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SBD/Issue 31/Sports Industrialists
Tim Finchem, Jim Nantz Top Golf Digest’s Earners List
Published October 25, 2006
PGA Tour Commissioner TIM FINCHEM and CBS analyst JIM NANTZ are
among the highest paid earners in golf, according to rankings compiled by GOLF
DIGEST. The magazine lists the top earners among golf execs and TV talent, as
well as golf-related equipment, apparel and retail companies. Many of the compensation
numbers are current, while others came from ‘04-05 tax documents, non-profit filings
and compensation surveys. Some numbers are exact, while others are estimates.
The following charts outline the top earners in each area (GOLF DIGEST, 11/
’06 issue).
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Associations: Top Execs
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TITLE/NAME
|
COMPENSATION
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|---|---|
| PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem |
$4,067,318
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| PGA of America CEO Joe Steranka |
$600,000
|
| U.S. Golf Association Exec Dir David Fay |
$575,468
|
| LPGA Comissioner Carolyn Bivens |
$525,000
|
| The First Tee Exec Dir Joe Louis Barrow Jr. |
$404,062
|
| National Golf Foundation President & CEO Joe Beditz |
$332,591
|
| American Junior Golf Association Exec Dir Stephen Hamblin |
$220,000
|
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Associations: Other Execs |
|
|
TITLE/NAME
|
COMPENSATION
|
| PGA Tour Exec VP & co-COO Charlie Zink |
$1,227,634
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| PGA Tour Exec VP & co-COO Ed Moorhouse |
$1,227,634
|
| PGA Tour Senior VP & CFO Ron Price |
$742,049
|
| PGA Tour Senior VP & Chief of Operations Henry Hughes |
$572,773
|
| Nationwide Tour Senior VP & Chief of Operations Bill Calfee |
$513,518
|
| PGA Tour Senior VP/Tournament Development Jeff Monday |
$486,409
|
| PGA Tour Senior VP/Communications Bob Combs |
$458,737
|
| USGA Deputy Exec Dir Mike Butz |
$369,319
|
| USGA Senior Technical Dir Dick Rugge |
$385,482
|
| PGA Tour Senior VP & General Counsel Rick Anderson |
$345,648
|
| Champions Tour President Rick George |
$322,269
|
| World Golf Foundation Senior VP/Golf Development Ruffin Beckwith |
$284,037
|
| PGA Tour VP/Player Relations Sid Wilson |
$256,112
|
| PGA of America Managing Dir & General Counsel Christine Garrity |
$224,818
|
| Massachusetts Golf Association Exec Dir Tom Landry |
$209,270
|
| USGA Senior Dir of Communications Marty Parkes |
$200,069
|
| USGA Senior Dir of Handicapping, GHIN & Information Services Kevin O'Connor |
$195,213
|
| Multicultural Golf Association of America President John David |
$140,404
|
| Tennessee Golf Foundation President & CEO Dick Horton |
$73,005
|
|
Television |
|
|
TITLE/NAME
|
COMPENSATION
|
| CBS analyst Jim Nantz |
$4,375,000
|
| ABC analyst Nick Faldo |
$900,000
|
| The Golf Channel anchor Kelly Tilghman |
$375,000
|
| The Golf Channel anchor Kraig Kann |
$315,000
|
| The Golf Channel studio anchor Megan West |
$125,000
|
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Equipment/Apparel/Retail Companies |
|
|
TITLE/NAME
|
COMPENSATION
|
| Callaway Golf President & CEO George Fellows |
$924,861
|
| Adams Golf President & CEO Oliver Brewer |
$672,358
|
| Callaway Golf Senior Exec VP, CAO & Secretary Steve McCraken |
$641,938
|
| Callaway Golf Senior Exec VP & CFO Brad Holiday |
$579,763
|
| Golfsmith President & CEO Jim Thompson |
$568,750
|
| Aldila President & CEO Peter Mathewson |
$486,130
|
| Ashworth President & CEO Randall Herrel Sr. |
$422,074
|
| Adams Golf Founder & Chair Barney Adams |
$396,746
|
| Ashworth Exec VP/Sales, Marketing & Customer Service Gary Schneiderman |
$382,592
|
| Aldila VP/Finance, Secretary & Treasurer Robert Cierzan |
$360,165
|
| Golfsmith Senior VP & CFO Ginger Bunte |
$317,625
|
| Golf Galaxy President, CEO & Chair Randy Zanatta |
$256,923
|
| Cutter & Buck CEO Ernest Johnson |
$250,582
|
| Ashworth Exec VP/Merchandising, Design & Production Peter Holmberg |
$197,716
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