Daniel Brown details reason behind letting his brother caddy at The Open 2024 – “Not too bad for a 19-year-old lad”

Daniel Brown had a memorable week at the Open Championship 2024, where he tied for tenth. Following the round, he was in praise for his younger brother Ben, who did the caddying duties for the golfer at the Open Championship.

Brown entered the Royal Troon with Ben as a caddie. Ben is also a golfer and has tried to qualify for the season's final major. Nevertheless, he performed the bagman duties quite well, as he helped his elder brother finish well in his major debut.

During the post-round interview, Daniel Brown praised Ben and spoke about his experience with him as a caddie.

"Yeah, amazing," he said as per ASAP Sports. "He's getting a nice little payday. Not to bad for a 19-year-old lad."

Earlier this week, Brown detailed how Ben helped him on the greens.

"He knows AimPoint," he said on Thursday. "I was struggling on them last few holes to sort of like see the slopes and stuff on the green. So it was hard to read putts, but thankfully he knows AimPoint, so I was kind of putting my trust in him for the last sort of like two or three holes."

Notably, Ben Brown won last year's English Amateur, which came seven years after his brother's win.

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How much did Daniel Brown win at the Open Championship 2024?

The purse size of this year's Open Championship was $17 million, and Daniel Brown won $317,534. This is his highest-ever paycheck so far. Winner Xander Schauffele bagged $3.1 million, while Justin Rose and Billy Horschel bagged $1,443,500 each for the runner-up finish.

Here's the payout for the Open Championship 2024:

• 1. Xander Schauffele: $3,100,000
• T2. Justin Rose: $1,443,500
• T2. Billy Horschel: $1,443,500
• 4. Thriston Lawrence: $876,000
• 5. Russell Henley: $705,000
• 6. Shane Lowry: $611,000
• T7. Jon Rahm: $451,834
• T7. Sungjae Im: $451,834
• T7. Scottie Scheffler: $451,834
• T10. Adam Scott: $317,534
• T10. Matthew Jordan: $317,534
• T10. Daniel Brown: $317,534
• T13. Jason Day: $248,667
• T13. Alex Noren: $248,667
• T13. Byeong Hun An: $248,667
• T16. Mackenzie Hughes: $202,700
• T16. John Catlin: $202,700
• T16. Collin Morikawa: $202,700
• T19. Dean Burmester: $176,367
• T19. Shubhankar Sharma: $176,367
• T19. Daniel Hillier: $176,367
• T22. Ewen Ferguson: $151,067
• T22. Sepp Straka: $151,067
• T22. Padraig Harrington: $151,067
• T25. Ryan Fox: $124,617
• T25. Corey Conners: $124,617
• T25. Jordan Spieth: $124,617
• T25. Joe Dean: $124,617
• T25. Patrick Cantlay: $124,617
• T25. Laurie Canter: $124,617
• T31. Guido Migliozzi: $90,220
• T31. Cameron Young: $90,220
• T31. Eric Cole: $90,220
• T31. Brendon Todd: $90,220
• T31. Matteo Manassero: $90,220
• T31. Minkyu Kim: $90,220
• T31. Chris Kirk: $90,220
• T31. Dustin Johnson: $90,220
• T31. Justin Thomas: $90,220
• T31. Sam Burns: $90,220