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. While the list is skewed towards recent players, there is good mix of both current and previous generations, as well as both PGA Tour and European Tour greats.
Career earnings and wins include both the PGA Tour and the European Tour.
30. Brandt Snedeker — $36.6 million
Nationality: American
PGA Tour earnings*: $31.7 million
European Tour earnings*: €4.5 million
Major championships: 0
Overall wins: 9
* PGA Tour earnings are through March, 2017 and European Tour earnings are through July, 2016
29. Jordan Spieth — $36.6 million
Nationality:American
PGA Tour earnings: $28.3 million
European Tour earnings: €7.8 million
Major championships: 2
Overall wins: 9
28. Hunter Mahan — $37.5 million
Nationality:American
PGA Tour earnings: $29.8 million
European Tour earnings: €7.3 million
Major championships: 0
Overall wins: 6
27. K.J. Choi — $37.9 million
Nationality: South Korean
PGA Tour earnings: $31.9 million
European Tour earnings: €5.6 million
Major championships: 0
Overall wins: 9
26. Justin Leonard — $39.5 million
Nationality:American
PGA Tour earnings: $33.9 million
European Tour earnings: €5.3 million
Major championships: 1
Overall wins: 12
25. Geoff Ogilvy — $40.2 million
Nationality:Australian
PGA Tour earnings: $30.0 million
European Tour earnings: €9.6 million
Major championships: 1
Overall wins: 12
24. Ian Poulter — $43.1 million
Nationality: English
PGA Tour earnings: $18.2 million
European Tour earnings: €23.4 million
Major championships: 0
Overall wins: 14
23. Stewart Cink — $43.8 million
Nationality: American
PGA Tour earnings: $34.6 million
European Tour earnings: €8.6 million
Major championships: 1
Overall wins: 6
22. Matt Kuchar — $45.6 million
Nationality:American
PGA Tour earnings: $38.3 million
European Tour earnings: €6.9 million
Major championships: 0
Overall wins: 7
21. Bubba Watson — $46.6 million
Nationality:American
PGA Tour earnings: $35.8 million
European Tour earnings: €10.2 million
Major championships: 2
Overall wins: 9
20. Jason Day — $47.2 million
Nationality: Australian
PGA Tour earnings: $35.6 million
European Tour earnings: €10.8 million
Major championships: 1
Overall wins: 13
19. Zach Johnson — $49.1 million
Nationality:American
PGA Tour earnings: $40.8 million
European Tour earnings: €7.8 million
Major championships: 2
Overall wins: 12
18. Henrik Stenson — $49.8 million
Nationality:Swedish
PGA Tour earnings: $25.5 million
European Tour earnings: €22.8 million
Major championships: 1
Overall wins: 16
17. David Toms — $50.3 million
Nationality:American
PGA Tour earnings: $41.8 million
European Tour earnings: €8.0 million
Major championships: 1
Overall wins: 13
16. Padraig Harrington — $50.5 million
Nationality:Irish
PGA Tour earnings: $24.5 million
European Tour earnings: €24.4 million
Major championships: 3
Overall wins: 21
15. Steve Stricker — $50.6 million
Nationality:American
PGA Tour earnings: $42.4 million
European Tour earnings: €7.7 million
Major championships: 0
Overall wins: 12
14. Davis Love III — $51.5 million
Nationality:American
PGA Tour earnings: $44.3 million
European Tour earnings: €6.7 million
Major championships: 1
Overall wins: 21
13. Lee Westwood — $53.5 million
Nationality:English
PGA Tour earnings: $18.9 million
European Tour earnings: €32.5 million
Major championships: 0
Overall wins: 25
12. Retief Goosen — $53.7 million
Nationality:South African
PGA Tour earnings: $30.6 million
European Tour earnings: €21.7 million
Major championships: 2
Overall wins: 21
11. Luke Donald — $54.5 million
Nationality: English
PGA Tour earnings: $35.1 million
European Tour earnings: €18.2 million
Major championships: 0
Overall wins: 12
10. Dustin Johnson — $59.3 million
Nationality:American
PGA Tour earnings: $44.4 million
European Tour earnings: €14.0 million
Major championships: 1
Overall wins: 15
9. Justin Rose — $59.3 million
Nationality:English
PGA Tour earnings: $38.3 million
European Tour earnings: €19.7 million
Major championships: 1
Overall wins: 16
8. Adam Scott — $65.7 million
Nationality: Australian
PGA Tour earnings: $45.7 million
European Tour earnings: €18.8 million
Major championships: 1
Overall wins: 23
7. Rory McIlroy — $67.5 million
Nationality:Northern Irish
PGA Tour earnings: $35.1 million
European Tour earnings: €30.4 million
Major championships: 4
Overall wins: 26
6. Sergio Garcia — $68.8 million
Nationality: Spanish
PGA Tour earnings: $44.3 million
European Tour earnings: €23.1 million
Major championships: 0
Overall wins: 21
5. Ernie Els — $79.1 million
Nationality:South African
PGA Tour earnings: $48.8 million
European Tour earnings: €28.4 million
Major championships: 4
Overall wins: 47
4. Vijay Singh — $81.1 million
Nationality: Fijian
PGA Tour earnings: $70.6 million
European Tour earnings: €9.9 million
Major championships: 3
Overall wins: 47
3. Jim Furyk — $82.4 million
Nationality:American
PGA Tour earnings: $67.6 million
European Tour earnings: €14.0 million
Major championships: 1
Overall wins: 17
2. Phil Mickelson — $109.4 million
Nationality:American
PGA Tour earnings: $82.5 million
European Tour earnings: €25.3 million
Major championships: 5
Overall wins: 51
1. Tiger Woods — $158.7 million
Nationality:American
PGA Tour earnings: $110.1 million
European Tour earnings: €45.7 million
Major championships: 14
Overall wins: 119
Now check out how much some of these golfers have changed over the year.
Photos show what golf's biggest stars looked like when their careers started