There is no official prize money on offer for golfers at the Olympics but the medalists did bag some cash from their respective national federations.
Gold medal winner Scottie Scheffler got paid by the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee for his gold medal. There’s a uniform pay structure for athletes representing Team US: $37,500 for gold medals, $22,500 for silver and $15,000 for bronze.
Considering Scheffler had already made more than $28 million on the course in 2024, a payday in the mid-five figures may not even register. But in 2023, the median annual wage for all U.S. workers was $48,060; throw in the free Team US gear the Schefflers got and you’re most of the way there.
Tommy Fleetwood didn’t make a penny for his silver medal though and wouldn’t have for gold, either. Team Great Britain doesn’t pay its medalists, preferring to spend on grants and training stipends instead.
Hideki Matsuyama earned bronze for Japan, a prize he’d dearly desired ever since coming up just short at his home Games in Tokyo. That desire wasn’t fueled by financials, but Matsuyama reportedly earns $6,000 for a bronze medal from Japan’s Olympic committee.
💰 What did the Medalists make last time? Because pay structure is so different country by country, this is hardly the first time a lower finisher has out-earned someone ahead of them on the results page. In fact, last time around CT Pan of Taiwan won the bronze in a 7-for-1 playoff.
He earned five million New Taiwan Dollars (NT), which converted to just shy of $179,000. That was nearly 5 times the prize of gold medalist Xander Schauffele.
