In another move that has the players' attention, the tournament purse will increase to about $9 million from $8 million last year.

The tournament purse in 2012 is $100,000 down from $120,000 in the previous two years.

Despite his success on the pro tour, Wetch couldn't make enough money on tournament purses alone.

In compensation, he asks only "$5 guaranteed" and an old pair of Junuh's shoes, instead of the standard 10-percent caddy's cut of the tournament purse.

The tournament purse was cut in half and all professionals received winnings based on 50% of what they would have earned had the tournament been completed.

UMass was ordered to repay $151,617, its share of the tournament purse.

Instead, the tournament donated half of the $1 million tournament purse to charity and the other half to individual charities chosen by the top-10 finishers.

The professionals compete against each other for a special Pro-Am tournament purse.

Without a title sponsor in 2012, the tournament purse dropped slightly from $1.3 million to $1.25 million.

Under the policies of the eGolf Professional Tour, he was eligible for a portion of the tournament purse.