Woods surpasses $100m in earnings
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Tiger">Tiger</span> <span word="Woods">Woods</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="finishing">finishing</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Deutsche">Deutsche</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="Championship">Championship</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="golfer">golfer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> $100 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="earnings">earnings</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="PGA">PGA</span> <span word="Tour">Tour</span>.</p><p><span word="Woods">Woods</span> <span word="made">made</span> $544,000 <span word="after">after</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="rounds">rounds</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="TPC">TPC</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span>, <span word="pushing">pushing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="to">to</span> $100.35 <span word="million">million</span>. <span word="Phil">Phil</span> <span word="Mickelson">Mickelson</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Woods">Woods</span> <span word="at">at</span> $66.8 <span word="million">million</span>.</p><p><span word="Mickelson">Mickelson</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Deutsche">Deutsche</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="Championship">Championship</span>.</p><p><span word="Woods">Woods</span> <span word="has">has</span> 74 <span word="wins">wins</span>, <span word="second">second</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Sam">Sam</span> <span word="Snead">Snead</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="collected">collected</span> $620,126 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1937.</p><p><span word="Prize">Prize</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="PGA">PGA</span> <span word="Tour">Tour</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Woods">Woods</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="pro">pro</span> - <span word="a">a</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="revenues">revenues</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="career">career</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="majors">majors</span> <span word="early">early</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Woods">Woods</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="closing">closing</span> 66 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="strokes">strokes</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="Rory">Rory</span> <span word="McIlroy">McIlroy</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="golf">golf</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="youth">youth</span>, <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>."</p><p><span word="McIlroy">McIlroy</span> <span word="earned">earned</span> $1.4 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="PGA">PGA</span> <span word="Tour">Tour</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="TPC">TPC</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span>.</p><p><span word="Woods">Woods</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="about">about</span> $600 <span word="million">million</span>, <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="contention">contention</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> $10 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="FedEx">FedEx</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="bonus">bonus</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="PGA">PGA</span> <span word="Tour">Tour</span> <span word="playoffs">playoffs</span>.</p><p><span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Woods">Woods</span>' <span word="career">career</span> <span word="earnings">earnings</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="endorsing">endorsing</span> <span word="retail">retail</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="his">his</span> 16-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="career">career</span>.</p><p><span word="Questions">Questions</span></p><p>1 <span word="How">How</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="wins">wins</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="Woods">Woods</span> <span word="had">had</span>?</p><p>2 <span word="His">His</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Sam">Sam</span> <span word="Snead">Snead</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="when">when</span>?</p>
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