Tiger Woods has not played in an official tournament since July 2024, when he missed the cut at the Open Championship. His most recent competitive event was the unofficial PNC Championship in December of last year. Nevertheless, Woods remains the fourth-highest-paid golfer in the world.
Forbes recently published a list of the highest-paid professional golfers from June 2024 to the present. During that time, Woods has only played in three tournaments (two official) in addition to the TGL. However, he managed to earn an estimated $55 million.
According to Forbes, the majority of that income comes from his bold move to launch his own apparel brand, Sun Day Red, following the end of his long-time partnership with Nike.
Additionally, his TGL indoor golf league, co-founded with Rory McIlroy, has garnered significant attention, averaging 513,000 viewers per broadcast in its inaugural season and peaking at 1.05 million when Woods made his debut with Jupiter Links GC.
You can add to that other business ventures, such as golf course design. Also, what he receives from sponsors like TaylorMade and Bridgestone.
Tiger Woods easily leads the PGA Tour’s career money list, having earned $121 million from his on-course results. Rory McIlroy recently became the second player to surpass $100 million (he currently has $105 million).
Jon Rahm tops the Forbes list for the second consecutive year. According to the report, the Spaniard earned an estimated $102 million over the past year. Nearly half of that sum is estimated to be part of the signing bonus with which the two-time major champion joined LIV Golf, valued at $300 million.
Jon Rahm remains golf’s top earner.
The 30-year-old made $102 million this past year, fueled by his massive LIV Golf contract.
While LIV’s spending has cooled, rising PGA Tour prize money helped the sport’s top 10 earners bring in a record $612 million.
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World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is the second-highest ranked player on the list. His earnings for the year are estimated at $97 million, most of which comes from his on-course results. Scheffler has won six tournaments since June 2024, including a major championship.
The following players round out the top 10 on the Forbes list:
- 3. Rory McIlroy $84 millions
- 4. Tiger Woods $55 millions
- 5. Collin Morikawa $50 millions
- 6. Joaquin Niemann $49 millions
- 7. Xander Schauffele $48 millions
- 8. Bryson DeChambeau $45 millions
- 9. Hideki Matsuyama $42 millones
- 10. Phil Mickleson $40 millones
