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.

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