CrazyExpat Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Tiger has always been one of my favorite athletes. He is part Thai and his winning streak in golf has been headed in the right direction for a long time. Now, it appears he is worth 1 billion USD. LOS ANGELES — Tiger Woods has become the first sportsman to break through the billion-dollar earnings barrier, Forbes magazine reported on Thursday. The 33-year-old American, who has won 14 majors, reached the latest landmark of his career when he won a 10-million-dollar bonus for his FedEx Cup victory last weekend. According to the magazine's calculations, Woods went into the 2009 season on 895 million dollars which included prize money, endorsements, appearance fees as well as money earned through his golf course design business. Even before picking up his end of season bonus, Woods had earned 10.5 million dollars on the USPGA Tour this year, winning six titles. Woods has been the top-earning sportsman since 2002 when he took over from former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher. His most lucrative commercial deal is with Nike and brings him over 30 million dollars a year. Forbes estimated that retired NBA star Michael Jordan will be the next sportsman to earn a billion dollars. Jordan amassed around 800 million dollars in his playing career and continues to make 45 million dollars a year thanks mainly to a deal with Nike. http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h-R59OgIdRQPpxImkgYp1AI1yrQw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wino Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 Good for Tiger Woods. He seems a very likeable guy and extremely talented. Looks like he is business savvy, as well. Anybody that can turn his golf talent into a billion dollars certainly has a head on his shoulders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wino Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 Twelve-year-old Mark Benevento Jr. might be the next Tiger Woods? In Asheville, North Carolina this young man stepped up to the tee and put two 200 yard drives in the middle of the fairway, out doing the great golfing champ. Full story at http://sports.yahoo.com/golf/blog/devil_ball_golf/post/Tiger-vs-12-year-old-in-a-driving-contest-Gues?urn=golf,197072 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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