College Golfers and $$$

Should NCAA golfers get paid for winning a tournament? This question comes up more often than not when talking about college golf. People think that no college athlete should be paid regardless of the situation. On the other hand many people think the opposite and think that college athletes deserve to be paid. I think that college golfers should receive prize money if they win a tournament or place in a tournament. I am not saying that they should receive the amount PGA Tour players receive, but if they win a tournament they deserve some money. If the golfers are dedicating 4 days during the week to play in a tournament, I think they deserve some money. The student athletes are supposed to be "students" before athletes, but if you have a golf tournament every week then I do not see how you can be a student first. The golfers are pretty much employees of the college. Although most of the golfers are going to school for free, I still believe they need an income. There is no way a college golfer can juggle school, golf, and a job all at the same time. So if college golfers were rewarded for their great play, there would be no dispute. A small amount of money for the each golfer who wins a tournament would not be a crazy thought. If you are dedicating many hours to practice and not school work, you should be declared as an employee to make the colleges look better. The least the NCAA could do is come up with a small amount of money for the individual golfer who wins a tournament.
 http://www.usnews.com/debate-club/should-ncaa-athletes-be-paid
http://www.newhaven.edu/20719.pdf

                               

NCAA and Golf

Every sport in the NCAA always has an illegal scandal almost every year. In 2013 the NCAA golf program was accused for gambling. Golf is the leading sport for all divisions in college sports for gambling. Betting is a large part of country-club culture, and a recent NCAA survey shows that also is the case among college golfers. The total number of athletes both male and female who report wagering on sports has decreased or remained stagnant in all three NCAA divisions since the 2008 study. Men’s golf, however, stands out at every level for high numbers in gambling cases. 1/5 of male D1 golfers reported wagering on sports. Among the men’s golfers surveyed, 56 percent admit to wagering on personal skill, which includes on-course bets. It’s the most frequent betting activity among men’s college golfers, followed by purchasing lottery tickets 45.7 percent, and playing cards for money 43 percent. The Virginia Tech head coach Jay Hardwick does not think on course betting is a violation. “I don’t think it’s a thing that’s out of hand,” Hardwick said. “I've never had guys betting on football, basketball. We’re very adament about that. I think kids going out and playing for a soda, for a dollar, on their own ability, it’s a way to kind of challenge themselves.” He believes that the betting is form of competition. The SMU freshmen were surprised to hear that on course gambling ids prohibited. The SMU team thinks that everyone plays better when money is on the line. To solve all of these problems the college teams are all having compliance meetings every month and the main focus is gambling and wagering. The college teams think the gambling issues are ridiculous, but they are going to follow by the rules.  
http://golfweek.com/news/2013/may/09/ncaa-report-gambling-most-widespread-mens-golf/