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February 2, 2024; Pebble Beach, California, USA; Rickie Fowler hits his tee shot on the 16th hole during the second round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament at Pebble Beach Golf Links. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
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February 2, 2024; Pebble Beach, California, USA; Rickie Fowler hits his tee shot on the 16th hole during the second round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament at Pebble Beach Golf Links. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
Rickie Fowler is one of the most charismatic young golfers on the PGA Tour. Afterall, he is the heartthrob of the golf world! From the initial stage of his career, Fowler has impressed everyone with his notable wins and fantastic presence. However, it is not quite possible to play big without proper support and a genius backup mind. Luckily, Fowler has found it in his caddie is Ricky Romano.
The Fowler-Romano partnership started somewhere around October 2022 at the CJ Cup. Fowler’s last win came at the Rocket Mortgage Classic in 2023, and he stands on an estimated net worth of $40 million. Let’s explore more about Rickie Fowler’s caddie.
How much does Rickie Fowler’s caddie, Ricky Romano, make in a year?
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Ricky Romano’s net worth is $1 million; however, a caddie’s earnings are mostly performance-based, and the numbers they make can have a drastic difference from one season to another. There is a caddie-player partnership model which is generally followed.
A caddie grabs 5% of winnings if the player places outside the top 10, 7% if the player finishes within the top 10, and 10% if the player finishes in 1st place. So, approximately, Ricky Romano may have made as much as $436,016 caddying for Rickie Fowler in the 2023 season.
Caddying for Fowler, this is what Ricky Romano’s earning breakdown looks like:
| Tournament | Finish | Rickie Fowler’s Earnings | % of Earnings | Ricky Romano’s Earnings |
| THE CJ CUP in South Carolina | T34 | $54,180 | 5% | $2,709 |
| The American Express | T54 | $18,400 | 5% | $920 |
| Farmers Insurance Open | T11 | $210,975 | 5% | $10,549 |
| WM Phoenix Open | T10 | $485,000 | 7% | $33,950 |
| The Genesis Invitational | T20 | $197,667 | 5% | $9,883 |
| Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | T31 | $131,000 | 5% | $6,550 |
| THE PLAYERS Championship | T13 | $447,917 | 5% | $22,396 |
| World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play | T17 | $219,909 | 5% | $10,995 |
| Valero Texas Open | T10 | $206,925 | 7% | $14,485 |
| RBC Heritage | T15 | $335,000 | 5% | $16,750 |
| Wells Fargo Championship | T14 | $355,000 | 5% | $17,750 |
| Charles Schwab Challenge | T6 | $293,625 | 7% | $20,554 |
| The Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | T9 | $545,000 | 7% | $38,150 |
| U.S. Open | T5 | $738,934 | 7% | $51,725 |
| Travelers Championship | T13 | $405,000 | 5% | $20,250 |
| Rocket Mortgage Classic | 1 | $1,584,000 | 10% | $158,400 |
| Grand Total | T15 | $6,228,531 | 6% | $436,016 |
Ricky Romano is a popular name among players as a caddie, and he earned a good name due to his astonishing game knowledge and the ability to read the greens.
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Ricky Romano has deep strings attached to golf, like most of the other caddies. The California-born looper made his collegiate debut by winning the C-USA Golfer of the Week award at the University of Houston in 2006 with a score as low as 67. He helped the Cougars to eight team titles during his junior season at the Division I level. Romano also competed as professional golfer for six years and in 2012 became the mastermind behind different golfers’ performances.
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Talking about his most endearing memory as a caddie, he once said, “My greatest caddie memory would be the first tournament I caddied on tour. Northern Trust Open (Riviera) in 2012, Charlie Beljan and I were in the final group on Saturday and Sunday and eventually ended up finishing T11. The electricity and excitement that I felt from the crowd is indescribable.”
Romano has caddied for golfers such as Ben Crane, Jason Kokrak, Aaron Wise, Sung Kang, Charlie Beljan, Arjun Atwal and Nate Lashley before becoming a part of Fowler’s team. His strongest skills as a caddie are reading greens, decision-making and course management. Other than golf, Romano also likes to go fishing and surfing.
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What are your thoughts about Rickie Fowler’s caddie? Will his earnings increase in 2024? Stay tuned to find out!
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