Tiger Woods, along with basketball players Michael Jordan and LeBron James, are the only three billionaire athletes in the world. Forbes estimates Tiger Woods’ net worth to be at least $1 billion, double Ronaldo’s ($500 million).

“Tiger Woods, 46 years old, has maintained his position as one of the world’s top earning athletes with an income of more than $1.7 billion coming from salary, advertising contracts and other sources over the course of 27 years. career year,” Forbes said.

He won $121 million in prize money, more than any other professional golfer in history. During the peak of his career, he held the top spot on Forbes’ list of highest-paid athletes for 10 consecutive years, ending in 2012.

In 2021, this golfer earned $68 million off the field. He hardly competed after a serious car accident at the end of February of the same year. He underwent emergency surgery for a compound fracture in his right leg along with a broken ankle. Tiger Woods said he needs time to get stronger.

However, up to this point, less than 10% of Tiger Woods’ career income and net worth come from golf winnings. The majority of the wealth comes from huge contracts with more than 10 brands, including Gatorade, Monster Energy, TaylorMade, Rolex and Nike.

Tiger Woods has used his status and income to expand into a series of other ventures, including a golf course design business (TGR Design), a live event production company (TGR Live ) and restaurant (The Woods).

Golfer Tiger Woods is the latest athlete to be ranked a billionaire by Forbes. Photo: Tiger Woods.
The golf “prodigy” showed his talent early when he was just a few months old

It is no exaggeration to say that Tiger Woods has had great success in the world of golf. The 47-year-old athlete has countless professional victories and awards. This cemented him as an important figure in the history of the sport. In fact, Tiger Woods made his mark in golf history with many achievements from an early age.

Born in California (USA) in 1975, the name Tiger is a nickname given to a Vietnamese soldier who was a friend of Earl’s father. Later, the name Tiger Woods became more familiar and popular than his real name Eldrick Tont Woods. He also has two half-brothers and a half-sister.

Tiger Woods’ love for golf blossomed when he was just 6 months old, watching his father hit the ball into the net and imitating his swing. Tiger Woods’ father, an amateur golfer, had golfing privileges at the Navy course next to Joint Forces Training Base Los Alamitos. Tiger Woods also plays golf here.

In 1978, Tiger Woods battled comedian Bob Hope during a television appearance on The Mike Douglas Show. At the age of 3, Tiger Woods impressed by shooting 48 over 9 holes of golf and appeared in Golf Digest magazine at the age of 5.

As an 8-year-old, he won the event for boys 9-10, the youngest age group available, at the Junior World Golf Championship. He won the Junior World Championships six times in a row, including four consecutive victories in 1988-1991.

Earl said the first time Tiger Woods beat him was when he was 11 years old. Since then, he always lost to his son. When he was 13 years old, the golf “prodigy” played in the 1989 Big I tournament, marking his first time attending a major national tournament for juniors.

In the following years, Tiger Woods continued to have impressive amateur golf achievements. Tiger Woods’ amateur golf career officially ended when he won the US Junior Amateur championship for the third consecutive time, setting an unprecedented record.

The “legend” of golf has a lot of achievements

Tiger Woods turned professional in 1996, when he was less than 21 years old. Right after his birthday, he signed an advertising contract with Nike, Inc. and Titleist, ranked as the most lucrative endorsement deals in golf history at the time.

He was also honored by Sports Illustrated sports magazine as Sportsman of the Year in 1996 and Rookie of the Year at the PGA Tour. In April 1997, Tiger Woods won his first major tournament – the Masters – and became the youngest winner of the tournament at the age of 21. Two months later, he set a record for the fastest climb to No. Official World Golf Rankings.

Tiger Woods finished the 1999 season with 8 wins, including the PGA Championship. This is a feat no one has accomplished since Johnny Miller in 1974. Tiger Woods won four consecutive PGA Tour events late in the year and began 2000 with two more wins, making it a total of six. consecutive. At age 25, he became the youngest golfer to achieve a Grand Slam.

Achieving great success at a young age, Tiger Woods also had times when his form was down. It was in 2003 and 2004 that the American golfer disappointed when the world number one position was passed to Vijay Singh, ending Tiger Woods’ record streak of 264 weeks…

After this period, Tiger Woods regained his form on the field. Up to now, the American golfer has a huge fortune and achievements. He has won 82 times on the PGA Tour, including 15 majors and many other victories. He has the lowest scoring average and highest career earnings of any golfer in PGA Tour history.

The influence of a golfer who had a stutter

In an article published last April on Deseret News, writer Doug Robinson explained the “Tiger effect”. “When Tiger played, television ratings, attendance, and general interest in the sport skyrocketed,” Doug writes. When he doesn’t play, everything drops.” This shows that Tiger Woods’ influence is undeniable.

Some 26 years ago, many PGA Tour players probably wouldn’t have focused much on practicing during an event. Meanwhile, Tiger Woods continuously has remarkable achievements at a young age. According to The New York Times, he is also a workout fanatic, and his extraordinary movements soon led to the redesign of the world’s top golf courses.

Golfers back then were a mix of looks, some with bulging bellies over white belts. That image perpetuates the idea that golf is not a sport.

Just by watching from behind, one can evaluate the form and movements of several dozen top golfers whose ages range from 20 to 40. Nearly all have a fit, athletic body and a flat stomach. They swing their arms hard but never lose balance, demonstrating the player’s ability to condition and develop strength and flexibility. Most learned and honed that combination of spirit and strength while watching Tiger Woods hit the ball on the field. Even the coaches standing next to the golfers have studied and memorized every move of Tiger Woods, before he turned 30.

Even off the field, Tiger Woods shows a strong impact. The New York Times writer plays professional golf and is always supported by commercial interests. But that relationship blossomed exponentially when Tiger Woods appeared in a memorable Nike television commercial. He stared into the camera and said, “Hello, world.”

Besides, Tiger Woods also shows another side of him, a warm and caring Tiger Woods. Early in his athletic talent and known as a prodigy, Tiger Woods once had to learn how to correct his stuttering. Not many people knew this until Tiger Woods published a letter sent to a boy in the same situation.

“I know what it’s like to feel different and sometimes not fit in. I also stuttered when I was younger and used to talk to my dog. It will sit quietly and listen and then gradually fall asleep. I even attended a 2-year class to overcome this situation and in the end, I was able to fix it,” Tiger Woods confided. Tiger Woods’ letter comforted the boy. The boy’s mother also framed this letter.