SPORTS ARE SHOWBIZ

On the Golf channel some of the commentators were lamenting that the teen-aged Michelle Wie was paid around $1 million to play in a Man's Tournament in Korea, while the top male Korean golfer was paid only $200,000 for appearing. That the winner of the tournament will receive only $100,000 is quite revealing. Whether purests like it or not, professional golf is in the Entertainment business. The people who can draw crowds to the event will be paid the big money, not the best players. This is not at all surprising; for example, does anyone think Tom Cruise is the best actor in Hollywood?