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Title: Darren Clarke gets 2 million bonus
Post by: feeutfo on 20 July 2011, 10:28:14
...from sponsor Dunlop for winning the open.
http://www.marketingmagazine.co.uk/news/1080948/Dunlop-hands-2m-Clarke-no-win-no-fee-deal/

Fair play to him, deserves every penny IMO.  :y
Title: Re: Darren Clarke gets 2 million bonus
Post by: feeutfo on 21 July 2011, 11:16:45
What, no golfers on here?   :-/

No crying foul of such large earnings of a sports man?   :-/

Title: Re: Darren Clarke gets 2 million bonus
Post by: jonnycool on 21 July 2011, 11:26:24
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What, no golfers on here?   :-/

No crying foul of such large earnings of a sports man?   :-/

Fair play to him, footballists get payouts like that every week, now if you're talking about obscene pay packets....
Title: Re: Darren Clarke gets 2 million bonus
Post by: albitz on 21 July 2011, 11:36:11
I suppose what he got paid is the going rate for what he does,same as footballists and everyone else.
I struggle to see how hitting a small white ball with a stick can generate such interest and therefore cash, but thats just me. ::)
Title: Re: Darren Clarke gets 2 million bonus
Post by: Kevin Wood on 21 July 2011, 11:40:55
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I struggle to see how hitting a small white ball with a stick can generate such interest and therefore cash, but thats just me. ::)

No, it's me too, actually.

Good excuse for BMW-driving middle managers to skive off work for the afternoon, where they do less damage, of course, but other than that... ::)
Title: Re: Darren Clarke gets 2 million bonus
Post by: albitz on 21 July 2011, 11:48:17
And when its televised......grass,grass, sky, sky,sky,sky, grass,grass - sometimes you can catch a glimpse of the litlle white ball. ::) ;D
Title: Re: Darren Clarke gets 2 million bonus
Post by: joff on 21 July 2011, 12:00:03
Footballers, golfers over paid under worked and need to get a life and do a real job.  >:( >:( they should do it for the love of sport and normal pay :y
Title: Re: Darren Clarke gets 2 million bonus
Post by: Crazycarzowner on 21 July 2011, 12:13:29
Think he'll have spent most of that on his bar bill!  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Darren Clarke gets 2 million bonus
Post by: millwall on 21 July 2011, 13:50:21
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Footballers, golfers over paid under worked and need to get a life and do a real job.  >:( >:( they should do it for the love of sport and normal pay :y
hint of jealousy by any chance ;D
Title: Re: Darren Clarke gets 2 million bonus
Post by: jonnycool on 21 July 2011, 14:16:55
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No, it's me too, actually.

Me three  :-/
Title: Re: Darren Clarke gets 2 million bonus
Post by: Auto Addict on 21 July 2011, 18:11:02
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What, no golfers on here?   :-/

No crying foul of such large earnings of a sports man?   :-/


I posted up when he won the open, just got sarcastic replies.
Title: Re: Darren Clarke gets 2 million bonus
Post by: feeutfo on 21 July 2011, 19:49:28
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What, no golfers on here?   :-/

No crying foul of such large earnings of a sports man?   :-/


I posted up when he won the open, just got sarcastic replies.
Don't think that was Nything to do with Golf, the open, or Darren Clarke A....  :P  ;)
 ;D
Title: Re: Darren Clarke gets 2 million bonus
Post by: millwall on 21 July 2011, 21:46:20
dont worry  football season starts soon :y ;D
Title: Re: Darren Clarke gets 2 million bonus
Post by: feeutfo on 21 July 2011, 23:06:29
Golf may not be the best spectator sport, but having tried it, the level of skill these guys and girls have is incredible.

But same as any top sportsman. That they deserve such wages may or may not be questionable.

However Mr Clarke suffered the loss of his wife to cancer(I believe) just prior to the rider cup. Which after much contemplation and thoughts of retirement, he played in, and somehow helped the European team in no small degree to a Great Win.

It was emotional, as I recall.

He refuses to move on from the memory of his wife reportedly, and I must say to see he had won the open bought a wee tear to my eye. Bless him.

Not often are the deserving rewarded it seems.

Anyway. Warmed me cockles. Fair play to DC.  :y