The Monday morning return to work hits that a lot more durable after netting £170,000.
That was the truth for DP World Tour golfer Joe Dean, who earned the eye-watering sum for ending second on the Magical Kenya Open on Sunday. Luckily for the 29-year-old, nevertheless, he had a legitimate excuse to not be obtainable for the Morrisons supply run on this event.
After all, successful six figures dwelling out one’s fairytale on a distinct continent is the stuff of desires. Not that Dean is considering of packing within the day job simply but. nevertheless, as he holds onto the gig that is supported him because the Covid-19 pandemic first struck.
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“It’s obviously amazing,” he instructed iNews after his runner-up end behind Darius van Driel. “The money is phenomenal [in golf], but it costs up to £80,000 a year to fund yourself and with taxes and coaches to pay it all goes back in. If you don’t win again and you don’t have any sponsors, it’s all gone. Don’t get me wrong, its [a] hell of a lot of money, but you have to be sensible about it.”
When requested about his future as a supply driver, Dean added: “I feel I’ve three or 4 weeks off now so I would decide up a shift or two. I don’t thoughts doing it. It’s a great snicker and a great set of individuals.
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“It helps a lot of people out, so I don’t mind doing it. A few of the locals know me and we have a quick chat, but for most I go under the radar.”
It was thanks to his delivery job that Dean and his girlfriend were able to put a mortgage down on their first house. The Sheffield native – who qualified for the DP World Tour in November – is grateful for what it’s provided since then, though he has suggested the time may be coming for him to call it quits.
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“Around the last year or so, it’s been more the delivery side than the golf,” he instructed Sky Sports News relating to his work cut up. “With qualifying for the DP World Tour last year, it’s been a bit more the other way around.
“Come April, it is gonna be most likely time at hand my discover in at Morrisons and focus on the golf facet somewhat bit extra.”