Eh, they were all privileged to be playing golf as intensely as they had to at a young age. And 2.5 Asians out of 12 total players (20% Asian, 0% black or Hispanic) is hardly representative of the millennial demographic, which is 44% minority and moreso with young males than females.
And is it really significant that they are paid directly by the sponsors rather than having it cycled through a third party?
“Paid by their sponsors”??
That’s correct, if what you mean is the sponsors for a tournament. PGA tournaments from the least to the top have one or more corporate sponsors of the tournament and many major tournaments are also sponsoring a charity as well.
And players who qualify for and play in a tournament are paid according to how their final score in the tournament ranked:
Sponsors of PGA tournaments pay on the supposition that it is good advertising for their company, and good public relations as well when the tournaments is also donating to a charity.