8 Sports That Can Make You Super Rich

By siliconindia | Friday, 29 May 2015, 11:39 Hrs

4. Golf

The FedEx Cup is the sixth richest sporting event. This golf tournament is worth $10 million. Philip Mickelson is an American professional golfer, who 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). His total earning is $48.7 million.

5. American Football

The Super Bowl is the annual championship game of the National Football League (NFL), the highest level of professional American football in the U.S., culminating a season that begins in the late summer of the previous calendar year.

The Super Bowl has frequently been the most watched American television broadcast of the year and is also among the most watched sporting events in the world. This year Baltimore Ravens players each made $172,000 for beating the San Francisco 49ers. Super Bowl is the fifth richest sporting event at $11 million.