Richest Golfers in the World

Golf pays modest prize money compared with team sports, then makes up for it in endorsements. A top player's equipment and apparel contracts are worth several times the annual winnings, and appearance fees in Asia and the Gulf add more again. The largest fortunes on this list also include course design businesses and equity in the tours themselves. We rank golfers by the dated estimate on each profile rather than by prize money, which is often the smallest part of the total.