Chris DiMarco gained thrice throughout his PGA Tour profession.
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Chris DiMarco is greatest often known as the man who nearly took down Tiger Woods in his prime.
He famously misplaced to Woods in a playoff on the 2005 Masters, and once more completed runner-up to Woods on the 2006 Open Championship. Just earlier than these two heartbreaks, he misplaced in a playoff to Vijay Singh on the 2004 PGA Championship. Although DiMarco gained 4 occasions on the PGA Tour — and netted over $22 million — his profession will at all times embody that high-profile sequence of “what-ifs.”
On Wednesday, nonetheless, DiMarco modified his narrative amongst golf fans after some eyebrow-raising remarks he made on the most recent episode of GOLF’s Subpar.
“We’re kind of hoping that LIV buys the Champions Tour,” DiMarco stated. “Let’s play for a little real money out here. This is kind of a joke when we’re getting $2 million. There were like seven guys last week from TPC [Sawgrass, host of the Players Championship] that made more money than our purses.”
The remark may’ve been made in jest (you’ll be able to determine for your self within the video under — head to the 12:05 mark), however the feedback weren’t acquired properly on-line. After the feedback have been picked up on social media, DiMarco caught loads of warmth.
In DiMarco’s five-plus years on the Champions Tour, he’s but to document a win, and has simply 4 top-10 finishes. But regardless of his lackluster outcomes, he’s earned over $1.2 million on the retirement circuit.
“You’re talking generational money [LIV] guys are making,” DiMarco stated. “They deserve it, they’ve had some great careers — why not go get some money?”
It appears day-after-day the golf discourse is dominated by cash discuss, and the divide that money has created might have one thing to do with the poor TV rankings the game has garnered this season. It appears as if that time has not landed with the Chris DiMarcos of the world, although — and if social media is any indication, golf fans don’t have a lot sympathy for his “cause.”
You can take heed to the total episode of Subpar under.
