Tiger Woods Reportedly Hits $1.3 Billion in Career Earnings

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Published: January 8, 2014

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Tiger Woods became the world's first billion-dollar athlete in 2009, according to Forbes, and in spite of diminished results on the course and a personal scandal away from it, his mind-boggling stream of income continues to flood in.

According to a report by ESPN.com's Darren Rovell on Tuesday, Jan. 7, the forthcoming February issue of Golf Digest reveals that Woods has now hit a total of $1.3 billion in total earnings.

The figure takes into account both prize money and endorsements—the latter of which accounts for 88 percent of Woods' staggering sum of cash. Rovell explains that even at the lowest point of Woods' personal-life saga, he was still making a whopping $62 million in endorsements alone:

After earning more than $100 million in endorsements in 2008 and 2009, Woods' off-the-course take took a hit due to fallout from news of his extramarital affairs. Things have rebounded slightly from a low of $62 million in endorsement money in 2011, according to the Golf Digest report.

Woods' star power and dominance has exponentially increased purse sizes at PGA Tour events and aided the efforts to globalize golf. His dedication to fitness also spurred a movement for golfers to get in better shape, which may have actually increased Woods' competition on the course in recent years.

The impact Woods has had on golf is roughly proportional to the money he's raked in compared to his peers and predecessors.





While some players have tallied more majors and more wins in the past, no one even comes close to reaching the financial heights Woods has.

Woods raked in $71 million off the course and $12 million on it in 2013. The endorsements alone smoked his closest competition in Phil Mickelson, who totaled an impressive $52 million himself.

It's remarkable that Woods continues to carry so much influence at this point in his career, because while he h...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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