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From [here][1]:
> The current crop of golfers were getting ready for the afterlife, one way or the other.

My question:

 - Is this the correct verb agreement?
 - I thought that `of golfers` was a prepositional phrase, and that `crop`, which is a singular noun, should dictate the verb agreement.


  [1]: http://www.geoffshackelford.com/homepage/2012/11/18/the-current-crop-of-golfers-were-getting-ready-for-the-after.html