"Bivens cost the tour $824,345 in salary, bonuses and benefits in 2008, up from $522,000 in 2007."

Jon Show scoured the LPGA's IRS filings and reports that their recent staff purge knocked $1 million in salary off the books, but far more amazing was this revelation about the Brand Lady:

Bivens cost the tour $824,345 in salary, bonuses and benefits in 2008, up from $522,000 in 2007. She cost the LPGA $710,812 in compensation and benefits in 2006, which was her only other full year in the job.

Comments

[smails]

guy-you missed it completely. Bivens got way more than $1 million for NOT working the last year(s) pf her contract, to say nothing of the tens of millions of value she destroyed for players.

[Farmingdale]

At least they stopped her short of what Isiah Thomas did to the CBA...but she was headed down that road FAST!!

[LPGAFAN]

What a bunch of idiots on the Board, including the PLAYERS on the Board, who gave Bivens a BONUS. They deserve what every they get! Unbelievable!

[Smolmania]

I coulda done a lot less damage for a lot less cash.

Congrats to my friend Nicole Jeray for finishing T-5 in LPGA Q School today. Let's hope she can afford to jet around to play in enough tournaments. . .

[Checkfacts]

You are incorrect salary payment was for 2008 when the LPGA had a profit of $4.0 plus record payment to Tournaments. Plus 2007 profit was also a record year profitwise. Pls re-read the 990'0s