11 Richest Golfers in the World

When it comes to the richest athletes, golfers are at the top of the list, so today we bring you the 11 richest golfers in the world. Since golf is among the top paid sports, people tend to believe that only the rich can enjoy this game. The truth is that golf was reserved for people with higher status because of the requirements, but times have changed, and everyone can go to a golf course today and try to give their best.

The origin of golf stays a mystery till today, but we can say that the modern game finds its roots in the 15th century in Scotland. Golf is a sport that uses different types of clubs to hit the balls into various holes on the field in as few strokes as possible. It is interesting that golf courses do not have standardized measures and their areas are often different. The course consists of nine or 18 holes that are arranged across the area. There are no concrete measures of the playing area, but there are standard versions of terrain such as rough, fairway and hazards. Since there are different types of terrain, every hole is unique.

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In today’s subject, we will try to list the richest golfers, and rank them according to their income. Throughout history, many golfers succeeded to obtain enormous sums of money by winning and playing at their top form. Our primary focus will be only on the golfers that are still active.

According to research provided by Statista, the total of the U.S golf industry is estimated around $70 billion. $43.5 billion is spent on core segments such as golf course investments and golf facility operations. If you are interested in this subject, check our previous article that we wrote about the 5 most expensive golf courses in the world.

To create our list, we found some interesting records issued by the Celebrity Net Worth, Sporteology and TSM Play that were our starting point for the task ahead of us. Golfers obtain their income by winning titles and trophies, but a much larger part of the money comes from sponsors that pay enormous sums to have the best golfers endorse them. We used the data from the Web on players’ salaries and prize money from sponsorships, to calculate their total income of the last year and rank them accordingly.

Let’s see who earns the most on our list of the 11 richest golfers in the world; the numbers will make your head spin.