Tiger Woods becomes sport's first billion-dollar earner

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Oct 2, 2009, 13:20 GMT

Washington - Tiger Woods has become the first sportsman to earn more than a billion dollars, according to a report in Forbes magazine. The 14-time major winner reached the financial milestone courtesy of the 10-million-dollar bonus he received for winning the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup title last weekend. According to Forbes, the 33-year-old American began the season on 895 million dollars and has accumulated his fortune by means of prize money, endorsements, appearance fees and his golf course design business.

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