Once again, the US Open prize money payout hit new heights, with those professional golfers who made it through to the weekend at Shinnecock Hills playing for a record $22.5 million.
Five amateurs also made the cut, but their status prevents them from picking up any prize money or even the $10,000 check from the USGA to help with expenses and the like.
Therefore, the 67 professionals who made it to the weekend split the cash proportionally, with the biggest slice of the pie - specifically $4.5 million - going to winner Wyndham Clark, who beat Sam Burns by one.
Yet, that isn't the figure Clark will gleefully watch drop into his account midway through next week. Far from it. The actual amount of take-home pay the US Open winner sees differs greatly from the headline figure.
Part of the reason is because of the percentage Clark shares with his caddie, Dave Pelekoudas.
Pro loopers are all paid a base amount - be it weekly, monthly or annually - and they pick up bonus checks based on a player's finish.
The first hurdle the player and his caddie must cross is making the cut. From there is where the money is made.
Once that happens, a golfer's finish determines exactly what percentage of their prize money they share with their assistant. Another factor that affects how much money is passed on relates to the particular agreement each pair made before striking up a working relationship.
It's pretty common for the winner to share 10% of their tournament prize money with their caddie as a bonus, while there's often between 7-8% passed on for simply making a cut.
Other players prefer to add on a 5% if they make the cut but finish poorly and then increase the bonus figure the higher up the leaderboard they end the week.
Assuming the above theory holds for Clark and Pelekoudas, a life-changing bonus of $450,000 will be heading the caddie's way.
And surely Clark will gladly hand it over knowing he was wonderfully assisted in tasting Major glory on a course that tested every ounce of his mental fortitude.
The aforementioned sums are likely to be identical to The Masters as well, which also offered up a $22.5 million prize pool.
Rory McIlroy clinched $4.5 million alongside his second Green Jacket meaning Harry Diamond could have picked up a bonus of almost half a million.
