🏌️ Net Worth of Richest Golfers

Good Morning. The Valspar Championship has just got underway - and we’re eager to see how many of our picks are winners. Fact: we’ve had at least one winning pick each week!

Interestingly, this week ties the PGA Tour mark for most Kevins in a field over the last 40 years - Aylwin, Kisner, Streelman, Tway, Yu, Roy, Daugherty 😀

There were also 7 Kevins in the field at the 2012 Pebble Beach Pro-Am and the 2023 Fortinet Championship.

⛳ This day in history: The first Players Championship held at the TPC Stadium Course concluded on March 21, 1982. Jerry Pate won by two shots with a final-round, five-under-par 67.

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Clubhouse Conversations

The race to the FedEx Cup PlayOffs is heating up following a close finish at The Players and it promises to get more intense as we approach the first Major of the year.

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PGA Tour and LIV Golf's 'Major' Face-off

As both tours unite for the year's first Major, we take an early look at the top contenders to take home the green jacket.

🏌️Jon Rahm: The LIV Golf star comes to the Masters as the defending champion and has the chance to become just the fourth back-to-back winner at Augusta. He is definitely one of the outright favorites.

🏌️ Scottie Scheffler: Scheffler claimed his first and only major to date at the Masters in 2022 and is in a hot run of form having recently won the Arnold Palmer Invitational and The Players.

Rahm may well be the defending champion, but Scheffler is undoubtedly the man to beat.

🏌️Brooks Koepka: Koepka has two second-place finishes at Augusta in his last five starts and an insane record at Majors to support his cause.

He has three wins since his move to LIV but has finished inside the top ten just once in their first four events.

🏌️Rory McIlroy: The Masters is the only major left for the McIlroy to complete his career grand slam.

He added more events this year in the run up to the tournament. to give himself the best possible chance of winning the title - can he succeed?

🏌️Wyndham Clark: Clark is in tremendous form and registered consecutive runner-up finishes in his last two PGA Tour starts.

He notably won the US Open in 2023 but it remains to be seen if he has the nerves to take home the Green Jacket.

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Worth Mentioning

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No Place For Stars In Myrtle Beach

Myrtle Beach’s first PGA Tour event, the Myrtle Beach Classic is scheduled to tee-off on May 9 but without the stars.

While the Myrtle Beach classic offers a prize purse of $4 million, the Wells Fargo Championship, which takes places across the same dates, offers $20 million and 700 FedEx Cup points.

Who Will Play In Myrtle Beach?

🚫 The golfers who finished in the final top 50 of the PGA Tour’s fall 2023 FedEx Cup rankings are not eligible to play in the tournament.

✅ Players ranked 51 through or lower are qualified.

Interest Is High: While the top stars are unlikely to participate in the event, there is no dearth in excitement among fans.

📌 40,000 spectators, about 10,000 people a day are expected to attend the tournament.

🎟️ The tournament has already sold more than 18,000 tickets and is likely to sell 50 percent of its general admission tickets the month before the event.

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What else is making news

Tiger @ Masters: The Masters’ official website has over 80 golfers listed in the player list for this edition, and one of them is Tiger Woods. 

Valspar Championship: Garrick Higgo from the upcoming Valspar Championship, following in the footsteps of Patrick Cantlay and Tom Kim.

PGA Tour: DAZN to offer additional PGA Tour feeds across the Middle East, North America and Southeast Asia.

LPGA Tour: Rose Zhang returns to LPGA Tour action during hectic finals week at Stanford.

Callaway For Sale? Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp. is considering selling its California-based Callaway Golf business. The golf equipment maker is valued at nearly $3 billion.

NBC Analyst: Notah Begay is jumping on the revolving carousel of lead analysts for the NBC network for this week’s 2024 Valspar Championship.

Masters Coverage: Laura Rutledge and Jeff Darlington will join ESPN’s Masters coverage squad for the upcoming edition.

LIV Golf: LIV Golf partners with JCB in a multi-year deal for their UK event and the tournament will be known as LIV Golf UK by JCB.

Wyndham Clark: PGA Tour star Wyndham Clark has signed a new sponsorship deal with Blade and Bow Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey.

Consecutive 59s: Australian pro golfer Peter Wilson fires back-to-back 59s at Victoria golf course.

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EXCLUSIVE: Golf’s Money Game: Who’s Got The Big Bucks?

In this Golf Reporter exclusive article, we unveil the net worth of the richest golfers in the world, showcasing their remarkable achievements both on and off the course.

💰Gary Player ($250mn): With a net worth of $250 million, Gary Player is one of the richest golfers in the world. He has won over 150 tournaments in his career, including 24 on the PGA Tour.

💰Phil Mickelson ($300mn): Forbes ranked Mickelson as the seventh highest-paid athlete of 2023, reporting earnings of $106 million, with $104 million from his performances on the course and $2 million from off-course ventures. He stands out as one of only two golfers to feature in Forbes’ list of the top 10 highest-paid athletes in 2023.

💰Jack Nicklaus ($400mn): Throughout his career, Nicklaus accumulated a remarkable $1.15 billion in earnings, further augmented by his ventures as a golf course designer and brand ambassador. His company’s portfolio boasts the creation of over 290 golf courses worldwide.

💰Greg Norman ($400mn): The current LIV Golf CEO, Norman, registered 85 tournament victories throughout his professional career before embarking on his journey as an administrator.

💰Tiger Woods ($1.1bn): Despite participating in very few tournaments in the recent past, Tiger Woods remains the wealthiest golfer globally. His professional career has amassed over $1.7 billion, placing him as the sole active athlete with a net worth in the billions alongside LeBron James.

Excluding earnings from unofficial tournaments, his total career earnings stand at $120,954,766.

Check out the complete list.

DRIVING RANGE
How To Play Golf In The Rain

In this video, Neil Tappin offers 12 top tips for playing in wet weather. From the gear you carry to knowing the rules of golf, there are a host of things you can do to prepare.

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