He also has the makings of a pretty fantastic lifestyle off the course, with a lavish house in Florida, a $400,000 car, a wildly successful fiancée, and more…
He earned $29 million in 2013, making him the 21st-highest-paid athlete in the world
Lynne Sladky
Lynne Sladky
He made $16 million in endorsements alone. For comparison, that’s $2 million more than Peyton Manning
Fred Beckham
Fred Beckham
His biggest deal: a monster Nike contract rumored to be worth $200+ million
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Tiger Woods’ first Nike deal was only worth $40 million
Here's how Nike's $200m man Rory McIlroy spends his money
RORY MCILROY IS well positioned to become one of the world’s highest-paid athletes for a long, long time.
He’s only 24-years-old and he already has two major championships and a deal with Nike rumored to be worth $200 million.
He also has the makings of a pretty fantastic lifestyle off the course, with a lavish house in Florida, a $400,000 car, a wildly successful fiancée, and more…
He earned $29 million in 2013, making him the 21st-highest-paid athlete in the world
He made $16 million in endorsements alone. For comparison, that’s $2 million more than Peyton Manning
His biggest deal: a monster Nike contract rumored to be worth $200+ million
Tiger Woods’ first Nike deal was only worth $40 million
They’re now doing commercials together
Source: YouTube
Rory’s other deals with Bose and Omega make him golf’s 3rd-highest-paid player at age 24
Source: YouTube
He’s not afraid to spend that cash. He bought a gorgeous $9.5 million house in Florida in 2012
Source: YouTube/PGA Tour
It’d be a pretty great bachelor pad. There’s an incredible pool
Source: YouTube/PGA Tour
And a game room
Source: YouTube/PGA Tour
The house is good for his job, too. It’s right next to the PGA National golf course and there’s a workout room
Source: YouTube/PGA Tour
Rory also put in a trophy room, with plenty of room for future hardware
Source: YouTube/PGA Tour
He was spotted driving a $400,000 Lamborghini Aventador
Source: YouTube
The tabloids are all over him. They once reported that he bought a $2 million Bugatti, which he called “bollocks”
Another tabloid fixation: his girlfriend, tennis player Caroline Wozniacki
He makes trips all over the world to watch her play
And vice versa
On New Year’s Eve, they got engaged
Source: @CaroWozniacki
They’re now one of the highest-earning power couples in sports
Caroline is the fourth-highest-paid female athlete in the world, raking in $13.7 million per year
She makes $10 million per year off the court, which includes revenue from her own underwear line
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After a rough 2013 on the course, McIlroy is looking to turn things around and continue his ascent to the top of the sport
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