Matt Kuchar Has Apologized To Caddie He Cheated Out of Money.

David Giral Ortiz, who filled in as Kuchars caddie during the tournament in Mexico, had requested a total of $50,000; Kuchar earned $1,296,000 for the victory and caddies are typically paid a percentage.

Kuchar also pledged a donation to the Mayakoba Classic charities and expressed remorse for how the situation impacted the tournament and those around him after the story escalated in recent days due to his own comments that suggested what he had paid Ortiz was fair.

Earlier this week, Kuchar confirmed Golf.com and Golf Channel.com reports that he originally struck a deal with Ortiz to work for $3,000 that week when his full-time caddie, John Wood, had a previous engagement and could not make it to the Mexican resort town near Cancun.

There was no provision for winning, but Kuchar paid Ortiz $5,000 in cash prior to leaving Mexico for a trip to Australia, where hed also be playing in a tournament.

At some point, Kuchar seemed to have second thoughts about the money he had paid to Ortiz and, according to agent Mark Steinberg, reached out to pay him more.