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re: Tiger Woods accepts special exemption to play in U.S. Open
Posted on 5/2/24 at 9:07 pm to tigerfan88
Posted on 5/2/24 at 9:07 pm to tigerfan88
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Tiger wasn’t playing for multimillions upon signing up either. All of the money in the game of golf is solely because of Tiger. The purse at the masters when Tiger won in 1997 was $486,000 for the winner. It was $1,305,000 for the winner in 2007. Wonder what made it go up so much
Woods, now 48, signed a five-year, $40 million deal with Nike as a young phenom in 1996. A five-year, $100 million contract followed in 2001, and his next pact with the athletic-goods giant was worth $320 million over eight years.Feb 12, 2024
Yeah, starvation wages I tell you. Poor woods….he sure had to worry about his next meal for sure.
If the old school guys didn’t perform they went to work, if woods had a bad day he went to Disney world…a good bit of difference there..
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Posted on 5/2/24 at 9:19 pm to Clark14
You think Jack Nicklaus is why Nike paid Tiger 40 million at age 21? 
…or maybe it was because Tiger was the biggest amateur phenom the sport has ever seen, wasn’t your typical rich white country club kid, and took a leap of faith investing in him like they did with Jordan in the 80s. Turns out they struck gold with that investment
Golf was stagnant when Tiger came on the scene. You can debate who is a better golfer but Tiger’s impact on the popularity and growth of the sport is undeniable
…or maybe it was because Tiger was the biggest amateur phenom the sport has ever seen, wasn’t your typical rich white country club kid, and took a leap of faith investing in him like they did with Jordan in the 80s. Turns out they struck gold with that investment
Golf was stagnant when Tiger came on the scene. You can debate who is a better golfer but Tiger’s impact on the popularity and growth of the sport is undeniable
This post was edited on 5/2/24 at 9:25 pm
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