Okay, so I got curious about how much Tiger Woods’ caddie makes, you know? Like, the guy carrying his clubs and stuff. It’s gotta be a sweet gig, right? So, I decided to dig in and find out.
First, I hit up Google – my usual go-to for random questions. I typed in “Tiger Woods caddie salary” and started browsing through the results.
My Research Journey
- I scrolled through a bunch of articles, some newsy stuff, some just blog posts.
- It was kinda tricky at first, Lots of general info about caddies, but not always specific to Tiger.
- I found some older articles talking about his previous caddie, Steve Williams, and the money he made.
- I learned that caddie pay can be a base salary PLUS a percentage of the winnings. Makes sense, right? The better Tiger does, the better the caddie does.
Then I focused more on his current caddie, Joe LaCava. I figured that’s the more relevant info.
- I finally came across estimates, that caddies usually earn 5-10% of the tournament winnings.
- So, if Tiger wins big, Joe wins big too!
- No rock-solid numbers, but you can imagine, with Tiger’s earnings, it’s a pretty hefty sum.
Basically, I discovered it’s not a simple answer. There’s no public number posted anywhere, I guess that information stays private. But by piecing together different bits of info, I got a pretty good idea. It’s a good job and they could have a very good income!
