Money is flying around everywhere in golf … unless you’re an amateur teeing off in a professional event. And with amateurs Jackson Koivun and Lottie Woad for pride but no paycheck, the dreaded debate is back yet again.

As always, our Golf Digest panel had many a take, with quite a few disagreements from person to person. Some went long. Some kept it brief. And we’re sure this dispute will be back before you know it. There’s usually an amateur shocking the golf world, and then the golf world has to argue whether or not they deserve to be paid for it. Some things never change.

You can call me old-fashioned, but I don’t think amateurs should take home a check after making the cut in a professional tournament. There are very few rules in golf that have remained untouched since their inceptio

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