Journal article
Skill and Earnings Amongst Golfers on the Southern-African Sunshine Tour
Ferdi Botha, Gavin Fraser, Thomas A Rhoads
SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS | WILEY | Published : 2020
DOI: 10.1111/saje.12269
Abstract
This paper estimates the determinants of the success of golfers on the Southern-African Sunshine Tour. Using a simultaneous-quantile regression approach and real earnings per tournament as a measure of success, a higher greens-in-regulation percentage and a lower number of putts per greens-in-regulation are associated with higher earnings. Calculations of the value of the marginal product of key golfer skills suggest a dynamic human capital acquisition process for many Sunshine Tour golfers at the earliest stages of their professional golf career.