Golfer Tiger Woods has been off his game since his extramarital affairs were exposed last year, but he's still the world's highest earning athlete.

Woods claimed the top spot on a US list of 50 athletes for the seventh consecutive year, though his total earnings fell ten per cent to $90.5 million (SFr95 million), according to Sports Illustrated’s SI.com on Wednesday.

Swiss tennis star Roger Federer topped the international list with $61.8 million, bumping English football player David Beckham from the top spot that he had held for the previous two years on the international list.

Federer jumped from No. 9 last year as his earnings doubled, while Beckham slipped to No. 3 at $40.5 million behind Argentinian footballer Lionel Messi at $44 million.

Woods's figure for the 2010 list comprises $20.5 million in earnings and $70 million in endorsements from sponsors.

Rival golfer Phil Mickelson came in second on the US list at $61.7 million, and the top ten included four players from the National Basketball Association, led by LeBron James at No. 4 ($45.8 million).

Tennis player Maria Sharapova was the only female athlete to make either list, ranking No. 20 on the international list at $19.9 million.

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