As expected

There is talk that WPC would be moved back to Qatar especially since WPA tight with QBSF
Huge blow to WNT , this is jewel in their crown. This could be start of the downsizing of WNT.
Without WPC, US Open is only event will really attract players and fans. Their other Open events like European Open have been disaster. Reyes Cup was super underwhelming did not deliver the fanspectacle they were hoping for. And MC has become a joke, rewarding those who fall in line and their buddies while penalising rebels

Let's hear some offers.

I recall one league that had a beer frame. With losers buying the round.
Other league where, "for a beer?" Was a reasonable question just prior to the break.

So Rating Increase =rating inflation +skills performance improvement
How much is rating inflation? I am guessing ballpark around 20 points give or take a few points. So an 800 player a decade ago with no improvement in skills performance would be about 820 now give or take a few points. Top guys like Yapp, Filler with 50+ increase over last decade are really much better players now even after deducting rating inflation

the money stayed in action for a time back then as it went right into gambling of some sort. and as stated it was worth much more.

buffalo's is the absolute best as they don't rape the tournament money.

as i always say if they want it to grow big money wise, rather than participants, then make the entry fees very high.

and make it so many more or at least most have a shot at winning. soon all kinds of players will show up, and plenty of dead money if having a shot at it is possible.

it is tiring to have tournaments set up so the same old same old, take down all the top money. and it isnt even big money.

A high school buddy and my next door neighbor joined the Air Force and became a " Chuck Yeager " type or test pilot of sorts for the AF .
While on leave visiting his folks and I , he told of leaving the base in Texas with anything from a fighter jet to a B52 flying up to Montana for a practice bombing run taking out power plants oil refineries and other targets of interest .

They we had a radar station for the Air Force that my folks won the plumbing contract for and furnished portable toilets for , so I was the guy who cleaned out the " Green Rooms " and just after sun up I was driving the septic tank truck over there when I heard a extremely loud noise and I thought something was seriously going wrong with the truck until I seen a fighter jet make a sharp banking manoeuvre and the pilot was waving at me with a huge grin on his face as if he was saying thank you for being a practice run moving target !

The radar base was shut down and the houses are a seniors citizen community of sorts was what I was told .