Tiger Woods Net Worth
Famous professional golfer Tiger Woods is the second richest African American after Oprah. He earned this rank in 2010 when his net worth according to Forbes reached $600 million. His 2015 net worth estimate is $620 million. Winning and of course his endorsement contract kept his wealth rising for a long time now.
Woods started playing professionally in 1996 when he was twenty years old. In 1997 he already won his first major tournament and received amazing $486,000 for the first place. Butit’s his endorsements that made him insanely rich. For example his five year contract extension with Nike was worth $105 million! Woods also endorsed Buick automobiles, wrist watch maker TAG Heuer, Gilette, and manz other companies.
In 2015, Tiger Woods decided to sell his Swedish island. This is not some fancy nickname for some regular real estate property. Woods literally owns the whole island in Sweden. The whole island is 62 acres large and offers some really luxurious features, such as hunting lodge, horse stables, and even a private landing strip for airplanes.
In 2004, Woods married former Swedish model Ellin Nordegren. They build their love nest on $39 million lot in Jupiter Island, Florida. The luxury home had it all. Yet their relationship received a fatal hit in 2010 because of his infidelity. They divorced the same year. Tiger is dating currently another blonde beauty, Linsdey Vonn. She’s a professional ski racer and appeared among Maxim’s Hot 100 females for 2010, following her appearance on Sport’s Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.
