The World's No. 1 Highest-Paid Athlete

#1 Tiger Woods
Total Earnings: $78.1 million
Salary/winnings: $13.1 million
Endorsements: $65 million

Tiger Woods has been the hottest golfer on the planet with six tournament wins over the past 12 months.

His prize money has doubled and his off-course income is up thanks to sponsor bonuses with Nike and Rolex tied to his wins and a return to the top of the World Golf Rankings.

Woods has also been busy overseas collecting more than $10 million in appearance fees from stops in Abu Dhabi, China, Malaysia and Turkey.

Woods’ golf course-design business has also picked up after multiple blowups. Developers broke ground on a new course in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, which is likely to be the first completed Woods-designed course.