Alright, let’s talk about them golf guys and the folks who carry their bags, the caddies. You know, the fellas lugging them heavy clubs around.
What them caddies get paid, huh? Well, it ain’t no simple thing, see? It’s a whole mix of stuff. First off, they get some weekly money, like a regular paycheck. I heard it’s somethin’ like 1,500 to 3,000 dollars a week. That’s pretty good money, I reckon, just for walkin’ around and carryin’ stuff. But that ain’t all, no sirree.
- They get a cut of the winnin’s too.
- If their golfer plays good and wins some money, the caddie gets a piece of it.
- How big a piece? Well, that depends. Every golfer and caddie got their own deal, you know. But mostly, it’s a percentage. I heard some get five percent, some get seven, some even get ten!
Now, I read somewhere about this fella, Ben Silverman. He’s a golfer, see? And his caddie, this Bryan Kopsick fella, he made about 149,000 dollars last year. That’s a whole lotta money! Ben, he won over a million dollars, so Bryan got a good chunk of that. They had a special deal, see? Bryan got 2,000 dollars just for showin’ up, plus eight percent of whatever Ben won. That’s better than most, I tell ya.
Then there’s this other golfer, Scottie Scheffler. Man, he’s good! Real good. His caddie, Ted Scott, they say he made five million dollars last year! Five million dollars! Can you believe that? That’s more than some of them golfers make! Scottie, he musta won a whole heap of money.
So, it ain’t just the walkin’ around and carryin’ bags, see? It’s about bein’ part of a winnin’ team. If your golfer plays good, you do good too. It’s like farmin’, kinda. If the crops are good, you make good money. If they ain’t, well, you don’t make so much.
And get this, some of them caddies, they even get money from sponsors! You know, like them companies that put their names on stuff. The caddies, they wear them company logos on their hats or shirts, and the companies pay ’em for it. It ain’t as much as the golfers get, but it’s somethin’, right? Every little bit helps, I always say.
So, how much do PGA caddies make? Well, it depends. It depends on how good their golfer is, how much they win, and what kind of deal they got. But one thing’s for sure, some of them caddies, they make a real good livin’. More than I ever did, that’s for sure. Heck, five million dollars… that’s enough to buy a whole lotta farmin’ land.
It ain’t easy work, though. You gotta walk miles and miles, carryin’ that heavy bag. And you gotta know the game, you know? You gotta help your golfer pick the right club, read the greens, all that stuff. It ain’t just about showin’ up and lookin’ pretty, no sirree. It’s a real job, and them caddies, they earn their money.
So next time you’re watchin’ them golf guys on TV, remember the fellas carryin’ their bags. They’re part of the team too, and they’re gettin’ paid, sometimes a whole lot. And good for ’em, I say. Work hard, make your money, that’s what I always say.
Anyways, that’s the way I see it. Them caddies, they do alright for themselves, long as their golfer does alright too. It’s all connected, you see? Just like life, I reckon. You help someone else out, and you get helped out too.
Tags: PGA Tour, Caddie Earnings, Golf, Caddie Pay, Professional Golf, Scottie Scheffler, Ben Silverman, Ted Scott, Bryan Kopsick, Sponsorship
