The world’s highest-paid golfers 2026
See Forbes’ 2026 list of the highest-paid golfers, featuring LIV Golf’s Jon Rahm and the PGA’s Scottie Scheffler among ten stars who made $536 million in the past year.
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The PGA championship payday is big, but so are the taxes and expenses
Professional golfers lead complicated financial lives, with prize money, endorsements, taxes owed to multiple states, and expenses ranging from travel to caddies.
LIV Golf could be shutting down, Saudi execs may slash funding: Reports
Reports and rumors circulated on Wednesday that the Saudi Public Investment Fund could soon pull funding from the PGA Tour competitor.
‘Coachella meets the Masters’: Inside Ripper GC’s billion-dollar franchise dream
With a record-breaking $7 million rookie debut, a “Coachella-meets-Masters” hospitality pivot, and ambitious plans to acquire its own golf course, Ripper GC has officially moved past the “startup” phase.
This billionaire built a $50 million golf course so his wife had a place to ‘swing like an idiot’
Forget the fancy Ferraris and precious Picassos. Instead, new Forbes 400 member David D. Halbert chose the ultimate flex: convincing Tom Fazio to build him a “no-budget” 18-hole golf course in Texas.
The highest-paid golfers at the 2025 Ryder Cup
Forbes’ list of the Ryder Cup’s highest-paid golfers features Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler and three other players earning big money on and off the course.
The World’s Highest-Paid Golfers 2025
LIV Golf’s spending spree has seemingly come to an end, but the PGA Tour is chipping in record purses, helping the sport’s 10 top earners score $612 million over the past year.
LIV Golf scores TV deal with Fox Sports—As Saudi-backed league goes mainstream
The league, which is bankrolled by the Saudi sovereign wealth fund and shares close ties with President-elect Donald Trump, will air across Fox properties including the flagship Fox channel, FS1 and Fox Business.
He’s Australia’s highest-paid athlete of 2024 – but Cam Smith has bigger plans
Already 43rd on the Forbes list of the world’s highest-paid athletes and fifth among golfers, Cam Smith is at the forefront of a sport in flux.
Rolex joins PGA of Australia as major partner
Rolex has been announced as a major partner of the PGA of Australia, stepping in as the Official Timekeeper for the BMW Australian PGA Championship.