You do realize these guys are doing a lot more than just playing golf, right? Living out of hotel rooms on at least five continents this year is awfully tough.

I have to admit, you’re getting better at chooseing your text for maximum hype.

Ishikawa plays 22 of 24 weeks, 16 consecutive – granted, almost all of them were in a country smaller than California, but that’s a lot of tournament golf. Being tired isn’t the same as being burned out.

Come on – a stomach flu is “burnout” now ?

Will we be able to re-write history and say that Michelle Wie’s wrists and heat stroke were “burn out” ? How about the last 2 seasons for Paula Creamer with her wrist and stomach problems ?

I wonder if the life of a tour pro is significantly more hectic now than it was, say, 20, 30, 40 years ago.

Certainly, travel is travel and they’re living out of suitcases and in hotels regardless of era. Gary Player’s travel was legendary, but it seems like travel in that era was mostly within whichever continent a player played in primarily (though, before there was real money in it, there was a lot more driving between tournaments which had to be a real drain).

Now, they’re playing all over the world, meaning longer travel and much different time zones (a couple of hours difference can’t be nearly as taxing as 15 hours difference).

And that’s just the golf. It seems like more guys are getting into course design, especially in markets where golf hasn’t saturated the market as much, like Asia. They’re also traveling a lot for appearances. They have a lot of side businesses going.

Of course, it’s all self-imposed, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t take a toll. I kind of wonder when/if quality of play becomes a factor for some of the ones that are stretched a little thin.

sorry for these guys and their “burnout”. I work out of my house and am 1 mile from my club……You want to talk about burnout………:)

I used to jog, but the Ice kept falling out of my cocktail. jes sayin ;o)

It’s just the work part that I hate.