It is a big deal for a golfer to receive a sponsorship deal from a club manufacturer. At one end of the scale, the likes of Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy can coin in millions a year from lucrative sponsorship deals alone.

At the other end of the scale though, sponsorship means that players fighting for a place on tour will have travel expenses or other out-of-pocket expenditure met, meaning that they following their dream does not become too much of a financial burden if they fail to make the required impact.

In this article, we’ll simply take a look at which golfers are signed up with many of the top golfing providers. We think you’ll find this list illuminating, as well as surprising…

2014 Golf Sponsorship Deals

Nike Golf

Male Professionals: Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Kyle Stanley, Nick Watney, Seung Yul Noh, Kevin Chappell, Jhonattan Vegas, Anthony Kim, Ross Fisher, David Duval, Charl Schwartzel, Francesco Molinari, Thorbjorn Olesen, Simon Dyson, Paul Casey, Scott Jamieson, Richard Finch, Oliver Fisher, Tommy Fleetwood

Female Professionals:  Suzann Pettersen, Michelle Wie, Amanda Blumenherst

Senior Tour Professionalss: Bobby Clampett, Curtis Strange, Bob Tway, Lanny Wadkins

Callaway Golf

Male Professionals: Phil Mickelson, Henrik Stenson, Jim Furyk, Gary Woodland, Nicolas Colsaerts, Patrick Reed, Ryo Ishikawa, Stuart Appleby, Freddie Jacobson, Tommy Gainey, Sang Moon Bae, Jonathan Byrd, Alvaro Quiros, Branden Grace, Matteo Manassero, Thomas Bjorn, Nicolas Fasth, Nick Dougherty, Jeev Milkha Singh, Alexander Noren, Pablo Larrazabal

Female Professionals: Morgan Pressell, Lydia Ko, Momoko Ueda, Karen Stupples, Brooke Pancake, Sandra Gal, Vicky Hurst

Senior Tour Professionals: Chip Beck, Colin Montgomerie, Steve Pate, Mark McNulty, Olin Browne

TaylorMade Golf

Male Professionals: Justin Rose, Jason Day, Sergio Garcia, Dustin Johnson, Ryan Moore, Martin Kaymer, David Lynn, Peter Hanson, Richard Sterne, Boo Weekley, Kenny Perry, Camilo Villegas, Edoardo Molinari, Hank Haney, Martin Laird, Mike Weir, Pat Perez, Paul Goydos, Retief Goosen, Scott Verplank, Rory Sabbatini, Ryan Palmer, Sean O’Hair, Vaugn Taylor, Y.E.Yang, Darren Clarke

Female Professionals: Natalie Gulbis, Paula Creamer

Senior Tour Professionals: Greg Norman, Hale Irwin, Fred Funk, Nick Faldo, Tom Lehman

Ping Golf

Male Professionals: Angel Cabrera, Chris DiMarco, Billy Horschel, Jeff Maggert, Hunter Mahan, Nick O’Hern, Louis Oosthuizen, Heath Slocum, Daniel Summerhays, Kevin Sutherland, Bubba Watson, Lee Westwood, Mark Wilson, Rhys Davies, Miguel Angel Jiminez, Tom Lewis, Brandon Stone, Simon Wakefield

Female Professionals: Maria Hernandez, Maria Hjorth, Pat Hurst, I.K.Kim, Pernilla Lindberg, Caroline Masson, Azahara Munoz, Lorena Ochoa, Jane Park, Wendy Ward, Carin Koch

Senior Tour Professionals: Mark Calcavecchia, Mark James, Kirk Triplett

Titleist Golf

Male Professionals: Adam Scott, Zach Johnson, Steve Stricker, Jason Dufner, Jordan Spieth, Webb Simpson, Bill Haas, Victor Dubuisson, Jimmy Walker, Graham De Laet, Bernd Wiesberger, Scott Piercy, Brendon de Jong, Pete Uihlein, Marc Leishman, Tim Clark, Brett Rumford, Charley Hoffman, Rafael Cabrera Bello, Geoff Ogilvy, Patrick Cantlay

Female Professionals: None

Senior Tour Professionals: Jay Haas, Brad Faxon

Cobra Golf

Male Professionals: Jonas Blixt, Johan Edfors, Rickie Fowler, Ian Poulter,

Female Professionals: Blair O’Neal, Lexi Thompson

Senior Tour Professionals: Jesper Parnevik

Mizuno Golf

Male Professionals: Luke Donald, Charles Howell III, Chris Wood, Robert Rock, Ignacio Garrido, Sven Struver

Female Professionals: Stacy Lewis, Bettina Hauert

Senior Tour Professionals: None

Srixon Golf

Male Professionals: Graeme McDowell, Robert Allenby, John Rollins, Kevin Stadler, Chris Stroud, Rod Pampling, Shane Lowry, Jaco Van Zyl, Raymond Russell

Female Professionals: Laura Davies, Inbee Park,

Senior Tour Professionals: Isao Aoki, Tommy Nakajima, Ben Crenshaw, Loren Roberts, Craig Stadler, Larry Nelson, John Huston

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