Tiger scandal: How much money will it cost him?
With some of his biggest sponsors fleeing and an apparently imminent divorce, Tiger Woods stands to lose a fortune in the aftermath of his ever-mounting scandal. 'Just how much' is the question on the minds of the various journalists who are busily estimating Woods' assets and expenses. Here, a rundown of the numbers that are being floated.
ASSETS AND ESTIMATE WORTH BEFORE SCANDAL
$1 billion
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Tiger Woods' total estimated lifetime sponsorship earnings (Forbes)
$30 million
Woods' annual salary from his Nike sponsorship (Time)
$600 million
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Tiger Woods' estimated net worth (People)
$39 million
Estimated value of Woods' mansion on Jupiter Island, Florida (Fox News)
$22 million
Purchase price of Woods' 155-foot yacht, which is named "Privacy" (Fox News)
$2.6 million
Estimated value of Woods' other Florida home (Fox News)
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ESTIMATED PAYMENTS AND LOSSES ARISING FROM SCANDAL
$300 million
Settlement figure reportedly specified in Elin Nordegren's prenuptial agreement with Tiger Woods (Fox News)
$500 million
Maximum amount that British bookmaker William Hill estimates Woods would have to pay to settle divorce (Daily News)
$5 million
Amount Woods allegedly offered Nordegren to stay with him, after she reportedly threatened to decamp for Sweden with their two children (Daily News)
$7 millon
Annual income Woods lost when Accenture recently canceled Woods' endorsement deal (Daily News)
$220 million
Estimated amount of lost revenue Woods hiatus will cost the PGA Tour, television stations and merchandising vendors (TheStreet.com)
$1-3 million
Amount allegedly paid to Rachel Uchitel to stay silent about her affair with Tiger Woods (Radar Online)
$5-20,000
Amounts allegedly paid monthly to other Woods mistresses to keep them quiet (Philly.com)
$700
Hourly rate charged by Sorrell Trope, the high-asset divorce lawyer allegedly hired by Elin Nordegren (Toronto Sun)
$60,000
Amount Woods allegedly paid Hollywood madam Michelle Braun for group sex with high-priced prostitutes (Daily News)
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POTENTIAL NEW INCOME SOURCE
$1 million
Amount allegedly offered to Woods by Scores, a New York City strip club, for an endorsement deal, in light of the abundant number of mistresses Woods has been alleged to have (OK! Magazine)
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