He'll recover. He'll remain rich (well, half as rich for awhile, maybe.) His crime is pretending to be a faithful husband even more than the disgusting cheating. If he were single, like many other athletes, nobody would really care how many holes he conquered.
He lost credibility among decent people. Unfortunately, that doesn't mean much commercially these days.
I think that Woods made a mistake in trying to buy off the first mistress. He should have made a public statement that he had not been faithful to his wife. I think he could have said something about foolishly thought that he could live the same high life style away from home that he had lived before marriage. He could have said something about the women he met with on the road were just road trip groupies. Then he could have apologized to his wife and family and fans.
He's married ... this makes an enormous difference. Especially when, at the end of winning a tournament, his kids and wife greet him with hugs & kisses as he walks off the final green.
Woods has done irreparable damage to his image ... his value to sponsors has plummeted.
Commercially it means a great deal ... Tiger is now a joke in spite of his golf skills. In the future, if he throws one of his tirade laden tantrums when he blows a shot ... people will think, what a spoiled f***ing jerk.