We often hear about the exorbitant wages of footballers, but how do golfers size up?

Of the top 25 best paid athletes of 2017, four are male golfers (Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, Jordan Spieth), with combined earnings of over £115 million. While athletes like American football player Andrew Luck ranked highly based almost entirely on salary ($7 million, vs. $3 million in endorsements), endorsements are huge in golf, with forty of Phil Mickelson’s $43.5 million in earnings from commercial endeavours.

Prize money is, however, still a large contributing factor in terms of golfing salary. The 2017 British Open had a $10.25 million purse pool (with the winner receiving $1.8 million). The 2017 KPMG Women's PGA Championship purse came to $3.5 million, with the winner, Danielle Kang, awarded $525,000. While there is still a lot of work to do to ensure women’s salaries catch-up, there have certainly been huge strides in the women’s game, helped by new technology, including golf clubs designed to play to the strengths of female players.

So, when it comes to your wages, how do you compare with top golfers? Use our interactive tool below to find out how long it would take you to earn what Rory McIlroy does, and what you could buy with it!