Okay, so I was messing around online, trying to figure out how much this golfer, Erik van Rooyen, makes. You know, just curious. I started by just Googling his name and “career earnings.”
The first thing I saw was some website saying he’s made around $3,786,652 in his whole career. They also said he makes an average of $1,262 per year. That number seemed oddly low, so I kept digging.
Then I found another site that said his earnings were actually $1,476. Way different, right? It was labeled as the “most recent available data,” so I figured maybe the first number was old.
I kept scrolling and found more stuff about Erik van Rooyen being a pro golfer from South Africa and how he’s made “significant earnings.” One page specifically mentioned January 2024, which made me think it was pretty up-to-date. I also learned about his career,major wins and contributions to the golf community from another site.
Another source had a much bigger number: $3,318,143 in career earnings. It said his biggest paycheck ever was $630,000. That’s a lot of money for one tournament! And this website said he made $279,825 USD a year as of 2020, and that his net worth was somewhere between $1 million and $5 million. That range is huge, but it’s still a lot of cash. The page also had tags for his name and “net worth” with the date February 21, which I thought was weirdly specific.
Then I saw someone else mention his net worth in 2021, but they didn’t give an actual number, just said “not to mention” which wasn’t helpful at all.
Another place said his career earnings were $5,076,451 and that he earned $1.476 million for the first-place prize money payout recently. I also found that if these earnings were added to the on-course earnings of the PGA Tour, McIlroy earned $17,644,329 and, overall, earned $24,952,725. With endorsements added to his 2024 earnings.
So, what did I learn from all this? Well, Erik van Rooyen is definitely making a good living playing golf. The exact numbers are all over the place, but it’s clear he’s earned millions. It’s hard to say exactly how much because websites can’t seem to agree, and who knows how much he makes from endorsements and stuff. But yeah, he’s doing alright for himself.
