how much do golfers make on the pga
This listing of PGA Champions Tour players earnings is intended to take a look at this issue. These ten golfers from the 2013 season are listed based on the average amount of money they earned, divided by their age. For instance, 64-year-old Tom Kite, who earned $394,663 in 2013, made $6,166 per year of his age.
Rocco Mediate â 51 â $26,296 per year in 2013. Many golfers who were very successful in the PGA Tour have managed to transfer that success to the Champions Tour. Take Rocco Mediate, a golfer who earned $16.8 million in his career in the PGA.
Prize money on the Nationwide is only about 10% of the tourâs. Last yearâs top moneymaker on the PGA Tour, Luke Donald, made $6.7 million on the golf course; the top player on the Nationwide Tour made $414,000. Most Nationwide events are not televised, and endorsement deals are one-third as big, if not smaller.