Spieth supplants Woods as golf’s top earner at $54 million

Your browser does not support iframes. Tiger Woods is no longer golf’s biggest money maker. That title now belongs to Jordan Spieth. The two-time 2015 major winner tops Golf Digest’s annual list of the game’s highest earners, pulling in an estimated $ 54 million in 2015. Spieth was ranked 16th in last year’s list. However, […]

Tiger’s new sponsor deal with Hero Motors is worth $8 million per year

Tiger Woods and his December golf tournament have a new sponsor. India-based Hero Motors, maker of two-wheeled motorvehicles, has signed on to back Woods and the Hero World Challenge in a four-year deal announced Tuesday. Reports from India peg the deal at $ 8 million per year, for both Woods personally and this event, which […]

Justin Timberlake sold Tenn. golf course for $15.5 million loss

Justin Timberlake’s “Gone” was about losing a girl. But it now could also be about losing millions of dollars on the sale of his Memphis-area golf course. Timberlake sold Mirimichi Golf Course last week to Tennessee businessman Fred Edmaiston, ending a five-year run as owner of the property with his family. In that time, Timberlake completely […]

Phil Mickelson puts Racho Santa Fe home back on market at $6 million

Want to live in Phil Mickelson’s house? Once again, you can owner his Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., home. The nearly 9,200-square-foot house is back on the market once again. The Tuscan-style home sits on 4.55 acres and has multiple buildings. The main home has five bedrooms and seven bathrooms. Features include a den, media room, wine […]

Former PGA star Anthony Kim reportedly could make $10 million by not playing golf

Anthony Kim hasn’t been seen on the PGA Tour since May 2012, withdrawing from the Wells Fargo Championship in North Carolina after a first-round 74. That Thursday, he cited injuries to his right wrist and elbow, as well continued pain in a surgically repaired left thumb. He said he would review his options and consider […]

Billy Horschel wins Tour Championship, FedEx Cup and $11.44 million

Papa’s got a brand new bag, and it’s filled with $ 11.44 million.  Father-to-be Billy Horschel closed out a historic run in the FedEx Cup playoffs on Sunday, winning the Tour Championship at East Lake for his second consecutive win and, in the process, claiming the FedEx Cup and its $ 10 million bounty.  Horschel […]

Billy Horschel would miss the birth of his daughter for a shot at $10 million

ATLANTA – It’s not often that you get a chance to witness the birth of your first child. It’s also not often that you have a legit chance at a $ 10 million payday. Which one would you choose? Coming into Friday, Billy Horschel was tied for the lead at the Tour Championship at East […]

Tiger Woods walks away from at least $8 million in potential appearance fees

On Wednesday, Tiger Woods announced that he was withdrawing his name from Ryder Cup consideration, and would be forgoing any professional events for the next few months while he rehabilitates after back surgery. Considering Woods’ recent performances in tournaments — two missed cuts, one withdrawal, and a 69th-place finish — it’s not surprising that Woods […]

Omega Dubai Desert Classic is offering $2.5 million prize for hole-in-one on par-4

Even if one of the professionals don’t win this weekend in Dubai they have a very good chance at leaving with more money that they probably ever expected to make thanks to this offer from tournament organizers. That’s because if you so happen to do the improbable on the par-4 17th hole on either Saturday […]

Henrik Stenson’s just gonna take the $10 million FedEx Cup prize now, thank you very much

ATLANTA – Hey, if nobody else wants it, Henrik Stenson would be happy to help himself to the $ 10 million prize that goes to the winner of the FedEx Cup. Stenson continued his roll at East Lake on Friday, shooting a 66 to go with Thursday’s 64 to leave him at -10 for the […]