Billy Joe Patton: 31 year old amateur/lumber salesmen who almost won the Masters in 1954.

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Said he made more money selling lumber than he would have as a pro golfer.

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Probably true in the 50’s

have you seen lumber prices these days?

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Winning the Masters in 1954 would have paid out like $3000

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Sam Snead got $5000 for winning in 1954.

Lloyd Mangrum won the equivalent of 250k in 1951, golf money doubled by 55, you would need to be a pretty good lumber salesman to bank 300k

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One of the reasons guys like Palmer and Player were so mega successful off the course.Having other areas of income was almost a necessity 

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Meh not really, Palmer won over 1.1 million adjusted for inflation in 1963, thats not really derelict, I think its overblown how these guys would have been paupers if they only depended on prize money. People just forget how cheap shite was back then. A brand new 3/4 ton pickup truck was 2k dollars

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Lloyd Mangrum won the equivalent of 250k in 1951, golf money doubled by 55, you would need to be a pretty good lumber salesman to bank 300k

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LMAFAO!What an idiotic statement.You're using the tour money winner as an example? Then you use the tour money leader 10+ years later?

Patton would have been an above average pro at best (no tour victories and 4 top 10's in MAJORS.THE average salary for a PGA tour player in 50's would have been between 5k and perhaps 10k later in the decade .The vast majority all hustled and had other gigs to make ends meet.It was not an easy life.Patton knew this, otherwise he wouldn't have made the statement

So yes,he more than likely made more as lumber broker than he would have as a pro golfer.LOTS of professions did back then.

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LMMFAO, which would have been DOUBLE the median household income of Joe Blow, what poor bastards, you're a dumbass.

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Why would you use the tour money leaders as an example of what all PGA golfers were getting paid?Or even what an above average golfer might have been paid?

Do you not comprehend the idiocy of your examples?


You just doubled down and made yourself look even more idiotic.

ETA: Patton was a Wake Forest grad and obviously made more money than an average "Joe Blow"He was a college graduate in the 1950's.An era in which 9% of the population had a college degree.Id say their earning power was bit more than an average "Joe Blow"

So was Patton just lying when he said he made more money in the lumber business than he would have golfing?

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What you said is average round have been double dumbass, you just get dumber and dumber don't you

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English please and you used the word dumbass in that sentence?

Once again, did Patton just lie when he said he made more money in lumber than he would have playing golf?

Third time I've asked BTW.

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Strannix

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Man.

What an angry little elf.

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And there were a bunch of unofficial events pros could win big money in, you don't know shite you're a clown.

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Yea go ahead and believe the average PGA golfer made big bucks in 50's.Talk about clueless.

For the fourth time,was Patton lying when he made the statement and why would he?

Tell ya what clown.Im gonna email the person who wrote the article who actually knew Patton and has written multiple articles about the history of golf in the 40's,50's and 60's.

I'll post his response here.

Fair enough?

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Billy Joe Patton

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Isn't he the lead singer of greenday