Tiger Woods’ Career Earning Dominance Will Blow Your Mind

Ok, so we all know that Tiger Woods has dominated the PGA TOUR for the better part of three decades now. And the fact that Tiger has been one of the highest paid athletes of all-time is well-documented.

But sometimes all it takes is one seemingly simple graphic to put everything into awe-inspiring perspective.

And that’s exactly what Data Golf did when they dropped this interactive graphic on us this week.

Career Earnings Leaders on the PGA Tour from 1990-2018:

Interact with the full viz, which includes top 100 ranked players from 1983, here: https://t.co/EEOTakWVFE pic.twitter.com/TjoKUvGpXg

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Tom Kite was cursing through the early 90s at the top of the earnings list before Greg Norman crept up and overtook him in 1996.  But by 2000 a young kid by the name of Tiger Woods would first appear on the list and literally change the game forever.

Just one year later Tiger Woods would nearly double Greg Norman’s career earnings and by 2003 he put himself miles ahead of the rest of the list, never to look back.

To date Tiger Woods is still the only golfer to ever top $100 million in career earnings on the PGA TOUR.

Tiger Woods of the United States reacts during the trophy…

Tiger Woods of the United States reacts during the trophy presentation ceremony after winning the TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club on September 23, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images

You can view the full viz earnings animation by visiting the DataGolf website, and trust me…it’s worth playing around with a bit.  Just keep your eye on that red line, because it moves pretty quick!