As top professional golfers, their income is not just from Tour, but from off -course including endorsements, bonuses, appearance fees, corporate outings, speaking engagements, licensing fees, course architecture, books, instructional videos and businesses that capitalise on a person’s status as a player, such as product lines including clothing, wine and turfgrass.
Here is top world’s highest- paid golfers 2018
5. Justin Thomas
Pay: $26 M
Salary/winnings: $21 M
Endorsements: $5 M
Country: United States of America
4. Rory McIlroy
Pay: $37.7 M
Salary/winnings: $3.7 M
Endorsements: $34 M
Country: Northern Ireland
3. Jordan Spieth
Pay: $41.2 M
Salary/winnings: $11.2 M
Endorsements: $30 M
Country: United States of America
2. Phil Mickelson
Pay: $41.3 M
Salary/winnings: $4.3 M
Endorsements: $37 M
Country: United States of America
1. Tiger Woods
Pay: $43.3 M
Salary/winnings: $1.3 M
Endorsements: $42 M
Country: United States of America
Source: Golf Digest