No. 9: Paula Creamer

No. 9: Paula Creamer
Golf
Income: $5.2 million
Age: 24

Creamer missed the first half of 2010 with a thumb injury, but won her first major, the U.S. Open, in only her fourth tournament back from her layoff. Creamer's $7.7 million in career prize money is 12th-best of all time.