to try to get invited to the big stuff, that is what really take talent."(Simpson) Scott Hoch is referring to the Masters, the US Open, the British Open, and other majors that not everyone is invited to. Depending on how you have done that year and how you have placed in all the tournaments that you play in is the deciding factor on whether or not you can go play in the big dog events. The truth is that golfers don't have it rough, but that they have different. Again, they don't have to be tough, strong, or large, just competitive and hard working. They don't have to train the same way; with weights and running; but have to train and work at their game on the practice tee or putting green to make it perfect. John Cook has said in an interview with Sports Illustrated "We don't get paid as much as other sports, and don't get as much publicity, but God, I would rather be doing anything else on this beautiful planet." (Jefferies,65) It is not right how they don't make as much but it is just how society has set it up. Professional golfers still make a good living but their salaries aren't outrageous like other sports. They make enough to get them by, and a little extra to help them live stylish. All in all professional athletes are paid way too much, but they keep us entertained and give us role models. Golfers aren't as bad when it comes to salaries as the others but they ...
