There is a well-known saying, “You have to spend money to make money.” And the pros on the PGA Tour live this maxim by spending money to make more money. However, the life of a tour professional is not easy as there are many dynamics and things that affect their money.
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Additionally, there are many issues with the type of lifestyle they live. Hence, every professional golfer wants to make the cut to keep cash flow going. However, for a top PGA Tour player, winning or top 10 at a celebrity event is a must or their expenses could take a severe blow.
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Breakdown of the Top Players Spending on the PGA Tour
Recently, Golf.com revealed the expenses and costs of doing business as a top gamer. Additionally, the spending is estimated to be in the seven-digit range at $ 2 million. Here is a breakdown of all estimated expenses.
Tip 1: $ 5000
There are locker room attendants, baggage handlers, housekeepers, and keeping them happy can sometimes create a vacuum in your wallet. The tips they receive from golfers are around $ 200 per week on tour.
09/21/2021; Koehler, Wisconsin, USA; US team player Brooks Koepka (right) hits his fairway shot in front of Caddy Ricky Elliott (left) on the eighth hole during a practice round for the 43rd Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
2. Private Chef: $ 25,000
Few elite players have full-time private chefs with them. You travel around the world with players to prepare food for them. These services now cost up to $ 3,000 to $ 5,000 per week and are relatively expensive.
3rd Trainer: $ 1,000,000
There used to be nothing like it in golf. But as this game develops, it has become imperative for top players to maintain their physique, for which they need a qualified coach.
4. Physio / Massage Therapy: $ 150,000
When you grind it on the range or give your 100% on the court during a tournament, recovery is very important. Therefore, players need a good physical therapist who can help them stay limber.
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5. Trainer: $ 150,000- $ 200,000
At the highest level there are different types of trainers like swing, short game, mental. In addition, data and analytics also have a coach these days. And in order to correct and improve mistakes, a player needs a coach to help him with his game.
6. Housing: $ 2,000,000
The price range for rental apartments and hotel suites varies from one tour location to another. But players don’t stay in accommodations often, which makes these stays quite expensive.
7. Travel: $ 150,000- $ 400,000
Top players don’t travel by coach. They try to avoid commercial planes as much as possible. But even on a commercial plane, a first class ticket isn’t cheap. However, her first preference is always a private jet and then a first class airplane to travel the country and the world to tournaments annually.
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8. Caddy: $ 500,000 – $ 1,000,000
Golf – The Masters – Augusta National Golf Club – Augusta, Georgia, USA – April 5, 2021 Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy and his caddy on the first green during a practice round REUTERS / Jonathan Ernst
Most top player bag caddies earn a base fee of $ 2,500 per week. However, they even get 10 percent of the prize money if they win, 8 percent on a top 10 result, and 6 percent on the rest.
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Hence, these are some of the expected expenses of a tour professional. And if you do it all up, it goes up to about $ 1.88 million to $ 2.08 million a year, which is amazing.
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