Tiger Woods receives $2.79 billion update amid uncertain PGA Tour return

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Abdul Bari Khan | Last updated Apr 24, 2025 10:16 PM ET

The greens of Augusta National did miss the roars of Tiger Woods. The 49-year-old missed the Masters for the fifth time after rupturing his left Achilles. While he may be away from the sport, Woods always remains the hottest topic in the sport.

Tiger became a Billionaire back in 2022, following his official announcement with Forbes. Fast forward to today, the PGA Tour Legend received a stellar new update regarding his earnings. Sportico's Kurt Badenhausen revealed the annual list of top 50 highest-paid athletes of all time.

Although his former buddy Michael Jordan led the list, Woods earned second position with inflated-adjusted earnings of $2.79 Billion while it remains $1.91 Billion without the adjusted calculation. The 49-year-old has barely competed professionally lately. His last performance came back at the 2024 Open Championship, during which he failed to make the cut.

50 highest-paid athletes all-time via @Sportico:

▪️ Cutoff $570M (inflation-adjusted)
▪️ Athletes from 8 sports, 16 countries
▪️ 13 NBA, 8 golf
▪️ Serena Williams only woman in top 50

Full list: https://t.co/sKKWpTxGL2 pic.twitter.com/GbqaXVMzkK
— Kurt Badenhausen (@kbadenhausen) April 22, 2025

However, Tiger Woods made the headlines this year after the inaugural TGL season, a stimulative golf league founded by him and Rory McIlroy. Along with this, the 15-time Major winner also has deals with Rolex, Gillette, Gatorade, Accenture, Monster Energy, Bridgestone and most importantly TaylorMade. Woods announced he was parting ways with Nike after 27 year long relationship to join TaylorMade and start “Sun Day Red”, home of exclusive Tiger Woods merchandise.

Woods has always been an entrepreneur throughout his golf career. Apart from his off the course earnings, his all-time PGA Tour earnings currently stand at $120,999,166. Despite rejecting LIV Golf’s Reported $800 Million Offer, he still has enough Billions to maintain his position in the rankings of Highest Paid Athletes of All Time. Tiger's return to the professional golf still remains clouded.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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