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Professional Golfer Reveals What It Really Costs to Play a Major: ‘$20,000’ for One Expense Alone

Professional golfers can earn millions in prize money, but Eddie Pepperell says competing at the highest level also comes with significant expenses.

Pepperell, who turned professional in 2011 and has won twice on the DP World Tour, broke down the costs on the "Business of Sport" podcast. The English golfer used his 2019 Masters debut as an example, revealing that he spent tens of thousands of dollars during one tournament week.

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"Major weeks are incredibly expensive," Pepperell said. "When I went to The Masters, the house alone was $20,000. So you're spending 30-40,000 on one week alone to play a major championship, I would say minimum, particularly at Augusta, which is why invariably you end up selling a lot of your ticket allocation just to help pay for the week."

Pepperell went on to explain that tournament-week expenses represent only part of the financial commitments professional golfers face throughout a season.

Eddie Pepperell Reveals How Quickly Professional Golf Expenses Add Up

Unlike athletes in many team sports, professional golfers often pay several members of their support staff out of their earnings.

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Pepperell said those percentages can add up quickly.

"People would probably be fascinated to appreciate and realize…

Why LIV Golf wasn’t all that bad: How the failed league changed pro golf forever

There is no denying LIV was an expensive experiment that ultimately failed to win over the majority of traditional golf fans.

Its Saudi backing, sportswashing accusations, questionable format and attempts to turn golf tournaments into music festivals made it difficult for many to embrace.

But with LIV confirming an orderly winding-down process after five years, it would be wrong to suggest absolutely nothing positive came from the Saudi-backed revolution.

In fact, professional golf might look very different today had LIV never arrived.

Yasir Al-Rumayyan, Governor of PIF

One thing is for certain: for good or bad, the sport of golf has arguably never been talked about more widely than it has since the emergence of the circuit in 2022.

Golf was front-page news, not just the back.

Here, GolfMagic lists five reasons why LIV Golf’s legacy isn't entirely negative.

Scroll down to see if you agree. 

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1. It made professional golfers richer than ever before

Let's start with the obvious one.

LIV completely changed the financial landscape of professional golf, with players suddenly being offered contracts and prize funds that would have…