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"Remember when golfers were the highest money earning athletes?"
by Pat Dolan - Golf Pro

Golf trivia question.

How many of you remember when Mark McCormack became Arnold Palmers agent and began getting him the highest paid product endorsement contracts ever for professional athletes?

At the time (1960's) professional golfers were being hailed as the highest money makers in professional sports. So with the recent publication of the 50 highest earning celebrities I was shocked to find only one golfer among them. Tiger Woods at number 44.

Years ago I had parents bringing their kids to me to learn golf because they wanted their kids to make money like Arnie did.

After looking over the top 50 celebrities list it would behoove today's parents to get their kids to grow up to be comedians who could act.

Believe it or not there was a contract well before any of Arnie's that "at the time" was the largest professional athlete endorsement contract ever. The year was 1957 (I think) and it was also by a golfer. Can you name the golfer, the company he signed with, the amount and last but not least the name of the parent company.

(Answer below.)

NEWS: 50 WHO MAKE THE MOST

Associated Press
Forbes magazine's list of the highest-earning U.S. celebrities:

  1. Jerry Seinfeld, comedian, producer, $267 million
  2. Larry David, writer, director, $242 million
  3. Steven Spielberg, director, producer, $175 million
  4. Oprah Winfrey, TV show host, actress, producer, $125 million
  5. James Cameron, director, $115 million
  6. Tim Allen, actor, $77 million
  7. Michael Jordan, basketball player, $69 million
  8. Michael Crichton, writer, director $65 million
  9. Harrison Ford, actor, $58 million
  10. Rolling Stones, rock group, $57 million
  11. Master P., music producer, $56.5 million
  12. Robin Williams, actor, $56 million
  13. Celine Dion, singer, $55.5 million
  14. Mel ibson, actor, director, producer, $55 million
  15. Garth Brooks, singer, $54 illion
  16. Sean "Puffy" Combs, music producer, $53.5 million
  17. Greg Daniels, riter, director, $53 million
  18. Mike Judge, writer, director, $53 million
  19. Chris Carter, writer, director, producer, $52 million
  20. David Copperfield, illusionist $49.5 million
  21. Spice Girls, singers, $49 million
  22. Paul Reiser, actor, writer, director, $48 million
  23. Eddie Murphy, actor, $47.5 million
  24. John Travolta, actor, $47 million
  25. Drew Carey, actor, $45.5 million
  26. Bonnie and Terry Turner, writer, director, $45 million
  27. Tom Hanks, actor, director, producer, $44 million
  28. Danny Jacobson, writer, director, $42 million
  29. Kevin Costner, actor, director, producer, $41 million
  30. Bright/Kauffman/Crane, TV producers, $40.5 million
  31. Brad Pitt, actor, $40 million
  32. Stephen King, writer, director, $40 million
  33. Nicolas Cage, actor, $38 million
  34. Bruce Helford, writer, director, $38 million
  35. Michael Schumacher, race car driver, $38 million
  36. Leonardo DiCaprio, actor, $37 million
  37. John Wells, writer, director, $35 million
  38. Will Smith, singer, actor, $34 million
  39. Jim Carrey, actor, $32.5 million
  40. Metallica, rock group, $32 million
  41. Helen Hunt, actress, $31 million
  42. Dave Matthews Band, music group, $30 million
  43. Sergei Federov, hockey player, $29.8 million
  44. Tiger Woods, golfer, $26.8 million
  45. Brian Grazer, writer, director, $26 million
  46. Dale Earnhardt, race car driver $24.1 million
  47. Jerry Bruckheimer, director, producer, $22 million
  48. Grant Hill, basketball player, $21.6 million
  49. Howard Stern, TV and radio host, $20 million
  50. Oscar de la Hoya, boxer, $18.5 million

Answer. The golfer was Gary Player. He signed with "Golfcraft" a club manufacturer who began making fiber glass shafted clubs. The shafts were made by their parent company "Shakespeare" which at the time was the number one manufacturer of fishing rods. The contract was for a half million dollars totally unheard of in all sports in those days.

Sincerely, a friend to any golfer. Pat Dolan Golf Pro Please feel free to visit my site at Golfers improving EASILY !!!

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Pat Dolan, Golf Professional, specialized in teaching for over 42 years.

The late Pat Dolan taught golf at such prestigious golf courses as "The Colonial Country Club" in Fort Worth, Texas, "The Country Club" in Salt Lake City, Utah and "The Palm Springs Country Club" in the world famous golfing resort of Palm Springs, California. He was the Head Professional at the "The Russell Municipal Golf Course" in Russell, Kansas, "The Jal Country Club" in Jal, New Mexico and "The Riveria Golf Course" in Palm Springs, California. He graduated from the second P.G.A. school in January 1958. It was held at the P.G.A. National Headquarters in Dunedin, Florida. He served as chairman of the education committee for the New Mexico Chapter of the Southwest Section of the P.G.A. for 2 years 1965 and 1966

Golfers Lee Trevino, Sandra Palmer, Carlynne Whitworth and General James Wilson sought his advice before they became famous.

In his playing career he won a number of professional tournaments and set 7 course records.

He wrote "How to Turn Bogeys Into Birdies" (c)1988" and "The Worlds Greatest Golf Teacher" (c)1994. Pat also authored two newspaper golf columns and a golf advice letter Golfers Improving Easily and Affordably, guaranteed to instantly improve any golfers game.

His business career included serving as consultant to many golf course owners and The Tony Llama Boot Co. The Braille Institute and the John Riley Golf Co. also as loan officer of the Clarendon Trust Co. in Arlington, Virginia and sales manager for various companys. He is the designer of the Sure Out sand wedge in the Ben Hogan line of clubs.

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