year exemption. The Olympics is cool but golf has been back for 2 Olympics and who knows if it will stay. 

 

Hey, if it doesn't, then the club of Olympic gold medal winners becomes even more exclusive!

[miamistomp]

 F*** the Stoopid Bowl

[Titleist99]

3 hours ago, TLUBulldogGolf said:

I'm going with the Players and that 5 year exemption. The Olympics is cool but golf has been back for 2 Olympics and who knows if it will stay. 

I think you just convinced me. LOL!

[bscinstnct]

1 hour ago, betarhoalphadelta said:

 

Hey, if it doesn't, then the club of Olympic gold medal winners becomes even more exclusive!

 

Exactly!  is like

 

 

 

[PearSorbet17]

Olympic gold is worthless. 

[nitram]

5 hours ago, PearSorbet17 said:

Olympic gold is worthless. 

Please elaborate...

[BlackDiamondPar5]

I don't think a gold is worthless, but a gold medal isn't the path to riches as some would like to convince us here.  Generally speaking those that turned Gold medals into multimillions did so because of multiple factors and are the fractional aberrations and often times the Olympics is the pinnacle of their sports career.  For a Pro golfer (NBA, NHL etc) the Olympics is not even close to that pinnacle.   There are far more Olympic gold winners that work regular jobs like the rest of us.  I know one Olympian that won 4 medals including 2 gold and they work a regular job in a big corporation.    

Edited August 12, 2021 by BlackDiamondPar5