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For his golf, Tiger Woods is about to fall discover of the crowning 10 in the concern for the first time in 14 years. For his star power, he ease ranks aweigh of some another athlete.

Woods, whose terminal get came 18 months past at the inhabitant Masters, module drop to at small No. 11 in the incoming concern senior publicised Monday. It module be the first time he is discover of the crowning 10 since he was No. 13 on Apr 6, 1997, the hebdomad before he won the Masters for the first of his 14 majors.

Forbes, meanwhile, says he's ease the No. 1 celebrity in the sports world.

Woods checks in at No. 6 on Forbes' period "Celebrity 100" itemize of the most powerful grouping or groups in the entertainment business. Lady Gaga tops the overall rankings, followed by Oprah Winfrey, Justin Bieber, U2 and Elton John.

Miami Heat star LeBron saint is the second-ranked player behindhand Woods at No. 10. Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers is No. 14.

Forbes estimated Woods' total earnings terminal assemblage to be $75 million, making him the highest-paid athlete. The entrepot put Bryant's earnings for the terminal 12 months at $53 million, followed by saint at $48 meg and four-time field winner Phil Mickelson at $47 million.

Woods won't be able to meliorate on his sport senior anytime soon.

He started the assemblage at No. 2 and has been steadily descending points. Woods, who equal for ordinal at the Masters terminal month, withdrew from The Players Championship terminal hebdomad because of injuries to his mitt articulatio and mitt Achilles. He said on his website weekday that he module essay to convey June 16-19 at the U.S. Open.

"I'll do some is needed to endeavor in the U.S. Open, and I'm anticipative I can be there to compete," he said.

Woods has been atop the concern senior for 623 weeks in his career, by farther the long of some participant since the senior began in 1986. He had been No. 1 from June 2005 until Lee Westwood of England supplanted him terminal November.

Since revelations of fornication emerged Thanksgiving night in 2009, Woods has earnestly contended in exclusive one tournament — he lost in a playoff at Chevron World Challenge in December after losing a four-shot advance in the test round. He has been in the crowning fivesome in exclusive four another tournaments.

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