How much is the total purse? It's $2.4 million, with the champion winning $360,000.

Stricker did however set the PGA TOUR Champions' single-season earnings record with the win and sits just shy of $4 million for the season. Stricker eagled the par-5 12th to knot things up with Choi and birdied 15 to take a one-shot lead that he never relinquished.

For the 2022/23 campaign, the sliding scale will see the champions receive roughly £44m and the bottom-placed team around £2.2m. The team finishing 17th, and just avoiding relegation, is set to receive around £8.8m, as well as staying in the top tier to cash in again next term.

$3.15 million The winner of the PGA Championship will be getting $3.15 million. The PGA of America released its prize fund Saturday at $17.5 million. That's up from $15 million last year, and $500,000 less than what the Masters offered last month.

But 2012 West of Ireland Championship winner, Diamond, was back at McIlroy's side when the four-time major winner won the Tour Championship and the FedEx Cup for a third time in August. McIlroy earned a cool $18,000,000 for winning the season-long prize, with Diamond expected to have earned $1,800,000 for his role.

Ernie Els has 76 professional worldwide career victories to his name, including four Major Championships, two World Golf Championships and a record seven World Matchplay titles.

The Championship play-off final is considered the most valuable single football match in the world as a result of the increase in revenue to the winning club from sponsorship and media agreements. For the first three years, the play-off final took place over two legs, played at both side's grounds.

How Much Can Clubs Get In Parachute Payments? As detailed earlier in this article, the payment made to each club depends on how long they have been back in the Championship for; figures will range between 55%, 45%, and 20% of the equal share broadcast revenue.

The Tour Championship technically has the biggest purse ($70 million) and winner's share ($18 million), but that represents the final event of the FedEx Cup playoffs. The event doesn't have its own purse and winner's share, rather paying out players for their performance that week combined with the rest of the season.

Caddies for professional players could make up to $3,000 per tournament, but they also receive a percentage of the player's winnings. As of 2020, the highest paid caddy in golf was Justin Thomas' assistant Jimmy Johnson, who reportedly received as many as $502,851 on that year.

How Much Does Tiger Woods Pay His Caddie? Tiger Woods - like most other golfers - doesn't disclose just how much he pays his caddie. However, the customary amount is between 5% and 10% of the earnings that the golfer makes on the course plus an annual salary.

His Endorsements and Net Worth His projected net worth in 2021 was about $150 million. But Rory McIlroy's career earnings and fortune go beyond prize money and competition salary.