Erik Van Rooyen

[BTChamp]

"Take it to the golf board!!!"

Watching the Charles Schwab Challenge today. Erik Van Rooyen, the South African that played for the Gophs, had a great par save on the 14th. The lady announcer blasted out "Row the Boat, Ski U Mah, Go Gophers!"

Since it's slow time, I thought I'd share it. Ok, carry on.

 

[LesBolstad]

I'll accept it!

 

[TruthSeeker]

Van Rooyen has had a solid, journeyman career. He's won a couple PGA tournaments, made the playoff final weekend, etc. He's a player.

 

[Zeppelin Gopher]

Van Rooyen has had a solid, journeyman career. He's won a couple PGA tournaments, made the playoff final weekend, etc. He's a player.

Plus an electric aesthetic. Bomb mustache and joggers game

 

[minnyrules11]

Row the boat is football related. Kind of interesting the announcer knew about it.

 

[BTChamp]

Row the boat is football related. Kind of interesting the announcer knew about it.

Exactly, and then on the 15th, the guy announcer said "Row", and she doubled down on the whole thing again. I thought that was pretty cool.

 

[HoustonTXGopher]

EvR has made over 10.5 million in his career and is 35 years old.....love his golf swing. He will double that amount in the next 2-3 years.

 

[60's Guy]

EvR has made over 10.5 million in his career and is 35 years old.....love his golf swing. He will double that amount in the next 2-3 years.

Takehome pay. Not suggesting he is not doing very well but there are expenses. At say 35% takehome he's still got $3.5 million to invest.

 

[Unregistered User]

Takehome pay. Not suggesting he is not doing very well but there are expenses. At say 35% takehome he's still got $3.5 million to invest.

Bullshit post from this “PGA pro”

Professional golfers are allowed to deduct all of their ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in playing the game to lower their tax bill. Ordinary and necessary expenses for a professional golfer include costs of agents, management companies, equipment (never out of pocket, but a rule), tournament entry fees, instructors, personal trainers, even sports psychologists. There is no end to the amount of deductions the professional golfer may use to offset taxable income, as long as those expenses are ordinary and necessary to the profession.

Certain travel expenses may even be deducted, including transportation, lodging, and 50% of meals.

So, if this “pro” plays only the required 15 events per year, to retain their card, and “nets” their meager $570,000 ($38,000 (per event, per the article) x 15 events), they are still not in the 37% tax bracket, as a single filer, they would have to earn $626,350, married $751,640, and only the dollars above that would be taxed at 37%.

The only believable line in the article is “Don’t let anyone tell you the PGA Tour is not divided between the haves and the have-nots. It’s the haves and have-mores.”

 

[HoustonTXGopher]

Takehome pay. Not suggesting he is not doing very well but there are expenses. At say 35% takehome he's still got $3.5 million to invest.

And a shit ton of sponsor money, which offsets expenses plus some....IYKYK