Golf Digest’s newest list of top 50 earners in golf was recently released and of course everyone wants to know where Tiger Woods stands on the list. Has the scandal hurt him at all? Is Rory McIlroy near him? Check out the results after the jump…
According to Golf Digest:
How they came up with the list:
On-course income includes all money earned on the PGA Tour and the five international tours (Japan PGA, PGA European, Australasian, Southern Africa, Asian) and the Champions Tour, LPGA Tour, Ladies European Tour and the Japan LPGA. It also includes unofficial money won through Dec. 11 in non-tour events.
Off-course income includes estimates of all money earned from endorsements, bonuses, appearance fees, corporate outings, speaking engagements, licensing fees (video games, trading cards, etc.), course architecture, books, instructional videos and businesses that capitalize on a person’s status as a player, such as product lines including clothing, wine and turfgrass.
Investment income is not included.
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1. Tiger Woods
2011 RANK: 1 | ON COURSE: $2,067,059 | OFF COURSE: $62,000,000 | TOTAL: $64,067,059
2. Phil Mickelson
2011 RANK: 2 | ON COURSE: $3,991,564 | OFF COURSE: $38,000,000 | TOTAL: $41,991,564
3. Arnold Palmer
2011 RANK: 3 | ON COURSE: $0 | OFF COURSE: $36,000,000 | TOTAL: $36,000,000
4. Jack Nicklaus
2011 RANK: 5 | ON COURSE: $155,000 | OFF COURSE: $28,800,000 | TOTAL: $28,955,000
5. Greg Norman
2011 RANK: 4 | ON COURSE: $75,118 | OFF COURSE: $22,750,000 | TOTAL: $22,825,118
6. Luke Donald
2011 RANK: 10 | ON COURSE: $13,183,497 | OFF COURSE: $8,500,000 | TOTAL: $21,683,497
7. Ernie Els
2011 RANK: 7 | ON COURSE: $1,409,442 | OFF COURSE: $17,000,000 | TOTAL: $18,409,442
8. Gary Player
2011 RANK: 8 | ON COURSE: $14,486 | OFF COURSE: $16,000,000 | TOTAL: $16,014,486
9. Sergio Garcia
2011 RANK: 11 | ON COURSE: $3,601,441 | OFF COURSE: $12,250,000 | TOTAL: $15,851,441
10. Bill Haas
2011 RANK: NR* | ON COURSE: $14,354,785 | OFF COURSE: $1,000,000 | TOTAL: $15,354,785
11. Rory McIlroy
2011 RANK: 24 | ON COURSE: $8,174,832 | OFF COURSE: $5,900,000 | TOTAL: $14,074,832
(LIST CONTINUES AT Golf Digest)
Lead photo via BI
