Rory McIlroy reveals the massive prize money cut he gave to caddie J.P. Fitzgerald after winning the FedEx Cup
You would have needed to be ranked as one of the top 110 golf players in the world last season to have earned more than $1m in prize money.
Not a bad career. Alternatively, you could land a job as a caddie for one of the very best players and earn even more without having to tee off once.
Rory McIlroy's caddie, J.P. Fitzgerald, earned a staggering $1.05m (£860,000) from a single weekend this year thanks to his employer's FedEx Cup victory.
Most top caddies, such as McIlroy's long-serving Fitzgerald, take an eight to 10 per cent cut from a golfer's prize money reward at each event.
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McIlroy has enjoyed his most lucrative circuit on the PGA Tour to date after pocketing a $10m bonus for winning the FedEx Cup on top of his $5.8m earnings from 18 events.
The world No3's victory at the Tour Championship last month saw him overtake Dustin Johnson at the top of the FedEx Cup standings to scoop the massive bonus.
However, unlike standard prize money payments at individual tournaments, there is no set protocol in how much of the $10m is set aside for a caddie.
McIlroy, though, wanted to demonstrate his appreciation for the man who has been lugging his clubs around since his first season as a professional in 2008.
"J.P. got a nice percentage of that, so I knew at that point it was already there. I think his words were, 'A tsunami just hit my bank account, so thank you very much'," explained McIlroy.
"He deserved it. He's a big part of what we do. He was with me when I was No210 in the world and when I was No1."