Dawgie said:A new asso. is not what's needed. From everything I read on the forum it seems the women know how to handle their tours and payouts. Wouldn't it just be more simple to have the men pro's join up with the women pro's and just be PRO'S period. There is power in numbers.
As an aside - we have too many organizatiions as it is.
Also - the men's pro's are sorely lacking in the "ball" department. When you don't demand that the payout is protected, escrowed, etc. for a tournament you shouldn't expect to get paid. Just play and if they give you something look at it as a bonus.
Suppose anyone decided they are going to host a pro tournament and offered $100,000.00 to the winner and their was no proof of payment. What kind of player would pony up money with no way to collect. It's just plain stupid. As it stand right now, this is the way it is.
That's the way it's done, because, that's the way it's always been done. One day, all the pro's are going to get a bit paranoid over this. Some call paranoia, "acute awareness".