Appearance money not limited to overseas

The Miami Herald Tuesday 26th April, 2011

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Ernie Els certainly isn't the first person to chase appearance money overseas, a practice that has been going on before he was born. He's just given it the best definition.It was toward the end of the 2007 season when Els had signed a three-year deal to play the Singapore Open, which kept him from a shot at the Order of Merit because Europe moved its season-ending Volvo Masters to the same date."How can I say it?" Els said. "The end of the year, you've got the wheelbarrow out, too. You want to cash in a little bit." Tiger Woods has the biggest wheelbarrow of all, pulling in $3 million from Australia, Japan and Dubai in recent years.Lee Westwood rose to No. 1 last week by winning the Indonesia Masters, and he wasn't there strictly for the scenery. Westwood, Els, Ia...

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