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Here’s how much the caddies will earn at this week’s LIV Golf event

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As LIV prepares to start its fourth of eight arranged 2022 events, gambling site aceodds.com has revealed approximate take-home pay not for the players themselves, but for their loopers.

Enough has been written about the supposed amounts offered to players signing up for the alternative series, let alone the hundreds of millions turned down by the likes of Tiger Woods and Hideki Matsuyama, but their bag-men don’t do too bad out if it either. And they aren’t part of growing the game!

In July, several caddies and their employers came out to comment on conditions at the first trio of events.

Colin Byrne, Louis Oosthuizen’s bag-man, was gushing in his praise for the treatment at the initial event, held at the Centurion Club:

“…it has been ‘what can we do for you’ all week. They want to help us and make us happy. It’s been great to be included like this. We’ve been pampered and had nothing but a red-carpet treatment.”

Martin Kaymer’s side-kick, Craig Connelly, was also enthusiastic about the tour, saying, “This week (Centurion) has been just like a Ryder Cup. They flew me down from Glasgow and there was a guy waiting for me at Heathrow. Then they are taking care of us from here to the US Open. And if I was going to another LIV event after that, they would fly me there too.”

Compare that with an anonymous DP World Tour caddie, who spoke to golfmonthly.com in July.

“As a caddie if you wouldn’t want to go and work for LIV there’s something wrong with you,” he confided. “There isn’t a caddie out there that wouldn’t go and caddie for LIV in a heartbeat. I’m speaking for myself but if I went and asked every caddie on the European Tour, 99.9% would say ‘Yeah I’ll go and caddie on LIV in a heartbeat.’ Who doesn’t want to work less and get paid a shit load of money.”

The figures aren’t that hard to calculate, to be honest. For example, Branden Grace won the LIV Portland and around $4million – a lot of money even for a nine-time European/DP Tour winner and two-time PGA Tour champion.

But his caddie? Cliff Botha, a veteran of the bag used by Miguel Angel-Jiminez amongst many others, saw his bank balance increase by around $4-and-a-half big ones, that extra half earned by being in the winning team. 10% of a lot is a lot.

According to the figures, a winning caddie on the LIV series can earn as much in one week as in a standard season. Scottie Scheffler, according to the official PGA Tour stats, earned just over $14million in prize money in 2022 – 10% of that is less than three times what Botha and his other winning chums claimed at each LIV event.

With the average prize money for the season listed at $1,621,221, it’s no wonder that caddies are going loopy for LIV!

Estimated earnings for LIV caddies according to their man’s finishing position:

1st $400,000

2nd $148,750

3rd $105,000

4th $73,500

5th $68,250

6th $56,000

7th $47,250

8th $43,750

9th $40,600

10th $39,200

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Phil Mickelson reveals he won’t be pursuing broadcasting career when he retires from golf

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On Tuesday, Chris McKee, a Toronto writer and radio host, wondered aloud on his X account if Phil Mickelson will be a commentator after his playing days are over.

“The second Phil Mickelson retires he’ll instantly become the most sought after TV analyst in golf. Would any PGA Tour broadcaster (CBS, ESPN, NBC or Sky) bring him in or would he have to stick to LIV broadcasts? #LIVGolf”

Mickelson saw the post and responded, saying he’s not interested in moving from the course to the broadcast booth.

“Thank you for the kind words. However, just cuz someone CAN do something doesn’t mean they SHOULD do it. Instead of commentating, I’m going to shoot some Pros vs Schmos 9 hole matches. I’ll share insights throughout as well as talk a little smack. It won’t be the highest quality video but it’ll be fun for me to do and fun to watch I think too.”

While I believe many fans would like to see Phil in the booth, his idea of “Pro’s vs Schmo’s” could certainly be intriguing.

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PGA Tour pro sounds off on ‘unfair’ PGA Championship invites

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This week, the PGA of America made some surprising announcements regarding the field of next week’s PGA Championship at Valhalla.

The event now will feature 16 LIV players with Talor Gooch, Dean Burmester, David Puig, Adrian Meronk and Patrick Reed receiving special exemptions.

PGA Tour player, Dylan Wu, took issue with how the exemptions were used and went to X to share his thoughts.

“Why is there never “real” qualifications for the PGA Championship? You have a points list and World ranking invite. Usually just outside top 100 in OWGR gets in. Chan Kim ranked 104th in OWGR doesn’t get in. SH Kim at 107th isn’t in.”

“Jesper Svennson ranked 108th gets in. Tim Widing 120th gets in. Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald gets a spot. A bunch of guys get leapfrogged even though they’re ranked higher than others. Seems like they just invite whoever they want. Unfair to the guys on the edge like Chan and SH”

“Just seems like the world of professional golf is in a weird spot and I love that the tournament invited a handful of great LIV players but figure out a correct system for a major championship where guys know they’ll be in or not. ????”

Fans who replied to Wu seemed to agree that a more definitive ranking system for the PGA Championship should be established.

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Report: LIV star turns down PGA Championship invite due to ‘personal commitments’

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On Tuesday, the full field for the PGA Championship at Valhalla was released. In some surprising news, a handful of LIV players were granted exemptions including Dean Burmester, Patrick Reed, Lucas Herbert and Adrian Meronk.

The most surprising omission was Louis Oosthuizen. The South African has been one of the most consistent players on LIV this season, and also won two DP World Tour events in the fall.

According to the AP’s Doug Ferguson, Oosthuizen was actually given an invitation, but declined due to “personal commitments”.

In total, there will be 16 LIV golfers teeing it up next week at Valhalla.

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