Just behind him on that 2015 list was Greg Norman, the Australian star of the 1980s and 1990s, at $16 million. Forbes estimated his earnings at $21 million for its 2015 list of the highest-paid retired athletes. Gary Player, the South African Hall of Famer who made his PGA Tour debut in 1957 and played his last tournament in 2009, has designed courses since the early 1980s, with a portfolio of nearly 400 projects across 38 countries, according to his company’s website. Some golf stars of the past have even found retirement to be more lucrative than their playing careers. Still, history suggests that he has many more years to add to his fortune. 2 Phil Mickelson, but he was likely approaching the end of his career on the tour even before the accident, with the PGA Tour Champions-the senior tour, for golfers 50 and over-lying in wait. Woods has made $121 million in PGA Tour prize money, almost $29 million more than all-time No. He ranked eighth on Forbes’ most recent list of the world’s highest-paid athletes, with $62.3 million in earnings over the 12 months that ended in June 2020. Throw in a content deal with the Discovery-owned streaming service GolfTV, plus a HarperCollins book deal, memorabilia and appearance fees, and Woods has proved he can remain a bankable star even when injuries keep him from teeing off at tournaments.
Woods has endorsement deals with brands like Nike, TaylorMade and Monster Energy and a growing golf course design business, which saw the opening of its first public golf course in Missouri last year.
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