Money Updates (Trend Spotting)

by Mulligan Stu on Jan 7, 2008 9:00 AM EST

... and Open Thread ...

PGA Tour

Daniel Chopra, $1,100,000
Steve Stricker, $630,000
Stephen Ames, $410,000
Mike Weir, $310,000
Jim Furyk, $218,000
Hunter Mahan, $218,000
Nick Watney, $218,000
Charles Howell III, $175,000
Justin Leonard, $175,000
Mark Calcavecchia, $155,000
Brandt Snedeker, $155,000

European Tour

Ross Fisher, €307,394
Lee Westwood, €299,894
Miguel Angel Jimenez, €255,711
Kevin Stadler, €172,640
Richard Finch, €164,481
James Kingston, €162,400
John Bickerton, €158,500
Ernie Els, €143,491
Daniel Chopra, €135,311
Vijay Singh, €133,969

So far, I seem to be the only person who has realized the implications of the Mercedes-Benz Championship. But, then, maybe that's not a suprise. I do have a gift for trendspotting. I'm almost always way ahead of the curve.

So what trend have I spotted coming out of Kapalua? Well, look at the money list above. After one tournament in the 2008 season, Daniel Chopra has $1.1 million and Tiger Woods has $0.

If we extrapolate this trendline, we arrive at yearend figures of approximately $27 million in 2008 earnings for Chopra, and approximately $0 in 2008 earnings for Woods.

Why am I the only the one writing about this? That gift for trendspotting, natch. C'mon people, this is huge!

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