Tiger Woods’s Net Worth 2024

Tiger Woods has a net worth of $1.1 billion, as per Forbes. Not only does this make him the first billionaire golfer in history, but it also makes him one of the very few billionaire athletes in the world. Woods undoubtedly owes his high value to his being a savvy businessman and his valuable endorsements.

Woods owes a lot of his wealth to his partnerships and sponsors. One of his most famous and valuable endorsement deals was with Nike, which came to an end after a 27-year partnership that began in 1996. Additionally, the golf pro is sponsored by big names like Bridgestone, Monster Energy, Rolex, and TaylorMade. The golf pro made $60 million in endorsements alone in 2023.

Woods has a sizable portion of his investments put into real estate. One of the most expensive of those investments is his house on Jupiter Island in Florida. In 2006, he spent a whopping $40 million on the property. But that wasn’t the end of it at all! He further went on to construct his $54 million mansion on the property.

Woods also bought both his parents’ houses. In 2007, he spent $2.4 million to buy two plots of land in Jupiter, Florida, for his mother. As per public records, in 2010, a $1.31 million home in Windermere, Florida, was listed under Tiger and Earl’s names.

Tiger Woods’s Early Life

Woods was born on December 30, 1975, in Cypress, California. Named Eldrick Tont Woods at birth, he now goes by his widely popular nickname, “Tiger,” which was given to him by his father, Earl Woods, in honor of one of his close army buddies.

From a very young age, Woods began taking a liking to the sport. He became interested in golf at the age of six months after watching his father hit golf balls into a net and imitate his swing. His skills with a club were amazing, and at a very young age, he began being called a golf prodigy.

By the time Woods had reached the age of 2, he had become quite fluid with the game and even showcased his talent by putting alongside the American comedian, Bob Hope, on the Mike Douglas Show. One year later, while regular kids were playing with blocks, Woods shot a low score of 48 across nine holes. At the age of four, Woods flaunted his skills out of a bunker in a short game against a 16-year-old and beat him by four strokes. He was featured in Golf Digest as a 5-year-old, where his abilities were lauded.

Tiger’s father, Earl, was his inspiration to play the sport and was also the one who taught him how to play the game. His first official coach, on the other hand, was Rudy Duran, who began training him at the age of four and continued to do so for six years.

In 1994, Tiger Woods attended Stanford University for two years and pursued a degree in economics. He turned pro in 1996, taking his first steps toward becoming the golf legend that he’s now known as.

Tiger Woods’s Family and His Kids

Tiger is the son of Earl Woods and Kultida Woods. Although he was born an American citizen, Woods’s heritage is part African-American, owing to his father, and part Thai, owing to the fact that his mother is from Thailand. The couple were married for 37 years until Earl sadly passed away at the age of 74 in 2006.

Woods is the only child of Earl and Kultida. But his father had three other children before he was born. Earl Jr. was Woods’ eldest half-sibling and was born in 1955. He is 20 years older than Tiger. Woods has another elder half-brother, Kevin Dale Woods, who is 18 years older than he is and was born in 1957. His third half-sibling is his half-sister, Royce Renee Woods, who was born in 1961.

Woods himself has two children, both with his now ex-wife, Elin Nordegren. His firstborn is their daughter, Sam Alexis Woods, who was born on June 18, 2007. Charlie Axel Woods, her brother and Woods and Elin’s second child, was born on February 8, 2009.

Tiger Woods’s Dating History

In 2001, Woods first met his then-wife-to-be, Elin Nordegren, a former model. The couple dated for a while before getting engaged in November 2003. Less than a year later, in October 2004, the couple tied the knot and were married in Barbados in an intricate ceremony. A little over five years later, they went through a very public and scandalous divorce.

Woods met Rachael Uchitel in 2008. A year later, the two began seeing each other. Allegedly, Uchitel and Woods were seeing each other before his split with his wife, Elin.

Following his messy marriage, Woods started afresh with the American Alpine Olympic skier, Lindsey Vonn. The two made an attractive athlete-power couple. They met in 2012 and began dating soon after. In May 2015, the pair split up due to their hectic athletic lifestyles.

Woods also dated Erica Herman, the former general manager of his restaurant, the Woods Jupiter. The two first made their relationship public in 2017 when she wore a player’s spouse credential at the President’s Cup. The pair broke up in 2023. Following their breakup, Herman also filed a lawsuit against Woods to revoke the non-disclosure agreement she signed when the couple initially started dating. Herman cited the Speak Out Act in her lawsuit, which permits the nullification of NDAs in cases of sexual assault or harassment. However, she later dropped the lawsuit.

Tiger Woods’s Awards and Achievements

Woods has one of the most incredible careers in golf’s history. Having turned pro in August 1996, he straight away began playing on the PGA Tour. Two months into his professional debut, he won his first Tour event, the Las Vegas Invitational, in October. Since then, the golf pro has gone on to win 82 times, the most any player has ever won. He shares this record with Sam Snead.

Less than a year after turning pro, Tiger Woods won his first major championship at Augusta in April 1997 at the Masters. He has gone on to win a total of 15 major championships, second only to Jack Nicklaus, who has won 18 throughout his career, a record Woods is certainly gunning for. Woods won his 15th major at the Masters in 2019.

Woods is quite certainly one of the most accomplished golfers of all time. In terms of numbers, the golf pro has to date gotten his hands on 5 Masters titles, 3 US Open titles, 4 PGA Championship titles, and 3 Open Championships.

The PGA Tour star also holds the record for the most amount of time spent as World No. 1 at 683 weeks (just over 13 years). Through strong resolve, tons of training, and rigorous hard work, the golf pro had earned the legend tag for himself.

Tiger Woods Documentary

All the avid Woods fans eager to find out more about the golfer will be pleased to know that the golf legend has a documentary. Tiger, an HBO sports-biography documentary, aired in 2021. It focuses on his steady rise and abrupt drop, and then his comeback to the sport.

The documentary also explores Woods’ relationship with his father and the effect his divorce had on his career. Fans can watch the biography, which is split into two episodes, on HBO Max.

Tiger Woods’s Car Accidents

Woods has suffered a dark fate when it comes to accidents. He has been involved in three separate car accidents, each life-threatening. The first came in 2009, when the golf pro lost control of his SUV and crashed it into a fire hydrant, soon after pulling out of the driveway of his Florida mansion. He was knocked out and lost consciousness for nearly 6 minutes. His injuries from the accident had been described as “serious.”

Eight years later, in 2017, the golf legend was arrested in Florida for DUI. The police had found him passed out behind the wheel of his Mercedes-Benz. There seemed to have been a minor accident before the cops found him.

In February 2021, Woods was yet again involved in a car accident. Due to a speed crash, his car had flown off the road. He was the only party involved in the accident. The golf pro suffered multiple injuries to his right leg and ankle and sustained injuries to his back. He went through multiple surgeries for his leg injuries and has not yet fully recovered from them. Yet the PGA Tour star found the resolve to compete in major championships in 2022.

Woods’s health struggles continued as he withdrew from the Masters in April 2023 due to a re-aggravation of his plantar fasciitis. After nearly an eight-month-long hiatus, the 82-time PGA Tour winner made a comeback at the Hero World Challenge in December 2023.

The Tiger Woods Foundation, Charity Work, and Philanthropy

Tiger and his father, Earl, started the TGR Foundation back in 1996. It was first set out with the goal of helping children play the sport. But 27 years later, the foundation now aims to educate children on all fronts. They offer college and career programs to students and have, to date, helped turn around more than 2 million students’ lives. They further have one of the highest graduation rates among scholarship programs in the country, at 98%.

The Woods Foundation additionally hosts charity events and sponsors golf events on the PGA Tour to raise money for various charitable ventures. The most popular tournaments among them are the Genesis Invitational and the Hero World Challenge.

Golf icon Colin Montgomerie relayed in an interview with The Times it may be time for the golf legend, Tiger Woods, to retire from the greens as his form declined. After his statements, Woods slapped back by stating he was a past champion and he got to choose about his retirement and Montgomerie didn’t have a say in it.

Weeks later, the 2-time US Open winner, Bryson DeChambeau shared his opinions on the 15-time major winner and his retirement and joined the bandwagon. At the LIV Golf United Kingdom’s pre-event press conference, the Crushers GC captain was asked about his thoughts on Woods. The 30-year-old strongly disagreed with Woods retiring at 48.

Bryson DeChambeau talks about his thoughts on Woods’s retirement

Bryson DeChambeau and Tiger Woods’s relationship had been torn after the 2-time US Open winner moved to LIV Golf. However, the two are back on talking terms and DeChambeau has once again supported his idol. Talking about how essential Woods has been in golf, he claimed, “He’s probably the most influential figure in the game of golf,”. DeChambeau believed Woods deserved to play in the majors, unlike Montgomerie.

DeChambeau also praised the 82-time PGA Tour winner for all he has accomplished and continues to do for growing the game of golf. Bryson added, “He continues to give back by playing in these tournaments and trying to win. He wants to win. He’s a competitor,” which by the 30-year-old statement was an admirable quality.

Although Woods barely prevailed since winning the 2019 Masters and has missed cuts in the last three major championships, DeChambeau expressed the 15x major winner could still win events, although it might be “a tough road” to beat the young talent. But still, appreciating his skills, DeChambeau relayed, “He’s got that grit and fire in him that he’s not going to stop until he gets it done. I wouldn’t put it [victory] past him.” 

Notably, DeChambeau is not alone in saying that Woods can still play at the highest level, continuing his excellence on the greens. Reigning Open Championship winner, Xander Schauffele had identical thoughts about Woods’s retirement.

Xander Schauffele still believes in ‘El Tiger’

Xander Schaueffele has always been a tremendous supporter of the 15-time major winner and despite his declining legacy, he still maintained that Woods has been the needle mover in golf. His appreciation for the pro stands high. During the pre-tournament presser, he said, “He’s still El Tigre to me.” 

Moreover, the 2-time major winner asserted that the game of golf needed him declining viewership for the events and people’s exhaustion with the division in golf.

Schauffele emphasized how Woods should play events and said, “Selfishly, I want him to play as long as possible. It just helps all of the guys out here, just with the amount of eyeballs that someone like Tiger Woods brings to golf.” Similar to DeChambeau, the 9-time PGA Tour winner also reckoned that Woods gives a lot to golf and has “a lot of bite and fight” indicating that he could still win.

With young pros supporting the 15-time major winner and saying that he still has the prowess to win the majors, the day Woods wins his next Major would be stunning to watch!

The inception of LIV Golf altered relationships between several golfers. Tiger Woods was one of the PGA Tour Pros who had stopped talking to a lot of his friends who decided to jump ships. Be it Phil Mickelson, Brooks Koepka, or Dustin Johnson. However, on top of the list was breaking ties with Bryson DeChambeau.

The two were each other’s boys! They would practice together and even represented the team US at the Ryder Cup. Mr. T being an amateur physics buff, found it cool that DeChambeau majored in the same subject. However, when the Scientist joined LIV Golf in June 2022, Woods chose to distance himself from the 30-year-old. But the recent scenario looks like they might be patching up the differences and mending the burnt bridges.

Tiger Woods congratulated Bryson DeChambeau

Bryson DeChambeau once revealed that Tiger Woods had been giving him silent treatment ever since he joined the breakaway league. He even stated that to be a good friend, he even wished Woods on his birthday, but the 15X Major Champion ignored his text. However, during the practice round at Royal Troon, DeChambeau was approached by his old friend.

Bryson DeChambeau defeated Rory McIlroy by one stroke and won the US Open this year. Woods came to congratulate him on the win! Despite having a terrible first round, scoring a 5-over, he seemed to be thrilled. An excited DeChambeau told Golf Digest, “It is the first communication, but I’ll say he’s a competitor and I have a lot of respect for him. I’m sure that winning two US Opens helped, I guess, for him coming up and saying congrats. I don’t know what his position is, but it was very thoughtful, and I was appreciative of it.”

Well, with Tiger Woods making amends with his old friends from LIV Golf, does it indicate progress in the negotiations between both leagues? In all probabilities, they are. Tiger Woods is one of the significant members of negotiations with PIF. At the pre-conference of the Royal Troon, he even stated that they are making progress, and he is happy with it. “We’ve got to keep everything at a high level and private, but things are moving and things are changing. It’s evolving every day. There’s e-mails and chains and texts and ideas that we bounce back and forth from both sides,” said Woods.

What is the status of the PIF merger?

On May 11, Jay Monahan, Rory McIlroy, and the PGA Tour’s transaction committee, along with Tiger Woods and John Henry, met the LIV Golf team in New York. With the meet, there were speculations of the establishment of many common grounds. Jay Monahan even stated that the two leagues had reached a consensus on several items during the meeting. “We remain committed to these negotiations, which require working through complex considerations to best position golf for global growth,” said Jay Monahan.

The goat is never one step behind when it comes to proving people wrong! After several poor performances and injuries, Tiger Woods tried to make a good comeback in the Open Championship but failed. The tournament started on July 18, and Woods thought that he still had winning potential. And, after the first two rounds at the Royal Troon, the inevitable happened!

The 82-time PGA Tour winner shot 8 over 71 in the first round, and then in the second round, he made 6 over par, totaling his score to 14 over par. The cutline prediction as of now is +5. This means that the golfer has missed the cut for the third consecutive major this season. He failed to make it to the weekend at the PGA Championship and the U.S. Open. But despite fans predicting that Woods would withdraw after round one or two, he did not. He showed resilience, stood his ground, and played as much as he could! While some couldn’t.

In a surprising turn of events, former champions John Daly and Ernie Els withdrew from the Open Championship at Royal Troon before completing their second rounds. In the first round, both golfers shot 11 over 82. The R&A confirmed that injuries have forced both golfers to withdraw. Daly shared a few scary knee visuals too after his WD, while Els is said to be struggling with back issues.

The 48-year-old has been injury-ridden for years now. His legs and back have been the most problematic areas, and things only aggravated when he met with a near-fatal car crash in 2021. People had their inhibitions this year too about Woods’s health, but he has been proving everyone wrong and is showing signs of improvement. Woods fared well on the greens and fought his painful demons. Woods’s resilience to stay in the game definitely proved Scottish golfer Colin Montgomerie wrong.

Tiger Woods is set on proving Colin Montgomerie wrong

The eight-time European Tour winner, Colin Montgomerie, recently stirred up controversy by suggesting that Tiger Woods is not the golfer fans used to love anymore. He reflected on Woods’s previous performance at the U.S. Open, where he had missed the cut. In an interview with The Times, Montgomerie said something that made the golf legend step in. “There is a time for all sportsmen to say goodbye, but it’s very difficult to tell Tiger it’s time to go.”.

According to Montgomerie, Woods has lost his love for the sport and doesn’t seem to enjoy it like he used to; however, the GOAT feels otherwise. Not only did Woods give a straightforward reply by saying, “I’ll play as long as I can play, and I feel like I can still win the event,” but he also proved it! Despite having many physical challenges, everyone’s favorite golfer can never turn his back on the sport unless he really needs to.

The man, the myth, the legend! The GOAT Tiger Woods is proving yet again why the golf world calls him a legend. With fifteen major wins under his belt, the golfer is ready for the sixteenth! Even after going through so much, he is not ready to say goodbye to it all, and this is what sets him apart from others! A few could argue too, but this might be the common consensus. With the latest sightings, it seems that Woods himself is very eager to rule the greens again, and his health is allowing him to do so!

The golfer was recently seen at the Royal Troon ahead of the Open, showing off his exceptional skills. The video posted by TWLEGION on X shows the golfer swinging the club in his signature style in practice for the last major of the season. You might be wondering what’s so special about Tiger Woods’s practice. Well, in this case, there is something special.

Woods was practicing after an overnight flight to Scotland. This proves the determination the 82x PGA Tour winner has for the sport, even after having won several trophies. The fans of the golfer are as appreciative of him as he is of the sport! One fan commented under the post complimenting Woods’ form and swing, “Swing looks better than I’ve seen in a while.” Fans know how their favorite has struggled with his injuries in the past year. His 2023 went in recovering from an ankle surgery.

The golfer has come forward with positive health updates multiple times in the past couple of months. At the PGA Championship, Woods talked about the soreness and stiffness he felt in his back, “Yeah, my body’s OK. It is what it is,” said the golfer. Ever since the start of the year, people have been worried about his walking, but the golfer has shown resilience and has chosen majors as his poison. He did address the betterment in his health and said “I’m physically getting better as the year has gone on,” and he has, as evidenced by the latest sightings.

Woods has faced multiple injuries in the past few years, but that is just not enough to make the golfer not be there for his fans, and his friends also know this.

Tiger Woods is the epitome of resilience, as per his friend

The golfer’s old friend and a commentator for NBC Sports, Notah Begay III, said that Woods has been facing some major back issues ever since his accident in 2021, and by the looks of it, Woods knew the pain was inevitable. “He’s got zero mobility in that left ankle and really has low-back challenges now, which he knew he was going to have,” said Begay, according to USA Today.

Undoubtedly, it must be tough for the golfer to keep up the good performance after all the injuries, but as per Begay, Woods is trying his best to recover and come back stronger. “He’s trying to formulate a strategy and approach that he can work within given the constraints that he’s presented with. And he’s got some constraints,”  continued Begay.

Every golf fan wants to see their favorite golfer rule the greens for as long as they can, and Tiger Woods is not letting his fans down. Woods is a reminder of how hard the game of golf can be for some players.

Even though Tiger Woods is not winning any golf events, the golfer still makes the headlines. That’s right, Woods has not won an event since the 2019 Masters; however, he is still trending. A lot of things happened in the short period after he missed the cut at the 2024 US Open. Here’s a brief list to update you on what has been going on with the 15x major winner.

5. Nike lost $28 billion in market value

At the turn of the century, in 2000, Woods signed a five-year-long contract with Nike. The net value of the contract was $40 million back then. Their long-standing partnership went strong for 27 years straight. According to the BBC, “the research found that between 2000 and 2010, the company recovered 57% of its $181 million investment in Woods (at the time) in sales of golf balls in the US alone.”

However, earlier this year, Woods severed his ties with Nike. Although no relationship between Woods and their decline in market value has been made public, one might speculate on the possibilities. According to Sherwood, the brand had wiped out $28 billion in market capital at the beginning of this month. The brand has been predicting something like that and was already thinking of job cuts since February, a month after Woods left his partnership.

4. Charlie Woods’ stepping into the USGA

Woods’s son had quickly recovered from a bogey and a double bogey start at Eagle Trace Golf Club. He finished as a medalist in his qualifier after he scored 1-under-71. Along with three other qualified junior amateurs, the 15-year-old Woods earned a spot in the upcoming USGA event, the 2024 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship. The event will commence on July 24th–27th.

Understanding his own shortcomings at the qualifiers, Charlie Woods confessed, “I didn’t play great my first two holes, but I played really good for the last 16.” The young golfer further added, “I just told myself not to make any more bogeys or doubles, and I took advantage of some nice birdie looks when I had them.”

3. Tiger Woods and Justin Timberlake’s success at St. Andrews

Tiger Woods and Justin Timberlake have a thriving business together with their T-Squared Social Sports Bar in New York. But as the duo wished to expand the business and focused on St. Andrews, where Woods received two of his Open Championship titles, a problem arose. Many citizens and conscious student communities were against the renovation of their heritage, the New Picture House.

There was a petition signed by 10 thousand people voting against the new plan last year. However, this month, Woods got happy news to celebrate with Timberlake. According to the Scottish Sun, Fife revealed, “The proposal is considered acceptable in terms of design, detailing, and choice of materials; and it would protect and enhance the character and appearance of the conservation area.” Hence, with a green signal on their $2 million plan, Woods and Timberlake will soon change the scene at St. Andrews.

2. Tiger Woods’ PopStroke expansion

Woods’ Popstroke has already announced its plans for expansion to Cedar Park, Texas. However, in July 2024, Golfweek brought to light another addition. That’s right. Woods-backed Popstroke has signed a new lease. This new venue of choice is in northeast Austin.

This new addition to the Parmer Austin corporate campus will come with several of Woods’s mini-golf facilities, just like in other Popstrokes. They reported, “Along with mini golf, the venue will have other entertainment options and culinary amenities, including a made-from-scratch, quick-service dining experience on an outdoor patio, complete with a bar serving craft beers and signature cocktails.”

The construction for the same will commence by the end of this year, as the organization plans to open its business in 2025.

1. Woods and Rory Mcilroy backed TMRW Sports’s value was hiked

The upcoming technologically advanced sports venture, TMRW, connected ties with Dynasty Equity by the end of last month. What came out of this new investor joining the plan was a massive valuation worth $500 million! But that is not all.

The co-founder of Dynasty Equity, K. Don Cornwell, also talked about a possible push toward women’s involvement in their golf plans. He announced, “Our goal has always been to partner with world-class management teams in sports that have a big following.”

According to Bloomberg, Cornwell further said, “TMRW is taking intellectual property and applying it in such a way that’s going to not only get existing fans excited but bring new fans under the tent. And, since accessibility and bringing diversity into sport are among our priorities, it’s a great fit.” The addition of women’s golf will certainly bring about a renewed audience, as Cornwell likes to think.

Tiger Woods on the greens does not excite the same emotions as many felt before. The reason could be his declining rate of accomplishment. However, the underlying root cause of the same can be found somewhere else as well. Let us hear from the Scottish professional golfer, Colin Montgomerie who won 31 times on the DPWT.

In the last two majors, Woods did not make the cut, while in the Masters, he was dead last, finishing at T60. These numbers might not be surprising. However, in an interview, Montgomerie explained exactly what is going wrong with Tiger Woods now. And the answer lies in whether the golfer himself enjoys his shots or not. He said, “I hope people remember Tiger as Tiger was—the passion and the charismatic aura around him.”

Montgomerie then used six words to explain Woods at present compared to his glory in the past. He gave the 6-word verdict, “There is none of that now.” Then the golfer further added, “At Pinehurst, he did not seem to enjoy a single shot, and you think, ‘What the hell is he doing?’ He’s coming to Troon, and he won’t enjoy it there either.”

But what is the reason that Woods gives for staying active in golf? The 82-time PGA Tour winner once commented on how he would stop playing once he registered himself as no longer competitive. When the golf veteran heard this, he replied, “Aren’t we there? I’d have thought we were past there. There is a time for all sportsmen to say goodbye, but it’s very difficult to tell Tiger it’s time to go. Obviously, he still feels he can win. We are more realistic.”

Colin Montgomerie is no Tiger Woods hater. It is quite the opposite. The reason he brought this issue up is because he fears the present generation’s verdict on the legend. He reflected, “These guys only know Tiger Woods missing the cut, and he’s better than that, the best we’ve ever seen.” But when did it all start?

Tiger Woods’s beginning of a declining career

Tiger Woods was the youngest to win a career grand slam. He has won three so far. Although he won his latest major in 2019 at Augusta, the golfer’s buzzing career almost came to a halt in 2008 when he won 14 of his major titles out of 15.

With a five-year, $105 million contract extension with Nike in 2000, the golfer was at his peak among the athletes in his niche. After five years, from 2005 to 2010, Woods has also been the World No. 1 for a stretch. However, things took a massive turn soon after.

According to NBC News, Woods’ decline in golf has in turn brought about a decline in the sport quite hand in hand. They claimed, “The decline in golf’s popularity coincided with Woods’ 2009-2010 infidelity and divorce and recent physical ailments, said Rishe, and so has a lot of enthusiasm for the average person to pick up the game.”

Moreover, Woods’s long-persisted leg and ankle injuries and their subsequent surgeries since 2009 had also brought down his game play and participation. From World No. 1 to out of the top 500, according to Sporting News, this happened in 2016.