7.Fred Couples – $120 Million Net Worth
Fred Couples is a retired golfer who has done extremely well throughout his career and has garnered a lot of wealth for himself. He was ranked the World Number One golfer for years and had more than 60 professional tournament wins throughout his career. Couples were popularly called “Boom Boom” due to his ability to drive a ball precisely and focused. In 1991 and 1992, the American-born golfer was named PGA Tour Player of the Year and, in the same breath, won the Vardon Trophy for maintaining the lowest score over that same two-year period. The star managed to attained victory in the 1992 Masters’ Tournament and was his only championship until he moved up to the Senior PGA Tour.
Fred Couples
After moving to the Senior PGA Tour, Couples’ victory took on the same success trail as before. He went on to win the 2011 Senior Players Championship and, by the following year, won the Senior Open Championship. In 2013, Couples was nominated for the World Golf Hall of Fame and held the number one golfer in the world position for over 16 years. History would see the star becoming one of the most affluent players in the history of the game. He led in earnings in the PGA Tour in 1992, and even though he has not had major championship wins up his sleeve, he did pretty well for himself. He managed to amass a net worth of approximately $120 million.
6.Gary Player – $250 Million Net Worth
Gary Player is one of the greatest players in the history of the game and is deemed one of the richest golfers in the world. The South African native player has done extremely well for himself throughout his career, with nine major championship wins each in both the regular tour and the Champions Tour. At the impressive age of 29, Gary was the only non-American player to win all four major championship titles, what many call Grand Slam. In addition, he has more than 160 tournament wins throughout his career. Gary was the youngest player to achieve this feat at the time but has since lost that title to another player (only five players now achieving this feat).
Gary Player
He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame back in 1974 and what he portrayed on the course was pretty much short of his true talent. Did you know that Gary is also a golf course architect who has designed over 400 golf courses across five continents. The star has also done well for himself as an author as he has co-written and composed more than 35 books detailing the game of golf. With his numerous successes both on and off the course, Gary has received the nickname the International Ambassador of Golf. With a diverse career in so many fields – golf, architecture, author, the star’s estimated net worth is $250 million.
