Teenage prodigy Michelle Wie was the biggest earner among female golfers last year, driving in US$20.23 million and ranking sixth on the combined men and women's list. According to the latest edition of Golf Digest, Michelle Wie earned US$735,224 in prize money and US$19.5 million in off-course money. That's US$7.22 million more than the next woman on the list, Annika Sorenstam with US$13.01 million. Tiger Woods topped the list with US$98.94 million, staying at the No. 1 spot for the fourth consecutive year. He earned US$11.94 million on the course plus a whopping US$87 million in endorsements. Phil Mickelson came in second with US$44.25 million, followed by Arnold Palmer and Vijay Singh. Korean male golfer Choi Kyoung-ju took 24th place with US$5.7 million.
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