A PGA Tour professional ranked 190th in the world has lashed a lucrative incentive which is only making the top players richer.
Nate Lashley, 40, made the bold decision to post to Instagram a private memo sent by the Tour to registered players this week.
It outlined the breakdown of this year's Player Impact Program (PIP) payments.
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The PIP essentially rewards the top 20 players who have brought positive attention to the PGA Tour, through social media and other means.
A total pool of $153 million is split between those 20 players as an incentive for supposedly bolstering the sport.
But Lashley – who was not one of the 20 players handed a sizeable bonus this year – is filthy at the PGA Tour for lining the pockets of players who generally are already the best paid in the game.
"How many golf fans actually know what the PIP on the PGA Tour is?" Lashley wrote on Instagram alongside a photo of the email.
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"Would love to hear from golf/PGA fans if they think this $100 million (USD) was spent well?
"There's 150-200 members of the PGA Tour and they just spent $100 million (USD) on 20 players. Seems a little ridiculous.
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"Time for new leadership on the PGA Tour. This is an absolute kick in the face to the rest of the PGA Tour players."
According to the screenshot on Lashley's post, Irish champion and PGA Tour loyalist Rory McIlroy tops the list this year with a $22.8m bonus.
Tigers Woods – who has barely competed on Tour this year – is second with $18.3m, while Masters champion Jon Rahm pockets an extra $13.7m.
The only Aussie on the list this year is Jason Day, who takes home a $4.5m bonus for his efforts.
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