Top 10 Highest Paid Sportsmen In The World

#7 Phil Mickelson, Sports: Golf, Country: United States, Total Earnings: $48.7 Million (Salary/Winnings $4.7 Mn and Endorsements: $44 M)

Philip Mickelson is an American professional golfer. He has won 42 events on the PGA Tour, including five major championships: three Masters titles (2004, 2006, 2010), a PGA Championship (2005), and an Open Championship (2013).

Mickelson is one of 15 golfers in the history of the sport to win at least three of the four professional majors. The only major that has eluded him is the U.S. Open. Mickelson has finished runner-up in the U.S. Open a record six times.

Mickelson earns most of the money from endorsement partners: Callaway, Barclay's, KPMG, Exxon Mobil, Rolex and Amgen/Pfizer. He also promotes psoriatic arthritis drug Enbrel which he used for his arthritis treatment.

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