Tiger is back!
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Golf became the fastest growing sport in America throughout the 80's and into the 90's. To claim Tiger "single handedly" grew the sport is ludicrous.
How difficult was it playing against Harry Vardon at the Open?
Look at the payouts, ratings, sponsorships, crowds and brands before and after. That's Tiger. Golf was of course popular, but Tiger made it much bigger than it ever was or was going to be.
No, I'm pretty sure it was Lee Trevino's and Bob Barker's cameos in Happy Gilmore that did all that.
The PGA Tour handed out $101 million in prize money in 1996 (Tiger's last year as an amateur) and $292 million in 2008 (the last year of the Tiger Woods era).
The 9.3% average annual increase in prize money during the Tiger era (1997-2008) is nearly triple the 3.4% average annual increase that the tour saw in the six years before Tiger went pro (1990-96). source: http://www.businessinsider.com/tiger-woods-era-doubled-pga-tour-prize-money-2014-12
The 9.3% average annual increase in prize money during the Tiger era (1997-2008) is nearly triple the 3.4% average annual increase that the tour saw in the six years before Tiger went pro (1990-96). source: http://www.businessinsider.com/tiger-woods-era-doubled-pga-tour-prize-money-2014-12
I know I wouldn't be interested in golf if it wasn't for Tiger.
And I don't think you'd see a lot of the good golfers at their level today if it wasn't for Tiger.
And I don't think you'd see a lot of the good golfers at their level today if it wasn't for Tiger.
