02-23-2020, 09:52 AM
(02-23-2020, 08:30 AM)oldalum Wrote:(02-23-2020, 07:21 AM)Mick Wrote: Jack Nicklaus: $5,734.301
Notah Begay: $5,207,339
In today's dollars (which seems to me the appropriate basis of comparison), it's no contest.
But adjusting for inflation is not sufficient. The sharp upward trend of tournament purses is the primary reason that Begay can appear to be even remotely comparable to Jack.
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