From CBS Boston news:

PGA player Billy Horschel faced a big dilemma over the weekend: be with his wife who is due to give birth or play in a tournament that could give him an $11+ million payday?

Horschel and his wife agreed that he should play.

He came in first in the Tour Championship to claim a $1.44 million prize plus a $10 million bonus.

In the past, some athletes have left to be with their wives.

Do you think athletes should be present when their wives are due to give birth or keep playing for a big paycheck?

This was a topic of discussion last night as I related the day's golf news to Paul when he got home from work. I, of course, was rooting for my guy, Rory McIlroy, but it wasn't to be for Rory this time (he tied for 2nd with Jim Furyk).

One Billy Horschel won the latest tournament and, in turn, not only got $1.44 million for these 4 days of golf but won the FedEx Cup (cumulating points from multiple tournaments) which gave him another $10 million bonus.

Like I said, I was rooting for Rory. But, before this tournament began, I told Paul that I would be OK if Billy Horschel won it because he seemed like a nice bloke... his wife was having their first child, a girl, very soon, and also it was reported that Billy hadn't come from a childhood of privilege and money but rather was quite poor growing up and had made it to the top in golf all by himself and his talent.

"I come from a very blue-collar family," he wrote on his website early in 2013. "My family never had lots of money. I wasn't a country-club kid, so I always wanted to make it big to be able to repay my family for all they had done for me."

In an interview I saw, he explained that he and his wife had discussed this particular situation in depth, and although he would dearly love to be there with her for the birth of their first child, it would behoove them to see if he could, indeed, win the FedEx Cup and thereby increase their bank account by the $11+ million.

He said he would fly out to see her if she had the baby while he was playing and then come right back the next morning... but that they both made the decision to go for the money... a get rich quick scheme,one might say.

In the end, he made a good decision. I am not sure if she had the baby yet, but I did not hear any news that she had, so he may be able to be there anyway, AND he went on to win the whole pot of $11 million! A nice little New Baby Gift I'd say.

Is being present for the birth of a child a MUST for dads these days? They used to kick them out into the hall and let the professionals do all the work (not to mention the mother) but these days people seem to get all worked up if the dad isn't there to "help" with the pushing and breathing and giving comfort not to mention with the video camera!

So which is it? Go home and await the birth in case it comes over the weekend, or stay and play golf and end up winning the family fortune?

(BTW, I think she is still a week or two from delivery date!)

Cheers,

Bex

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Previous Entry :: Next Entry Read/Post Comments (8) Share on Facebook		2014-09-15 9:14 AM Get Rich Quick Scheme? From CBS Boston news: PGA player Billy Horschel faced a big dilemma over the weekend: be with his wife who is due to give birth or play in a tournament that could give him an $11+ million payday? Horschel and his wife agreed that he should play. He came in first in the Tour Championship to claim a $1.44 million prize plus a $10 million bonus. In the past, some athletes have left to be with their wives. Do you think athletes should be present when their wives are due to give birth or keep playing for a big paycheck? This was a topic of discussion last night as I related the day's golf news to Paul when he got home from work. I, of course, was rooting for my guy, Rory McIlroy, but it wasn't to be for Rory this time (he tied for 2nd with Jim Furyk). One Billy Horschel won the latest tournament and, in turn, not only got $1.44 million for these 4 days of golf but won the FedEx Cup (cumulating points from multiple tournaments) which gave him another $10 million bonus. Like I said, I was rooting for Rory. But, before this tournament began, I told Paul that I would be OK if Billy Horschel won it because he seemed like a nice bloke... his wife was having their first child, a girl, very soon, and also it was reported that Billy hadn't come from a childhood of privilege and money but rather was quite poor growing up and had made it to the top in golf all by himself and his talent. "I come from a very blue-collar family," he wrote on his website early in 2013. "My family never had lots of money. I wasn't a country-club kid, so I always wanted to make it big to be able to repay my family for all they had done for me." In an interview I saw, he explained that he and his wife had discussed this particular situation in depth, and although he would dearly love to be there with her for the birth of their first child, it would behoove them to see if he could, indeed, win the FedEx Cup and thereby increase their bank account by the $11+ million. He said he would fly out to see her if she had the baby while he was playing and then come right back the next morning... but that they both made the decision to go for the money... a get rich quick scheme,one might say. In the end, he made a good decision. I am not sure if she had the baby yet, but I did not hear any news that she had, so he may be able to be there anyway, AND he went on to win the whole pot of $11 million! A nice little New Baby Gift I'd say. Is being present for the birth of a child a MUST for dads these days? They used to kick them out into the hall and let the professionals do all the work (not to mention the mother) but these days people seem to get all worked up if the dad isn't there to "help" with the pushing and breathing and giving comfort not to mention with the video camera! So which is it? Go home and await the birth in case it comes over the weekend, or stay and play golf and end up winning the family fortune? (BTW, I think she is still a week or two from delivery date!) Cheers, Bex ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Check out my other blog, "From the Hawthorne Tree" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Pages from the American Notebooks, Nathaniel Hawthorne Passages from Hawthorne's English Notebooks ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 2003 - Present Archives at Diaryland 2007 - 2009 Archives at WordPress 2009 Archives at JournalScape 2010 Archives at JournalScape 2011 Archives at JournalScape 2012 Archives at JournalScape 2013 Archives at JournalScape 2014 Archives at JournalScape Read/Post Comments (8) Previous Entry :: Next Entry Back to Top