Yellow Fever Facts and History. 1  Yellow fever is a viral hemorrhagic infection transmitted by mosquitoes of the Aedes genus. 2  Yellow fever has and continues to affect the equatorial tropics and is believed to have been imported to the Americas with the West African slave trade.
Prize money on the Nationwide is only about 10% of the tourâs. Last yearâs top moneymaker on the PGA Tour, Luke Donald, made $6.7 million on the golf course; the top player on the Nationwide Tour made $414,000. Most Nationwide events are not televised, and endorsement deals are one-third as big, if not smaller.
Average Salary. Professional golfers earn their salary largely through the PGA Tour. As such, a 2010 article for ESPN lists the average salary of the top 250 golfers on the tour at $1.1 million. In comparison, the United States Golf Association strictly prohibits amateurs from accepting any prize money.