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Will you join the "Occupy Golf" Movement? We need to be heard

As only the elite play in the US Open this week end, let our voice be heard.

This article is not an original thought of this blogger, but worth sharing.

As a golfer firmly entrenched in the lower 99%, I ask myself if it's fair that only the very best are allowed to play at the Olympic Club this week end.

I understand that I am an indifferent golfer, a person who wil never have the shots, skills or mental toughness to make it to the professional level.  I will also never put in the practice time needed to have any chance of reaching that level, or felt like working all that hard at it.

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However, I am part of the golfing community and feel I should be paid by the top 1% for what I do. Is it FAIR that those players who have worked harder, studied the game more carefully and are more skilled and dedicated, should make all the BIG money.

Where would they be without US, the 99% who watch them weave their magic and provide the stimulus for their huge pay days?

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So, we are all victims here.  The top 1% should pay our green fees, give us their cast off cashmere sweaters and understand that without US, they would be nothing.

Let's go and "occupy a golf course".

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