As a result of all this cash up for grabs, plus the opportunity for a mid-level Tour player to make a seven figure annual income without ever actually wining, there will always be a crop of new young guns following in the footsteps of McIlroy and Bubba Watson.

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While margins may be compressed, the launch of the iPad mini and the pent-up demand for the iPhone 5 could make this holiday quarter its best ever.

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