PGA players can get bonuses, or contracts from sponsors. Your correct that a small over seas tournament will pay Tiger Woods to come and play, however Nike also pays Tiger to play in a set amount of tournaments, yearlyActually, appearance fees on the PGA Tour are illegal. Golfers only get them to go to international tournaments (like the Dubai classic). I think adding TV money into the prize pool is a great idea. Conversely, I think having big name players get appearance fees is a terrible idea....but I dont want to hate.