Hi
First of all, congratulations to Joe. To win, not just on one occaision but two, is a remarkable achievement. I presume a similar situation arose last year when he won, so to put himself through it again this year deserves even more respect. It is without doubt a genuine achievement and should be rewarded as such, not with a virtual bit of gold coloured pipe.
The whole eligibilty issue though is what caught my eye. On a way, way lower level a while back there was another WGT tournament running that every time I logged on greeted me with a half page pop up inviting me to "play now" etc. and get a free ball just for taking part! Every time I did (the only way to get rid of the damn thing) an even bigger pop up appeared telling me I wasn't eligible, no free ball etc. and you don't live in the States idiot, read the rules. So I did.
That's it. There seems to be an awful lot excluded (countries were the same for the VUSO) including most of mainland Europe.
While different countries have different rules I understand that a few might be excluded but that lot ?
It's also interesting that it mentions the 50 states, DC etc. are eligible. Is gambling allowed in all states now, it's been a few years since I was there?
Whatever Joe gets, or got, I hope he enjoys it. He deserves it
Cheers!
Rich