2006-07-08 08:00:20 · 12 answers · asked by fuzzbusta09 1 in Sports ➔ Golf
They play to win the tourny prize money.
2006-07-14 01:18:01 · answer #1 · answered by The Mick "7" 7 · 18⤊ 0⤋
Here is the top 10 for 2006. This is only PGA Tournament winnings and does not count endorsements. Plus, there are tournaments until November. It should end up being around $10 Million.
1 - Phil Mickelson $4,057,243
2 - Geoff Ogilvy $3,919,394
3 - Jim Furyk $3,784,126
4 - Vijay Singh $3,328,970
5 - Trevor Immelman $3,030,746
6 - Tiger Woods $2,925,083
7 - Stuart Appleby $2,903,211
8 - Adam Scott $2,534,959
9 - Chad Campbell $2,406,661
10 - David Toms $2,400,544
2006-07-12 15:46:49 · answer #2 · answered by Steve 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The beauty of professional golf is that golfers only get as much money as they deserve. The best player in the world, who you may have heard of called Eldrick Woods made something in the neighborhood of 81 million dollars in 2005. Now, Tiger not only plays in the PGA Tour, but is the highest ranked player in the world and quite possibly the best golfer of all time. When looking to see how much a player makes, most pro golfers will not reach the PGA Tour. They will play collecting small checks on the NGA Hooters Tour and other small events. That player then advances to the Nationwide Tour where they will fight with hundreds of other aspiring pros to gain their tour card while collecting 80,000 dollars for a victory. The salary is determined only by the player's performance and popularity which brings endorsements.
2006-07-08 19:08:36 · answer #3 · answered by deeganfan09 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The tourny winnings are pale in comparison to their endorsement deals. If you want to make tiger woods money as a golfer, you need be doing endorsements. I'd wager that a good golfer will make on average $6M a year from tourneys.
2006-07-08 15:27:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Men get twice as much as the women, and the prize money for the tournament gets broken up for those that made the cut. Check out lgpa.com for details on who made how much money for what tournament. the pga may have something similar,not sure. then there is the endorsements and sponsor money. then they have people to pay, lodging, travel, etc. so, all in all, not a ton, unless you're at the top of the list.
2006-07-08 17:04:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It goes by tourny. Some of the bigger tournaments, like the Masters, pay really big money. Like in the 1-2 million dollar range for first place. All the players who place in say the top 20 get something.
2006-07-08 15:08:48 · answer #6 · answered by beth l 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing if they dont make the cut. If they do they win prize money assigned to the position they finish, the winner usually gets about $1 million.
2006-07-10 06:25:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot -- especially since Tiger Woods -all of there winnings have increased dramatically since he came along
2006-07-08 15:04:02 · answer #8 · answered by Adam P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh and in addition to the person before me some of the more popular players get payed to play in some of the lower tier tourneys (appearance fees).
2006-07-08 22:33:38 · answer #9 · answered by Ross 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends on how much they win. Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson gets millions.
2006-07-08 15:48:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋