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Re: 2016 Virtual Tour

• Young46 1,298 Posts

  Mon, Nov 30 2015 5:25 PM

  What's up with the purses being cut in half for 2016? 

  JANUARY 1 - MARCH 31, 2016

  SCHEDULE	EVENT	PURSE
  01 Jan - 31 Jan	Bandon Dunes Challenge	100,000 Cr
  01 Feb - 29 Feb	Pinehurst No. 2 Open	100,000 Cr
  01 Mar - 31 Mar	Chambers Bay Championship	200,000 Cr

  APRIL 1 - JUNE 30, 2016

  SCHEDULE	EVENT	PURSE
  01 Apr - 30 Apr	Congressional Challenge	100,000 Cr
  01 May - 31 May	Valhalla Classic	100,000 Cr
  01 Jun - 30 Jun	Kiawah Championship	200,000 Cr

  JULY 1 - SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

  SCHEDULE	EVENT	PURSE
  01 Jul - 31 Jul	St Andrews Classic	100,000 Cr
  01 Aug - 31 Aug	Olympic Club Challenge	100,000 Cr
  01 Sep - 30 Sep	Pebble Beach Championship	200,000 Cr

  OCTOBER 1 - DECEMBER 31, 2016

  SCHEDULE	EVENT	PURSE
  01 Oct - 31 Oct	Best of Par 3 Classic	100,000 Cr
  01 Nov - 30 Nov	Merion Challenge	100,000 Cr
  01 Dec - 31 Dec	Bethpage Black Championship	200,000 Cr

• donsprintr 2,063 Posts

  Tue, Dec 1 2015 2:59 PM

  And think about it ... those lower purses now have to be shared with another tier ... and maybe another once Tour Champion Tier starts being populated. Events, courses, and prizes are always subject to change though ...

• twinponds169 3,044 Posts

  Tue, Dec 1 2015 3:23 PM

  Young46:

  What's up with the purses being cut in half for 2016? 

  They are spending mucho credits on full length commercials like the one I saw on the Golf Channel last night promoting ..........mobile and the VT.

• Fraenkel 2,252 Posts

  Mon, Feb 8 2016 2:08 AM

  donsprintr:

  And think about it ... those lower purses now have to be shared with another tier ... and maybe another once Tour Champion Tier starts being populated. Events, courses, and prizes are always subject to change though ...

  Agree full line.

  This is maybe just because they need a new type of winning players too. The actual leaderboard and the previous one shows that something is changing, faster just like the excitement for the WGT Virtual Tour too. Every players can get a multiple chance to scores something like 50's high but only a couple know when and how, simply reading the score history. The Tour Champion tier will reduce the interest of many Champions and Tour Legends.

  Play daily the Pinehurst No. 2 Open but I won't get far from a 59 but I won't give it up too.

  David