The 2023 Tour Championship Caddie Payout: How Much Each Caddie Makes At The FedEx Cup

 

The final event in the FedEx Cup Playoffs is here, The Tour Championship. Set at the pristine East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia, The top 30 players left in the Playoffs field will be grinding it out to claim the Tours ultimate championship prize, the FedEx Cup. Claiming the title here, has no shortage of perks and offers a spot in history with the greats but it also comes with a very healthy financial benefit, which means we can expect nothing less than top-tier play throughout the tournament.

The Purse at the 2023 FedEx Cup

The total purse at this year's Tour Championship is$58 million. This is the amount available to the top 30 player in the field. The Total Purse for the FedEx Cup, however, is once again, $75 million. This equals that of last year's prize money pool. Similar to the 2022 FedEx Cup Tour Championship, this year’s winner is expected to take home a very handsome $18 million. For context, this is equal to the average purse at Major Championships on Tour. With all that money on the line, the caddie cohort is also expected to take home some healthy paydays as well, depending on where they finish.

How much does the winning Caddie Make at the Tour Championship?

The winning caddie at this year’s Tour Championship is expected to take home the usual 10% of the winner’s earnings. That amounts to a staggering $1.8 million, 400% more than caddies are taking home on average for being on the winning bag at this year’s Majors. There’s no change in payout, though, compared to what Harry Diamond took home last year when Rory won the FedEx Cup for the 3rd time.

How much do caddies make at the FedEx Cup?

The payout structure for caddies at the FedEx cup is not expected to change from what we’re accustomed to on Tour. With that, there will be vast differences depending on where each player finishes when the dust settles on Sunday. We can make some predictions though, using the payout model we know pros use to pay their caddies. In this model, a caddie is paid 5% for placing outside the top 10, 7% for placing inside the top 10, and 10% for winning.

Here’s the projected payouts for how much caddies will make at the 2023 Tour Championship

** These payouts are still currently projections. Follow along to find out which caddie takes home the largest share of the pot at the FedEx Cup Tour Championship.

Pos	Payout	Caddie %	Caddie Payout
1st	$18,000,000	10%	$1,800,000
2nd	$6,500,000	7%	$455,000
3rd	$5,000,000	7%	$350,000
4th	$4,000,000	7%	$280,000
5th	$3,000,000	7%	$210,000
6th	$2,500,000	7%	$175,000
7th	$2,000,000	7%	$140,000
8th	$1,500,000	7%	$105,000
9th	$1,250,000	7%	$87,500
10th	$1,000,000	7%	$70,000
11th	$950,000	5%	$47,500
12th	$900,000	5%	$45,000
13th	$850,000	5%	$42,500
14th	$800,000	5%	$40,000
15th	$760,000	5%	$38,000
16th	$720,000	5%	$36,000
17th	$700,000	5%	$35,000
18th	$680,000	5%	$34,000
19th	$660,000	5%	$33,000
20th	$640,000	5%	$32,000
21st	$620,000	5%	$31,000
22nd	$600,000	5%	$30,000
23rd	$580,000	5%	$29,000
24th	$565,000	5%	$28,250
25th	$550,000	5%	$27,500
26th	$540,000	5%	$27,000
27th	$530,000	5%	$26,500
28th	$520,000	5%	$26,000
29th	$510,000	5%	$25,500
30th	$500,000	5%	$25,000