Despite Suffering a Huge $22 Million Loss, Tiger Woods Effortlessly Dominated Floyd Mayweather, LeBron James, and Other Elite Athletes in 2010’s Endorsement Earnings

Golf legend, Tiger Woods, has had some unfortunate years, 2010 being the big one. In 2010, he separated from his ex-wife, Elin, owing to his alleged scandals. As a result of which, he ended up losing around $100-110 million as a divorce settlement. But the losses did not end there and continued with his endorsements earnings. But, despite the losses, Woods was able to maintain his supremacy.

We have never seen Woods give up. Yes, he has had his share of lows and breakdowns, but we have always seen him returning stronger and fiercer. Thus, in 2010, despite losses in his personal and professional life, he remained a legend and left athletes like Floyd Mayweather and LeBron James behind. Let’s find out the magic of Woods.

Is Tiger Woods the most influential athlete?

According to Sports Illustrated’s annual analysis, the endorsement earnings of 2010 for golf legend, Tiger Woods were estimated to be $22 million less than the previous year. In 2009, the highest-earning American athletes’ list showed Woods’ endorsement estimated at around $128 million. Thus, numbers went down drastically.

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Did Woods lose his no. 1 ranking too? No. In the annual “Fortunate 50” list by Sports Illustrated, they ranked him no.1 on the list with more than $90 million. But according to AP, the numbers from 2009 showed that his endorsement deals dropped to $70 million from $92 million. The masters championship winner lost Gatorade, AT&T, and Accenture, but he had Nike. Although it was not a surprise that he lost $22 million, he struggled with alleged scandals, and his professional performance was also affected.

According to the SI, Woods’ longtime rival, Phil Mickelson followed him and landed on number two with a $61.7 million in endorsements. Famous athletes like Floyd Mayweather Jr. earned $60.3M, and LeBron James made $45.8M, landing on third and fourth positions, respectively. Alex Rodriguez, Shaquille O’Neal, the late Kobe Bryant, Derek Jeter, Peyton Manning, and Dwyane Wade were part of the top 10 but were all behind the golf legend.

The current net worth of  Woods

Woods had many difficulties in his personal and professional life; however, he never gave up and fought back vigorously. According to Forbes, his hard work and dedication have resulted in a whopping net worth of at least $1 billion.

He has won around $121 million in prize money, which was more than any other golfer in history. Woods was on Forbes’ list of highest-paid athletes, continuously for 10 years until 2012.

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