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Dustin Johnson made $175,000 for doing nothing the last month
Dustin Johnson has been sitting on his couch -- or Paulina Gretzky's couch or somebody's couch -- for the last month on a personal leave of absence from the PGA Tour.
For his efforts in doing so Johnson will collect $175,000 in prize money.
Strange but true.
Johnson finished 30th in the FedEx Cup points race even though he didn't play a single playoff event and thus qualified for this week's Tour Championship.
He's entitled to $175,000 for that finish but according to Joe Ogilvie won't get the $128,000 the last-place finisher at the Tour Championship would earn.
The whole thing feels strange though I guess Johnson should be rewarded for his efforts throughout the season.
I suppose if you want to look at the playoffs through the lenses of another sport you can say Johnson got a bye into the fourth round (which is odd in and of itself).
But to get paid for his "efforts"? Downright crazy.
h/t Golf News Net
Dustin Johnson made $175,000 for doing nothing the last month - CBSSports.com
Dustin Johnson has been sitting on his couch -- or Paulina Gretzky's couch or somebody's couch -- for the last month on a personal leave of absence from the PGA Tour.
For his efforts in doing so Johnson will collect $175,000 in prize money.
Strange but true.
Johnson finished 30th in the FedEx Cup points race even though he didn't play a single playoff event and thus qualified for this week's Tour Championship.
He's entitled to $175,000 for that finish but according to Joe Ogilvie won't get the $128,000 the last-place finisher at the Tour Championship would earn.
The whole thing feels strange though I guess Johnson should be rewarded for his efforts throughout the season.
I suppose if you want to look at the playoffs through the lenses of another sport you can say Johnson got a bye into the fourth round (which is odd in and of itself).
But to get paid for his "efforts"? Downright crazy.
h/t Golf News Net
Dustin Johnson made $175,000 for doing nothing the last month - CBSSports.com