- Not surprisingly, Tiger Woods is at the top and it is not even close.
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The 30 highest-paid golfers of all time
We ranked the top 30 golfers of all time based on career earnings on the PGA Tour and European Tour combined.
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Professional golfers can have careers that are highly lucrative.
Their careers can last well into their 40s and 50s and there are events nearly year-round with tours all over the world. That means lots of opportunities to take home a paycheck.
Below, we take a look at the 30 highest-paid golfers of all time. The list is skewed towards recent players, but there is a mix of both current and previous generations, as well as both PGA Tour and European Tour greats.
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Both PGA Tour and European Tour earnings include winnings from majors and WGC events. However, those events are only counted once in each golfer's total earnings.
30. K.J. Choi $34.1 million (30.3 million)
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Nationality: South Korea
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PGA Tour earnings: $32.4 million
European Tour earnings: 5.6 million
Major championships: 0
Overall wins: 9
29. Brandt Snedeker $36.8 million (32.7 million)
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Nationality: United States
PGA Tour earnings: $36.3 million
European Tour earnings: 5.0 million
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Major championships: 0
Overall wins: 10
28. Stewart Cink $37.7 million (33.5 million)
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Nationality: United States
PGA Tour earnings: $37.6 million
European Tour earnings: 9.1 million
Major championships: 1 (2009 Open Championship)
Overall wins: 8
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27. Charles Howell III $38.3 million (34 million)
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Nationality: United States
PGA Tour earnings: $38.2 million
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European Tour earnings: 2.7 million
Major championships: 0
Overall wins: 3
26. Jordan Spieth $38.7 million (34.3 million)
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Nationality: United States
PGA Tour earnings: $38.3 million
European Tour earnings: 11.1 million
Major championships: 3 (2015 Masters, 2015 U.S. Open, 2017 Open Championship)
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Overall wins: 14
25. Rickie Fowler $39.1 million (34.7 million)
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Nationality: United States
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PGA Tour earnings: $36.6 million
European Tour earnings: 10.2 million
Major championships: 0
Overall wins: 7
24. David Toms $41.9 million (37.2 million)
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Nationality: United States
PGA Tour earnings: $41.8 million
European Tour earnings: 8.0 million
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Major championships: 1 (2001 PGA Championship)
Overall wins: 15
23. Paul Casey $42.6 million (37.8 million)
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Nationality: England
PGA Tour earnings: $28.8 million
European Tour earnings: 21.0 million
Major championships: 0
Overall wins: 16
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22. Padraig Harrington $43.1 million (38.2 million)
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Nationality: Ireland
PGA Tour earnings: $24.8 million
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European Tour earnings: 26.1 million
Major championships: 3 (2007 and 2008 Open Championship, 2008 PGA Championship)
Overall wins: 21
21. Ian Poulter $43.3 million (38.5 million)
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Nationality: England
PGA Tour earnings: $24.0 million
European Tour earnings: 26.2 million
Major championships: 0
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Overall wins: 15
20. Steve Stricker $44.1 million (39.1 million)
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Nationality: United States
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PGA Tour earnings: $44.0 million
European Tour earnings: 8.1 million
Major championships: 0
Overall wins: 13
19. Retief Goosen $44.7 million (39.7 million)
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Nationality: South Africa
PGA Tour earnings: $31.3 million
European Tour earnings: 22.1 million
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Major championships: 2 (2001 and 2004 U.S. Open)
Overall wins: 21
18. Zach Johnson $44.9 million (39.8 million)
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Nationality: United States
PGA Tour earnings: $44.9 million
European Tour earnings: 9.5 million
Major championships: 2 (2007 Masters, 2015 Open Championship)
Overall wins: 14
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17. Davis Love III $44.9 million (39.9 million)
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Nationality: United States
PGA Tour earnings: $44.9 million
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European Tour earnings: 6.8 million
Major championships: 1 (1997 PGA Championship)
Overall wins: 22
16. Bubba Watson $45.2 million (40.1 million)
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Nationality: United States
PGA Tour earnings: $43.5 million
European Tour earnings: 12.4 million
Major championships: 2 (2012 and 2014 Masters)
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Overall wins: 16
15. Jason Day $45.2 million (40.1 million)
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Nationality: Australia
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PGA Tour earnings: $44.8 million
European Tour earnings: 12.1 million
Major championships: 1 (2015 PGA Championship)
Overall wins: 15
14. Lee Westwood $48.1 million (42.7 million)
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Nationality: England
PGA Tour earnings: $19.2 million
European Tour earnings: 36.6 million
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Major championships: 0
Overall wins: 26
13. Luke Donald $49.2 million (43.7 million)
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Nationality: England
PGA Tour earnings: $36.1 million
European Tour earnings: 18.3 million
Major championships: 0
Overall wins: 12
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12. Matt Kuchar $49.3 million (43.8 million)
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Nationality: United States
PGA Tour earnings: $48.1 million
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European Tour earnings: 10.6 million
Major championships: 0
Overall wins: 10
11. Henrik Stenson $50.1 million (44.4 million)
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Nationality: Sweden
PGA Tour earnings: $30.4 million
European Tour earnings: 27.8 million
Major championships: 1 (2016 Open Championship)
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Overall wins: 17
10. Adam Scott $57.8 million (51.3 million)
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Nationality: Australia
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PGA Tour earnings: $50.7 million
European Tour earnings: 20.3 million
Major championships:
Overall wins: 23
9. Dustin Johnson $62.8 million (55.7 million)
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Nationality: United States
PGA Tour earnings: $59.3 million
European Tour earnings: 18.8 million
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Major championships: 1 (2016 U.S. Open)
Overall wins: 27
8. Sergio Garcia $65.3 million (57.9 million)
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Nationality: Spain
PGA Tour earnings: $49.0 million
European Tour earnings: 29.4 million
Major championships: 1 (2017 Masters)
Overall wins: 25
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7. Rory McIlroy $66.1 million (58.7 million)
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Nationality: Northern Ireland
PGA Tour earnings: $45.7 million
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European Tour earnings: 35.7 million
Major championships: 4 (2011 U.S. Open, 2012 and 2014 PGA Championship, 2014 Open Championship)
Overall wins: 28
6. Ernie Els $66.8 million (59.3 million)
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Nationality: South Africa
PGA Tour earnings: $49.3 million
European Tour earnings: 31.2 million
Major championships: 4 (1994 and 1997 U.S. Open, 2002 and 2012 Open Championship)
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Overall wins: 47
5. Justin Rose $68.6 million (60.9 million)
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Nationality: England
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PGA Tour earnings: $51.6 million
European Tour earnings: 27.1 million
Major championships: 1 (2013 U.S. Open)
Overall wins: 21
4. Jim Furyk $70.7 million (61.6 million)
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Nationality: United States
PGA Tour earnings: $70.6 million
European Tour earnings: 14.1 million
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Major championships: 1 (2003 U.S. Open)
Overall wins: 18
3. Vijay Singh $75.9 million (67.4 million)
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Nationality: Fiji
PGA Tour earnings: $71.2 million
European Tour earnings: 14.4 million
Major championships: 3 (1998 and 2004 PGA Championship, 2000 Masters)
Overall wins: 34
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2. Phil Mickelson $94.6 million (83.9 million)
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Nationality: United States
PGA Tour earnings: $90.3 million
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European Tour earnings: 27.4 million
Major championships: 5 (2004, 2006, and 2010 Masters, 2005 PGA Championship, 2013 Open Championship)
Overall wins: 54
1. Tiger Woods $122.5 million (108.7 million)
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Nationality: United States
PGA Tour earnings: $116.2 million
European Tour earnings: 47.5 million
Major championships: 14 (1997, 2001, 2002, and 2005 Masters, 1999, 2000, 2006, and 2007 PGA Championship, 2000, 2002, and 2008 U.S. Open, 2000, 2005, and 2006 Open Championship)
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Overall wins: 120
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