People tend to track how many fans an athlete has, but another important factor is the demographic of those fans. Golf viewers tend to be wealthier and with more discretionary income so when a golfer endorses a $400 driver, it can be more lucrative than a football player endorsing $80 shoes even if the football player has more fans.
The very top of every sport, like the top 10 players, get paid an extraordinary amount.
Do you have data that suggests the top 10 paid golfers are paid significantly more than the top 10 paid footballers? I’d be curious to review that information.
It mostly comes down to concentration there are fewer PGA masters level golfers than an NFL team has players. So everything from prize money/salary, since the pga doesn’t really have salaries, to sponsorships are concentrated into far fewer individuals. You also have the LIV golf infusionof cash for the last couple of years. And finally you have the fact the average NFL player doesnt actuqlly make that much when compared to the MLB or NBA.
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People tend to track how many fans an athlete has, but another important factor is the demographic of those fans. Golf viewers tend to be wealthier and with more discretionary income so when a golfer endorses a $400 driver, it can be more lucrative than a football player endorsing $80 shoes even if the football player has more fans.
The very top of every sport, like the top 10 players, get paid an extraordinary amount.
Do you have data that suggests the top 10 paid golfers are paid significantly more than the top 10 paid footballers? I’d be curious to review that information.
It mostly comes down to concentration there are fewer PGA masters level golfers than an NFL team has players. So everything from prize money/salary, since the pga doesn’t really have salaries, to sponsorships are concentrated into far fewer individuals. You also have the LIV golf infusionof cash for the last couple of years. And finally you have the fact the average NFL player doesnt actuqlly make that much when compared to the MLB or NBA.