[Kumabjorn]

And remember, unless and until these journeymen secure their 'cards' for the next year by finishing in the Top 125, there is no next year! In the pressure-cooked Land of the Meateaters, nobody knows it more than the meateaters themselves.

I am not sure I will agree with that. Don't shoot me if I don't have the exact numbers, but:

125 - 150 go directly to Q-School Final Examination (thus a new chans to secure their card), and they also get into a decent amount of tournaments that pick players from that category (John Deere, B.C. Open [now Turning Stone?] Hartford etc) and they are automatically in with Nationwide status. So its not like they aren't going to make a living playing golf the next year.

150 - 175 go to second stage qualifying and also get into some tournaments and will play Nationwide tournaments (or overseas)

I think JG was 196th on the 07 money list and he has played more tournaments than some players who were above him on the list.