10 richest golf stars of 2022 – net worths, ranked: Tiger Woods is the sport’s first billionaire, but how do Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth and Phil Mickelson tee up?
- Saudi Arabia’s first LIV Golf tour – rivalling the well-known PGA Tour – offers a prize purse of US$20 million, but which sports legends are playing amid the sportswashing controversy?
- Former greats like Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Greg Norman earned relatively little on the course, while Woods made bank from endorsements with Rolex, Nike and Gatorade
Even before the start of the first LIV Golf tour – the Saudi Arabia-backed professional golf league ‒ it was controversial, branded as sportswashing. Despite the backlash though, many professionals put their names in the draw for a shot at winning a share of the purse of US$20 million for each of the first six events ‒ with a guaranteed US$120,000 even for the player finishing in last place.
With these figures in mind, let’s take a look at the list of the richest golf stars in 2022, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
10. Vijay Singh – US$75 million
Vijay Singh has won 34 PGA Tour events and racked up a net worth of US$75 million. The Fijian golf star was also able to buy a four-bedroom condo in New York in 2009 that cost US$5.67 million.
9. Ernie Els – US$85 million
When Ernie Els, who has a net worth of US$85 million, is not swinging his own clubs, he operates a golf course design company as well as a successful winery. He has the nickname “The Big Easy” thanks to his height of 191cm.
8. Jordan Spieth – US$110 million
Currently still only 28 years old, Jordan Spieth has garnered a net worth of US$110 million, with more than US$40 million coming from PGA Tour winnings. He also bought a 10,000 sq ft mansion in Dallas that cost US$7.15 million in 2016.