Woods becomes first billion-dollar sportsman

TIGER WOODS has become the first billion-dollar sportsman after 13 years as a professional golfer.

According to Forbes, the $10 million bonus that Woods earned for his recent FedEx Cup win pushed him over the $1 billion mark in total career earnings.

Up to the beginning of 2009, the world’s number one golfer had earned $895 million from prize money, appearance fees, sponsorship and from designing golf courses.