Do FootGolf Players Get Paid? A Look at Prize Money

It's a natural question once you realize FootGolf has real tournaments: can you actually make a living playing it? The honest answer, right now, is not yet — at least not the way top golfers or soccer players do.

The current reality

FootGolf's competitive scene, run in the US through the American FootGolf League, is structured more like an amateur and semi-professional tour than a fully professional league. Tournaments offer entry-based prize pools and ranking points rather than season-long player salaries or major sponsorship deals on the scale of professional golf.

Where the money actually is (for now)

• Tournament prize pools at sanctioned AFGL events
• Course and instructor income — teaching, running leagues, or managing a FootGolf facility
• Equipment and apparel partnerships as the sport's visibility grows
• International event stipends or travel support for top-ranked amateurs at events like the FIFG World Cup

Is that likely to change?

FootGolf is still a young sport compared to golf or soccer, and its growth trajectory looks similar to other emerging sports (disc golf, pickleball) in their early competitive years: participation and course count grow first, with bigger sponsorship and prize money typically following once the audience is large enough to support it.

Curious how the sport is actually governed today? Read our breakdown of the American FootGolf League.