ORLANDO, Fla. – It’s been nearly a year and a half since Tiger Woods played in an official PGA Tour event as he continues his recovery from a car crash last February, but he did notch an impressive victory Wednesday when the circuit revealed the inaugural Player Impact Program list.
Woods finished first on the list – which uses a compiled score from five criteria, Nielsen ratings, Google searches, MVP Index, Meltwater Mentions and Q-Rating, based on a player’s appeal and popularity on social media – followed by Phil Mickelson in second place. Woods was awarded an $8 million bonus and Mickelson’s bonus was $6 million for finishing second.