An Expensive Athlete
In the same year, he had a net worth of $600 million. This meant that he was the second richest American person of color! Only Oprah Winfrey bested him. In 2015, he was the 9th best-paid athlete.

An Expensive Athlete
Some Concern
Early in his career, golf experts were worried about how his brilliance would affect the competitiveness and appeal of the sport. Bill Lyon is a sportswriter for Knight Ridder, and he published a column under the title “Isn’t Tiger Woods actually bad for golf?” In the end, he said the answer is no. Some people thought he would kill the spirit of competition since people would only be fighting for second place.

Some Concern