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Report: Tiger richest athlete in history

ESPN.com news services

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Tiger Woods hit another milestone over the weekend. But his most recent record wasn't set on the golf course but, rather, should have a positive effect on his bank account. The $10 million bonus Woods received by winning the FedEx Cup title makes him the first athlete to earn $1 billion, Forbes.com reported. Woods had earned $895 million going into 2009, according to Forbes.com. Adding the $10.5 million in prize money from this season, the FedEx bonus and more than $100 million in annual ...

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