{"id":21328,"date":"2013-07-23T12:11:05","date_gmt":"2013-07-23T10:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/els-at-the-top-of-south-africas-sport-rich-list\/"},"modified":"2013-07-23T12:11:05","modified_gmt":"2013-07-23T10:11:05","slug":"els-at-the-top-of-south-africas-sport-rich-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/els-at-the-top-of-south-africas-sport-rich-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Els at the top of South Africa\u2019s sport rich list"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last year\u2019s British Open champion\u00a0Ernie Els<\/a>\u00a0was South Africa\u2019s highest-earning sportsman in 2012, making 179 million rand ($18.2 million) last year, according to the Sunday Times.<\/p>\n

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Ernie Els tops South Africa\u2019s sport rich list. Photo: The Associated Press<\/p>\n

The four-time major champion earned $14.7 million from endorsements and commercial work like golf course design, and the remaining $3.5 million in tournament winnings, boosted by his victory at the British Open<\/a>, according to the rich list compiled by the newspaper.<\/p>\n

The top four on the South African sports list were golfers. Louis Oosthuizen<\/a>, the 2010 British Open champion, made $9.8 million in 2012, Retief Goosen<\/a> $6 million and Charl Schwartzel<\/a> $5.9 million.<\/p>\n

However, they are some way off Tiger Woods, whom Forbes magazine rated in June as global sport\u2019s highest-earning athlete<\/a> during the preceding 12 months with $78.1 million.<\/p>\n

The South African newspaper said its list was compiled using interviews with leading agents as well as figures from the U.S. PGA and other sports bodies. \u2013 The Associated Press<\/a><\/p>\n

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