Except for the incredibly large amounts, there are no surprises at the top of Golf Digest’s annual list (H/T Geoff Shackelford) of professional golf’s top 50 money earners from both prize money and endorsement income.

Tiger Woods ($117 mil total/$110 mil endorsements), Phil Mickelson ($45 mil/$38.5 mil endorsements) and Vijay Singh ($$43 mil/$26 mil endorsements) lead the way, while Arnold Palmer ($30 mil in endorsement income!) and Greg Norman ($25 mil in endorsements) rounding out the top five.

And, by the way, Golf Digest calculates that Woods has earned close to $900 million in winnings and endorsements since 1996.

Although there aren’t any surprises in the Top Ten earners, there are certainly a few down the list a bit.

For example, can anyone explain to me how 12th-ranked Retief Goosen — who induces sleep whenever interviewed — managed to generate $9 million in endorsement income?

Or how 34th-ranked Rory Sabbatini — one of the most boorish players on the Tour — generated $3.5 million in endorsement income, which is $1.5 million more than 35th-ranked Geoff Ogilvy, who is one of the most pleasant players on the Tour?

Maybe Katie Couric at $15 million a year is a bargain for CBS News, after all?