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Column: Saudi money could put college stars in tough spot

FILE - Andy Ogletree plays his shot from the 11th tee during the first round of the Sony Open golf tournament, Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. U.S. Amateur champion James Piot is in London this week having received a signing bonus even before he gets to play for as much as $25 million in prize money. So is Andy Ogletree, another former U.S. Amateur champion. (AP Photo/Matt York, File) FILE - Amateur James Piot walks with his caddie on the seventh hole during a practice round for the Masters golf tournament on Monday, April 4, 2022, in Augusta, Ga. U.S. Amateur champion James Piot is in London this week having received a signing bonus even before he gets to play for as much as $25 million in prize money. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) FILE - Sam Bennett of Texas A&M tees off from the third hole during an NCAA golf tournament on Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021, in Alpharetta, Ga. Bennett was a mixture of joy and exhaustion upon making it through 36-hole U.S. Open qualifying for the first time. Still to come is the toughest test in golf. All that might be a breeze considering what could await. The temptation of Saudi money from the LIV Golf Invitational series has yet to present itself to Bennett, the No. 5 player in the world amateur ranking. (AP Photo/Kara Durrette, File)
Column: Saudi money could put college stars in tough spot