Forbes magazine has released its annual list of the world's 100 highest-paid athletes and Woods is first. The publication reports the 14-time major champ made $78.1 million in the past year (From June 1, 2012 to June 1, 2013) from prize money, endorsements, appearance fees and golf course design fees.
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Woods was a mainstay in this position from 2001-2012 until the fallout from his November 2009 scandal finally caught up with him in terms of lost sponsorships from the likes of Gatorade, Buick and Gillette. Boxer Floyd Mayweather knocked him from the top spot last year, but only checks in at No. 14 this year.
Other golfers in the top 100 are Phil Mickelson (No. 7 at $48.7 million), Rory McIlroy (No. 21 at $29.6 million), Ernie Els (No. 78 at $19.5 million), Brandt Snedeker (No. 81 at $19 million), who cracked the list for the first time on the strength of a $10-million bonus for winning the FedEx Cup.
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Tiger Woods the highest-paid athletes
Related: Who are the top 50 earners in golf?
Woods was a mainstay in this position from 2001-2012 until the fallout from his November 2009 scandal finally caught up with him in terms of lost sponsorships from the likes of Gatorade, Buick and Gillette. Boxer Floyd Mayweather knocked him from the top spot last year, but only checks in at No. 14 this year.
Other golfers in the top 100 are Phil Mickelson (No. 7 at $48.7 million), Rory McIlroy (No. 21 at $29.6 million), Ernie Els (No. 78 at $19.5 million), Brandt Snedeker (No. 81 at $19 million), who cracked the list for the first time on the strength of a $10-million bonus for winning the FedEx Cup.
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