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Woods turns pro at 20 years old and signs a five-year
$40 million endorsement deal with Nike, reports CNN. Plus, he signs a $43 million worth of endorsement deals. Woods also earns $790,594 on the tour. -
Woods wins four out of 21 PGA events, including the 1997 Masters.
He earns $2.06 million in winnings, according to the PGA, and $19.5 million in endorsements — totaling almost $22 million for that year, reports Golf Digest. Woods also signs a $13 million to $30 million endorsement deal with American Express. -
After winning his first official PGA Championship
win of the year total $6.6 million -
The golfer wins three major tournaments
The golfer wins three major tournaments, including the U.S. Open, British Open and PGA Championship, earning himself nearly $9.2 million in winnings. As for endorsements, Woods signs another five-year endorsement deal with Nike. At $85 million, it sets a record as the highest in sports history, reports CNN. -
winning five out of 19 PGA events
The star continues his heroic streak, winning five out of 19 PGA events at nearly $352,000 a game. According to Golf Digest, Woods’ endorsements total $56 million. -
Woods wins his second U.S. Open tournament and third Masters
Woods wins his second U.S. Open tournament and third Masters; his winnings come out to $6.9 million, and his endorsements equal $67 million. -
Is named the PGA player of the year
For the fifth straight year, CNN reports Woods is named the PGA player of the year and makes a little less in earnings — $6.7 million — from the year before. But, his endorsement deals rake in $77 million for the pro -
Earnings according to CNN
Woods earns $86.3 million, $80 million derived from endorsement deals, according to CNN. -
Winning the Masters and British Open
Woods gets a cool $10.6 million in total winnings from PGA events. Meanwhile, endorsement deals generate him nearly $87 million. -
Finishing eight for 15 in PGA events
He wins the British Open and PGA Championship, and his total winnings are $9.9 million. -
Woods’ strongest financial year yet and arguably the peak of his popularity
The golfer receives nearly $100 million in endorsements, and his PGA winnings total $10.86 million. -
Woods undergoes knee surgery
Still manages to win the U.S. Open, bringing in almost $5.8 in PGA tour winnings. -
wealthiest athletes in the world/ Extramarital affair
$10.5 million in tour earnings
Shareholders of endorsers from Nike, Gatorade and other sponsors lose a collective $5 billion to $12 billion in the wake of the scandal. -
Another bad year for Woods
According to CNN, he loses nearly $20 million from other endorsements after sponsors such as Gatorade, AT&T and Accenture back out.
Multiple reports also say Woods has to pay $750 million to ex in their divorce settlement, though some sources say it’s actually closer to $100 million.
As for tournaments, Woods plays in 12 PGA events and wins none. -
Things start to get better
Woods signs an endorsement deal with Rolex and earns an estimated $62.2 million.
In PGA Tours, he wins only $660,238. -
Woods becomes the first PGA tourer to earn $100 million,
Woods becomes the first PGA tourer to earn $100 million, pulling in $544,000 for playing in the Deutsche Bank Championship and $6.1 million in PGA events. -
2013
Woods earns a total $83 million, according to Golf Digest — $71 million from off-the-course endorsements. -
A back injury plagues Woods
Earns a comparable $55.1 million — his worst since 2000, reports ESPN. More than 98 percent of this income came from his many endorsement deals, according to Golf Digest. -
Woods ranks No. 37 behind Phil Mickelson on Forbes
The publication lists Woods’ total earnings at $50.5 million with only $600,000 coming from winnings. According to the PGA, the golfer has made $318,998 from PGA Tour events so far this year.