Phil Mickelson is one of the most talked-about players in the golf community. The six-time major winner has also set a ton of records on the field. But his fans know him better for all the controversies he has been involved in. Mickelson received a lot of buzz after he recently joined the LIV Golf Series, leaving behind his PGA Tour career. A lot of Mickelson’s fans believe he joined in for the money offered by the Saudi-funded league. However, you’ll be shocked to find out that Mickelson, along with a lot of other golfers, does not make a major part of his income from playing golf.
In fact, did you know that Phil Mickelson earned more money than golf legend Tiger Woods through brand endorsements?
How much money does Phil Mickelson make from endorsements?
In an episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience”, Rogan sat down with Mike Schmidt and discussed the money golfers earn from the sport as well as outside of it. It turns out that most players who top the leaderboard have their major incomes coming from endorsements and brand deals. The podcast showed a list of the ‘highest-paid athletes’ as ranked by Forbes for 2016.
It showed that Phil Mickelson earned a total of $52.9 million, out of which only $2.9 came from playing golf tournaments. He earned the remaining $50 million from brand endorsements and other related deals. Rogan was shocked to see the amounts that Mickelson and other golfers made according to the list. He said, “It’s amazing how much money those f**king golfers make.”
Mickelson didn’t win a lot of events for a couple of years before 2016. But he was still in the top-most position when it came to earning money. On the other hand, Tiger Woods made $45.3 million in the same year, out of which $45 million was through endorsements and the remaining $300,000 was from the field.
Mickelson lost sponsors after joining LIV Golf
Lefty might earn a lot of money from the LIV Golf Invitational Series. But he sure lost some of his major sponsors after his decision. As soon as he confirmed the news about playing in the Saudi-backed league, Mickelson’s oldest sponsor, KPMG, took away its support from the player. Soon after that, Mickelson also lost his deals with Heineken/Amstel Light and Workday.
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