Win Takes Tiger Past $100m Mark
After finishing third in the Deutsche Bank Championship on Monday, Tiger Woods made golfing history by becoming the first golfer to pass the $100m mark for career earnings on the PGA Tour.
Woods made $544,000 after four rounds around the TPC Boston, pushing his career total to $100.35m.
Phil Mickelson, who finished fourth at the Deutsche Bank Championship, is second in the all-time rankings, nearly $35m behind Woods on $66.8m.
Woods has 74 wins, second all-time to Sam Snead, who collected $620,126 in a career that began in 1937.
Prize money shot up on the PGA Tour after Woods turned pro – a period also marked by a huge increase in television revenues.
Woods, who shot a closing 66 and finished two strokes behind winner Rory McIlroy, said: ‘It was nice to have a nice start to my career, and I won some majors early. I think we got some interest in the game of golf. A lot more youth, that’s for sure.’
McIlroy earned $1.4 million for his fifth career PGA Tour victory in a Monday finish at the TPC Boston.
Not included in Woods’ career earnings is the millions he has received for endorsing retail products throughout his 16-year career.
Woods has a reported net worth of around $600m, and remains in contention for the additional $10m FedEx Cup bonus for winning the PGA Tour playoffs.
