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Woods First Athlete to Bank $1B

On-course winnings, appearance fees, endorsement deals put him over the top

By Will McCahill,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 1, 2009 7:11 PM CDT

(Newser) – Tiger Woods is undoubtedly saving what room is left in his trophy case for the majors he needs to pass Jack Nicklaus, but his latest accomplishment doesn’t come with a trophy anyhow: He’s the first professional athlete to earn $1 billion, Forbes says....   Read full story »

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