#7 Gary Player $16 million
Often referred as the greatest golf player of all times, Gary is one of the highest-paid golf players in the world. Player is nicknamed the Black Knight, Mr. Fitness, and the International Ambassador of Golf.
But he is more than that; he is also a renowned golf course architect with more than 325 design projects on five continents throughout the world and wrote or co-written 36 golf books.
He runs The Player Foundation, which has a primary objective of promoting underprivileged education around the world. In 2013 it celebrated its 30th Anniversary with charity golf events in London, Palm Beach, Shanghai and Cape Town, bringing its total of funds raised to over $60 million.
Player is one of the most successful golfers in the history of the sport, ranking third in total professional wins, with at least 166, and tied for fourth in major championship victories with nine.
