Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl

Tiger Woods will drop to at least No. 11 in the next world ranking, to be published Monday. It will be the first time he is out of the top 10 since he was No. 13 on April 6, 1997, the week before he won the Masters for the first of his 14 majors.

His star power apparently remains nearly as bright as ever, though.

Woods was No. 5 on Forbes’ list in 2010, when the magazine estimated his annual earnings at $105 million. His estimated earnings for the past 12 months total $75 million.

Even after taking major endorsement hits following the scandal that ended his marriage, Woods still made $22 million more than Bryant in the past year, Forbes said.

Woods won’t be able to improve on his golf ranking anytime soon.

He started the year at No. 2 and has been steadily dropping points. Woods, who tied for fourth at the Masters last month, withdrew from The Players Championship last week because of injuries to his left knee and left Achilles. He said on his website Monday that he will try to return for U.S. Open June 16-19.

“I’ll do whatever is necessary to play in the U.S. Open, and I’m hopeful I can be there to compete,” he said.

Woods has been atop the world ranking for 623 weeks in his career, by far the longest of any golfer since the ranking began in 1986. He had been No. 1 from June 2005 until Lee Westwoodof England supplanted him last November.

Since revelations of adultery emerged Thanksgiving night in 2009, Woods has seriously contended in only one tournament — he lost in a playoff at the Chevron World Challenge in December after losing a four-shot lead in the final round. He has been in the top five in only four other tournaments.

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