If you are curious to know what the top salaries (salary, bonuses, benefits, and post-retirement compensation) are in the golf associations, here is the 2007 ranking list:
Tim Finchem PGA Tour Commissioner $4,757,458
Ed Moorhouse PGA Tour Exec, VP, Co-COO $1,611,106
Charles Zink PGA Tour Exec, VP, Co-COO $1,534,711
Ron Price PGA Tour Exec, VP, CFO $1,081,595
Tom Wade PGA Tour Exec, VP, Chief Marketing Officer $1,028,879
Joe Steranka PGA of America CEO $1,028,879
David B. Fay USGA Executive Director $746,905
Henry Hughes CEO, The Players Championship $660,585
Rick George PGA Tour Exe. VP, Chief of Operations $628,122
Rick D. Anderson PGA Tour Exec. VP, Chief Legal Officer $605,398
Bill Calfee President, Nationwide Tour $592,992
Dick Rugge USGA Senior Director- Equipment Standards $549,727
Carolyn Bivens LPGA Tour Commissioner $521,699
Ty Votaw PGA Tour Exec, VP, Communications/Int'l Affairs $521,515
Joe Louis Barrow Jr. CEO, First Tee $511,900
Mike Butz USGA Deputy Executive Director $493,090
Joseph Beditz National Golf Foundation President/CEO $371,437
Stephen A. Hamblin American Junior Golf Association Executive Director $352,541
Tim Shank PGA of America Managing Director of Finance $345,541
Christine Garrity PGA of America Managing Director/General Counsel $331,710
Barry Hyde USGA Chief Marketing Officer $307,314
Kirk Pottinger PGA of America Senior Director Business Financial Affairs $296,533
Peter Bevacqua USGA Chief Business Officer $293,900
Elizabeth Galloway LPGA Tour Deputy Commissioner $250,038