Tiger Woods He played three tournaments this 2022: Masters, PGA and British Open, only one of them finished, in Augusta, but his popularity among golf fans remains unmatched.
The attractiveness of former world number 1 It became clear Tuesday when the PGA Tour announced that the 15-time Grand Slam champion earned $15 million in winnings for the second consecutive year of Player Impact Program (PIP), the bonus it shares for the second consecutive season according to the impact of each player on media and social networks. The total amount of money to be distributed this year is 100 million dollars and a total of 20 golfers have been awarded.
The American circuit makes PIP available to players who “generate the greatest positive interest in the PGA Tour.” The formula takes into account Google searches, the Q Index, the Nielsen Brand Exposure Index, the MVP Index, and the Meltwater Mentions which measure the frequency of coverage across multiple media outlets.
Woods finished 47th at the Masters, withdrew from the PGA Championship after the third round and missed the cut at the British Open at Saint Andrews.
After Woods, the players who received the most PIP money were Rory McIlroy ($12 million), Jordan Spieth (9 million), Justin Thomas (7.5 million), Jon Rahm (6 million), scottie scheffler (5.5 million), xander schauffele (5 million), Matt Fitzpatrick (5 million), Will Zalatoris (5 million) and Tony Finau (5 million).
McIlroy has been busier than Woods, appearing in 14 PGA Tour events including the World Match Play and all four majors and winning the FedExCup.
The PIP plan was established in 2021, when Woods first pocketed $8 million. Phil Mickelson he received $6 million as runner-up but was ineligible for this year’s funding after leaving the PGA Tour to play in the Saudi-backed LIV Golf (Super League) series.
Bryson DeChambeau, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka and Bubba Watsonwho was in the top 10 in last year’s inaugural PIP standings, also left the PGA Tour to play at LIV.
Rahm will receive a juicy bonus that will go with the more than five million in earnings he earned, on the PGA Tour alone, in the 2021-2022 season.
Returning Woods, who will turn 47 on December 30, continues to recover from his injuries after a serious car accident suffered in February 2021. He did not play the BMW Championship in August, but traveled to Wilmington, Delaware , for an important meeting of the players before the start of the tournament where the foundations of the future of the PGA Tour were established.
Tiger will play in the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas from December 1-4 and will also host the tournament. And he can also make his third straight appearance with son Charlie at the PNC Parent-Child Championship at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club Orlando, Florida, Dec. 15-18.
Source: La Verdad
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