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Tiger Woods, a billionaire?
Last week, Forbes reported that Tiger Woods was the first athlete to gain billions of dollars to fly to Michael Jordan and Michael Schumacher.
Woods earned more than $ 10.5 million in giant cardboard checks this year on the PGA Tour, adding another weekend $ 10 million to win the FedEx Cup. According to Forbes, which was fast enough to push Woods bonds in the billion dollar mark.
Forbes has been following since before the athlete gains Tiger turned pro. Woods earned a cumulative $ 895,000,000 in 2009, according to our estimates, based on revenue, costs of assistance, visas, bonuses and golf design firms courses. Adding the 10.5 million silver dollars in 2009 prices, the premium for FedEx and its views so far this year its over By $ 100 million-year earnings on-off, the gains in Woods's career is now 10 digits.
The article suggests that Woods counter only knows if it really is a billionaire, but one thing is certain: Tiger yield potential will not slow down any time soon.
The most surprising is that Woods just 33 years – would have 15 years of competitive golf left in him, and more than 30 years design courses. These are the Woods first billion.
The wood has been the U.S. highest paid athlete for years, and competition is not far away. In Fortunato 50, the annual ranking of the IS, this year, estimates of the total income of Woods were almost $ 100 million, beating Phil Mickelson the second (53 million) and Lebron James in the third (42.4 million). Surprisingly, Woods has more years earlier, according to SI – $ 128 million.
Woods says NO
This week, Woods said he does not have much money. " In a new conference of Presidents Cup on Tuesday, a reporter asked directly Woods in Forbes report.
Reporter: "Last week it was announced that you hit millionaire status. What they like to learn? "
Tiger Woods: [Laughs] Well, first, I did not, so do not know if that number is. "
Forbes states cites estimates of income Woods tournament earnings, the costs of its new look and design company golf courses. Other gains in the tournament, Forbes could only guess the other income of the famous Woods advises, and business magazine admitted its figures could not be correct.
As for Woods, only your accountant knows if Tiger is a billionaire athlete, but if not carried out on Sunday [After his $ 10 million FedEx Cup Win] is probably only a matter of months or a tick next to Nike .
The wood is sure to be a multimillionaire athlete first, but never know when it happens. You may not know right away either, and when he does say the recognition the fact that probably a private smile behind the tinted windows of a Buick SUV.
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