Tiger Woods

Net worth: $1.3 billion. Woods earned $120 million in career PGA Tour prize money — a fraction of his wealth. His endorsement income exceeds $1.7 billion lifetime (Nike alone paid $660 million over 27 years). He owns TGR Ventures (real estate development, golf course design), a PopStroke entertainment chain, and Sun Day Red (his apparel brand after leaving Nike). Despite a devastating 2021 car accident that nearly required leg amputation, Woods returned to competitive golf and remains the most marketable athlete in golf history.