The subject of money is inescapable in today’s era of golf, with multi-million dollar prize payouts every week on the PGA Tour, LPGA Tour, LIV and the DP World Tour.
There was more than half a billion dollars in prize money paid out on the historic US circuit across in 2025 and the average PGA Tour pro picked up a little over $2.3 million, per the Official Money list.
Then you have nine Signature Events each putting up $20 million each time and two of the four Major championships offering in excess of that.
LIV Golf is expected to offer just over $20 million prize purses in each of its 13 events this term while the LPGA Tour and DP World Tour’s full-season schedule largely ranges between $2 million and $10 million.
The Players Championship remains the most lucrative tournament in pro golf
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However, it is true that almost every number you will ever see in articles relating to prize money and earnings is the figure which is initially given to players. It is far from the figure they end up keeping for themselves and their family.
For starters, most players share between 5-10% with their caddie each time they make the cut, depending on the initial agreement between the pair and then potentially where on the leaderboard they end up.
In some cases, if a player wins a tournament, their caddie sees 10% while a top-10 might earn the looper 7-8%. A made cut outside of the top-10 could result in a 5% bonus being passed on. For others, there may be a flat fee of 7-8% every time they make a cut. As I said, it’s between player and caddie to decide.
It’s a similar story for the various coaches involved. Some players have a permanent swing coach, a mental coach and a putting coach while others might only employ a regular swing coach and speak to a putting coach or psychologist as and when they feel it’s necessary.
One-off payments are their own thing, but someone who is a contracted member of a pro’s team might expect between 1-3% each time a player earns prize money.
Jayden Schaper and his caddie celebrate winning the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open
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