'How can you argue being underpaid?' - Will Zalatoris hits out at players calling for more money in golf

Will Zalatoris has said it is wrong for professional golfers to claim they are undercompensated. Money is one of the big talking points in golf at the present time, with the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series splitting the sport after signing a raft of big names from the PGA Tour — such as Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson — on huge contracts. Ad The PGA Tour has reacted by upping purses and adding Elevated Events with huge prize funds.

Wyndham Championship'Getting a little unhealthy' — Zalatoris splits from caddie in middle of tournament07/08/2022 AT 15:36 Zalatoris can understand why some more experienced players have moved to LIV, but at the same time made the point that the money they are picking up would not change their lives. “I have not won [a tournament] yet and I have made over $10 million (£8.7 million),” Zalatoris said in an interview which took place before his maiden win at the FedEx St Jude Championship in August. “If I sat there and said I felt undercompensated as a PGA Tour pro, what does that say about me? “This is no disrespect to them at all, but a lot of them are older, they’ve been injured and been on the road for 20-plus years and don’t want to do it anymore.

«They want to play a couple more years, get a nice nest egg and call it quits. “I get it proportionally, we can always fight for bigger purses, but the money these guys are being given right now it’s just more money. It’s not life-changing money, it’s just more.