{"id":15612,"date":"2013-06-11T02:06:29","date_gmt":"2013-06-11T02:06:29","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2013-06-11T02:06:29","modified_gmt":"2013-06-11T02:06:29","slug":"Tiger-Woods-highest-paid-athlete-in-2012-","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=15612","title":{"rendered":"Tiger Woods highest paid athlete in 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tiger Woods is back on top of Forbes’ list of highest-paid athletes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The golfer spent 11 straight years at No. 1 on the magazine’s list before falling to third in 2012.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The magazine put him back in the top spot after he made $US78.1 million ($81.5 million) over the last year from prize money, endorsements, appearance fees and golf course design work. Woods has enjoyed a resurgence in his play that has earned him over $US13.1 million the past 12 months – double his total from the previous year.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tennis star Roger Federer is second at $US71.5 million while Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers is third at $US61.9 million.<\/p>\n

LeBron James comes in fourth with $US59.8 million and Saints’ quarterback Drew Brees rounds out the top five at $US51 million.<\/p>\n

Last year’s highest-paid athlete, Floyd Mayweather, is 14th.<\/p>\n

David Beckham was No. 8 overall and the highest-ranked footballer at $US47.2 million.<\/p>\n

New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez was tops among the 27 baseball players on the list and No. 18 overall with $US30.3 million.<\/p>\n

Two women, both tennis players, made the list. Maria Sharapova ($US29 million) came in at No. 22, and Li Na ($US18.2 million) was 85th.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tiger Woods discusses 2013 US Open<\/strong>
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