Originally Posted by tonyg

I still don't buy the money argument. As much as inflation has nothing to do with it, it has nothing to do with it. As far as % of the total purse, you would need definitive proof that every tournament on tour gives the exact same percentage breakdown from first place to last place.

And while the media doesn't make the putts, or hit tee shots two fairways over for Tiger, they certainly have done their part to speed up the building of his legend, including getting people like yourself to believe he could walk on water, drop, and not have to take a penalty.