Golf is one of the most prolific game. There are not many effects of age on this game. Even older people can play this game. If you have skills and quality, then you can earn decent money performing games. But it is not easy to become a professional golfer; it needs lots of hard work And training. In other sports like football players earn a high amount of money for a few years. But Golfers win the perfect amount of money for a long time. Golfers are the highest paid sportspersons. Not only playing golf but golfers also earn from endorsement deals. Many peopled are unknown about the earnings of golfers so I think you may even get surprised to see the making of golfers.


Let’s took a look at Gulf biggest earners ever....

10. Vijay Singh - $75milion

Vijay Singh also was known as “The Big Fijian” is the 10th richest golfer ever. His estimated wealth is about $75 million. He was born on 22 February 1963. He started his professional golf carrier in 1982. He was successful to win 1984 Malaysian PGA Championship. After that, he got success over success. He won PGA championship in 1998 and 2004. He was also the highest PGA Tour money winner in 2003, 2004 and 2008. Vijay was number 1 golfer from the year 2004; later he lost that position to Tiger Woods in 2005. But it took only three weeks to retain his position. In the same year, he became youngest ever golfer to get selected in World Golf Hall Of Fame. Vijay Singh has a net worth of $75 million.

9. Ernie Els - $85milion

Theodore Ernest Els is the South African star golfer. He has a very successful carrier with 71 professional wins. He was successful to win some major championship like The Open Championship, the US Open and Oakmont Congressional. Els is former world number 1 golfer. He is physically big and strong, so he was also known as “The Big Easy.” He turned as a professional golfer in the year 1989. Els got elected in World Golf Hall of Fame in 2010. He also managed to do some other work while not playing. He runs a charitable foundation which main aim is to support youngsters golfers in South Africa. Els has the net worth of 85 million dollars.

8. Rory McIlroy - $110milion

Rory Mccllory is Northen Ireland, the professional golfer. He has registered 23 professional wins in his golfing carrier. He has won 14 PGA Tour, 13 European Tour, Asian Tour, PGA Tour of Australia and one other tournament. He is former world number 1 golfer, who was successful in remaining in that position for 95 weeks. He is also among the four players to win three majors by the age of 25. He was impressive from young. He was successful to top the World Amature Golf Ranking at the age of 17. He started his professional carrier in September 2007. He has the net worth of $110 million.

7. Fred Couples - $120milion

Fred Couples is American professional golfer. He is former world number 1 golfer with 64 wins in the professional carrier. He has won PGA Tour for 15 times, PGA Champions 13 times and European Tour 3 times. In 2013 He was elected in World Golf Hall of fame. In 1991 and 1992, Fred was declared player of the year. In 1992 he was also the leading money winner in PGA Tour. Fred has won many individual awards and honors for the contribution in golf. He has earned a net worth of $120 million in his impressive carrier.

6. Gary Player – $250milion

Gary Player is another professional South African golfer in this list. In 1953 he started his professional golf carrier. After that, Garry was successful to register 165 professional wins. He has won PGA Tour for 24 times and Sunshine tour for 63 times. He was also successful to won PGA Tour Championship for 19 times and some other major championship. In 1974 Gary was elected in World Golf Hall of Fame. He has written 36 golf books. Gary is also a golf course architect with more than 300 designed project across five continents. He has earned $250 million in his golfing carrier.

5. Greg Norman- $300 million

Greg Norman is an Australian professional golfer. In the year 1976, Norman started his professional carrier. After that, he has registered 88 professional wins. He was also successful to top the World Golf Ranking for 331 weeks. In 2001 he was elected in World Golf Hall of Fame. He is also an entrepreneur and runs multiple companies. He is CEO of Greg Norman company. He is also an active social worker with helping to raise fund for different charity like Cure Search For Children's Cancer Fund. He has earned the net $300 million.

4. Jack Nicklaus - $320milion

Jack Nicklaus is American professional golfer. He started his professional carrier at the age of 21, and it took him only five years to register the first professional win. Nicklaus has registered 117 professional wins. He has won PGA Tour for impressive 73 times, which is third best in a record. He has also won PGA Tour Australia 7 times and PGA Tour Champions 10 times. He was elected in World Golf Hall Of Fame in the year 1974. He has many other awards and medal for his achievement. He has spent more than 25 years of his life playing golf. Jack is considered one of the best golfers ever. He has the net worth of $320 million.

3. Phil Mickelson – $400milion

Phil Mickelson is an American professional golfer. He was born on June 16, 1970. He has registered 49 professional wins. He was elected in World Golf Hall Of Fame in 2012. Mickelson has won PGA Tours for impressive 49 times. He was also successful to win European Tour for 10 times. Mickelson was not lucky in U.S open where Mickelson finished as runner-up for the sixth time. Except U.S open he has won all other major championship. His highest ranking in golf carrier was number 2, and Mickelson spends more than 700 weeks in top- 10 positions of golf ranking. He is one of most popular left-handed golfer ever.

2. Arnold Palmer – $700milion

Arnold Palmer was an American professional golfer. He was born on September 10, 1929, and died in 2016 at the age of 87. He has registered 95 professional wins in his carrier. He was successful to win PGA Tour for 62 times, which is 5th all-time best. He also registered two wins in the European tour. Arnold elected in World Golf Hall Of Fame in 1974. Many individual awards and honors awarded him. He was considered the greatest golfer knew by his nickname “The King.” He has spent more than six decades playing golf. His father teaches him to play golf who was running Latrobe Country Club. His father was suffered from polio when he was young. He was head professional in Latrobe Country Club. His first win as professional golfer came in 1955. That year he won Canadian open which was the turning point in his life. After that, he won many championships around the world. He has passed away, but his legacy will remain forever. He won $700 Milion in his carrier playing golf.

1. Tiger Woods - $750milions

Tiger Woods nicknamed “Tiger” is an American professional golfer. He was born on December 30, 1975. He has registered 106 professional wins until now. He has won PGA Tour for impressive 79 times which is all time second best. He has also won European Tour for 40 times which is third all-time best. He is among the topmost paid athletes all over the world. He was a very much talented golfer from the young. His amateur carrier was successful later at the age of 20 he turned professional. He took less than a year to win major. In the year 1997, he won three PGA Tours with his record-breaking performance. Then he dominated another player in every championship. In 2000 he won U.S Open by the record margin of 15 shots. He remained in the top position of golfer rank from 1999 to 2004 for 264 weeks. Then he took one year to regain his top spot. From 2005 to 2010 he remained in top position again for 281 weeks. Tiger is the youngest golfer to achieve the carrier Grand Slam. He is the top golfer with most carrier major wins in this list of active golfers. Tiger also holds the record for the youngest player ever to win first 50 tournaments. He has earned about $750 million until now.