Tiger Woods turned down a sum in the region of $700-800m (£572-654m) to join the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series, according to Greg Norman 💰 /us0bXYJecb The LIV Golf players have been called “willing stooges of Saudi sportswashing” due to the Gulf kingdom’s “appalling human rights record,” by Amnesty International UK. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who runs the Public Investment Fund, is also allegedly accused of ordering the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, a journalist for The Washington Post, in 2018. However, for others, the LIV Invitational causes a moral quandary. I just don’t see how out of 54 holes is almost like a mandate when you get to the Senior Tour.” “What is the incentive to go out there and earn it in the dirt? You’re just getting paid a lot of money upfront and playing a few events and playing 54 holes. “What these players are doing for guaranteed money, what is the incentive to practice?” Woods continued.
Tiger Woods was reportedly offered $700-$800M to join the LIV Golf Invitational Series.
For Woods, this is equivalent to a high-level exhibition where getting in competitive shape isn’t a priority because the end-game payout is guaranteed. They reportedly offered Mickelson a purse of $200 million to join the series. LIV is an eight-event series funded by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. “I think that what they’ve done is they’ve turned their back on what has allowed them to get to this position.” “The players who have chosen to go to LIV and play there, I disagree with it,” Woods said at The 150th Open Championship, Old Course in St Andrews, Scotland. When said LIV guys turned on “what allowed them to get in this position,” I recalled Arnold Palmer words to Woods in ‘98: “You guys who are playing for so much money, remember you have an obligation to protect the integrity & traditions of the game of golf.”Tiger did.Īlthough the LIV Series features massive guaranteed contracts and a 54-hole format, Woods has decided to stay loyal to the PGA Tour. With players like Phil Mickelson, Bryson DeChambeau, and Dustin Johnson, it seemed like LIV was the next big thing in golf however, it comes at a consequence in the eyes of Woods. Norman is a two-time major winner and part of a consortium of other high-level golfers that have joined the Saudi-Arabia-backed tournament. “So that number has been out there, yes,” “That number was out there before I became CEO,” said veteran golfer Greg Norman, the current head of LIV. That number was in the range of $700-$800 million, which is more than most would see in their lifetime.
In the early phase of the controversial LIV Golf Invitational Series, Woods was apparently offered a lot of money to jump on board, and he turned it down. Meanwhile, on the other hand, golf great Tiger Woods, turned down a sum close to that recently from his favorite sport, golf.
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