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  1. 03-23-2012 07:18 AM #1
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    PGA is Insane> Q-School Changes

    http://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/ch...erving-players

    Orlando, Fla. -- Read my lips, commissioner. The PGA Tour is now a closed shop.

    It's pretty simple. You can only qualify for the PGA Tour after you spend an entire season on the Nationwide tour. That's right, you have to serve a minimum one-year apprenticeship before you can play in the big leagues.

    The definition of a closed shop is that it's not open to all. The PGA Tour isn't open to all. Hence, it's a closed shop.

    Maybe the Tour's new system is OK. Maybe it's good for players to get a year of quality tournament competition under their belts. That's an argument. Fine. Just don't try to tell me it's not a closed shop. It is.

    Commissioner Tim Finchem was asked this exact question earlier this week when he announced the changes.
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  2. 03-23-2012 08:24 AM #2
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    PGA is awesome
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  3. 03-23-2012 08:25 AM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by nokids View Post
    PGA is awesome
    Not so much.
    Obviously you're not a golfer.
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  4. 03-23-2012 08:29 AM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by Break68 View Post
    Not so much.
    Trust me, like I trust Tim Finchem
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  5. 03-23-2012 08:32 AM #5
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    Can big name amateurs still get in based on sponsors exemptions and then via the money list, assuming they make enough.
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    So does that mean they are removing the 3 wins and you get to go directly to the tour then?
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  7. 03-23-2012 09:30 AM #7
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    From what I have read they still don't have all the details worked out yet, so it's hard to say whether or not the 3 win battlefield promotion will still exist.
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    The PGA hasn't figured it all out yet. I have ready many articles on this and everyone including Tim Finchem is speculating at this point. It does not bode well for the PGA in my opinion.
    Obviously you're not a golfer.
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    The PGA will be fine. Outside of the lunatic fringe of golf fanatics that actually cares about the Nationwide Tour and Q-school this is a non-issue.

    It does suck for the guys who used to get cards via Q-School or the equivalent money exemption, assuming that is gone as well.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jvincent View Post
    The PGA will be fine. Outside of the lunatic fringe of golf fanatics that actually cares about the Nationwide Tour and Q-school this is a non-issue.
    He said it, not me ...
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