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Originally Posted by jsb235
If you want to be technical about things, from what I have read the caddy thought the negotiations were a broad outline. Since there is a $1 million difference between first and 10th, he never thought that the amount promised for a "top 10 finish" was the final figure for a win, or even top three or four.
The caddy negotiated in good faith, assuming that the player would follow established norms, which he didn't.
Plus, Kuchar already admitted he was wrong. Maybe time to get on board?
El Tucan was a local resort fill-in caddie and not a traveling PGA Tour caddie. the payment structure (top-10 finish, win, etc.) associated with a normal PGA Tour caddie don't apply in this relationship.
once again, they negotiated pay for El Tucan's services BEFORE the tournament began. if Kooch had missed the cut, would you have been fine with Kooch ignoring their pre-tournament financial agreement and shipping El Tucan $400? (2 x his daily rate of $200) if you're not OK with Kooch shipping $400 in this spot then you're being disingenuous.
Kuchar "admitted he was wrong" b/c of the social media white knights forcing his hand. he made this statement y'day b/c he needed to get this issue behind him now b/c he'll be back in Mexico in two days.
Kooch on his own saw that $5k wasn't appropriate and reached out to El Tucan to ship him $15k more. by this time ppl (social media white knight types) had gotten to him and El Tucan decided to play the PR angle to juice Kooch for more money.