How much of the purse do golfers get?
The PGA Tour upped the ante on golfer pay this year, boosting its average tournament purse 14% to $9.1 million....LIV Golf Vs. The PGA Tour's Top-Paying Events Of 2022.EventPGA ChampionshipMinimum Payout For Finishers$24,000Total Purse$15 millionField Of Finishers78 golfersAverage Prize Money Per Finisher$192,00011 more columns•6 days ago
How are professional golfers paid?
Professional Tour Player Professional golfers are paid a percentage of the purse for each tournament they play in and finish in the money. For example, the U.S. Open pays down to the 60th place finisher. Rory McIlroy won $1.4 million wining the US Open in 2011. The player in 60th place received a little over $17,000.
How are PGA purses split?
The PGA Tour allocates 18 percent of a standard tournament's purse to the winner. The remainder of the top 10 finishers receives, in order, the following percentages of the purse: 10.8, 6.8, 4.8, 4, 3.6, 3.35, 3.1, 2.9 and 2.7.
Do pro golfers pay their own expenses?
While large incomes are possible -- Luke Donald made more than $13 million on the PGA and European tours in 2011 -- golfers are responsible for all their travel expenses and typically earn a tournament paycheck only if they make the cut.