Tiger Woods denied $700-$800 million offer to join Saudi-backed LIV Golf collection, claims chief executive officer Greg Norman

Tiger Woods turned down an offer worth around $700-$800 million to sign up with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf collection, according to the tour'' s CEO Greg Norman.

"So, of course, you'' re going to look at the finest of the finest. Previously, Norman had actually informed the Washington Blog post in June that Woods was provided big cash to participate however transformed it down. Norman stated the Woods proposal was "" mind-blowingly substantial; we'' re talking about high 9 figures."
" The controversial trip has drawn in some big names from the golfing globe to leave the recognized PGA Tour as well as the DP World Scenic tour to get involved for huge sums of money.
Significant victors Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka, Sergio Garcia, Louis Oosthuizen, Graeme McDowell, Charl Schwartzel and also Martin Kaymer have all joined the breakaway endeavor, which has actually offered gamers massive money to join.

The LIV Golf series is backed by Saudi Arabia'' s Public Mutual fund (PIF)-- a sovereign riches fund chaired by Mohammed bin Salman, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia-- as well as has vowed to award $250 million in total prize money.
It has led to objection from lots of gamers, consisting of Rory McIlroy and also Woods, that gamers have actually abandoned golf'' s traditional set up and approved money from a country with a miserable human legal rights record.

Prior to July'' s Open up at St. Andrews, Scotland, Woods claimed he disagreed with the players that had left.
"" I believe that what they'' ve done is they ' ve transformed their back on what has enabled them to get to this setting,"" the 15-time major victor claimed.
"" Several of these players might never obtain a chance to play in major champions. That is a possibility. We don'' t recognize that for sure. It'' s approximately all the major champion bodies to make that determination. That is a possibility, that some players will never, ever get a possibility to play in a significant championship, never ever get a chance to experience this right below, walk down the fairways at Augusta National.

" "However what these players are providing for ensured cash, what is the reward to practice? What is the motivation to head out there and also gain it in the dirt? You'' re simply earning money a lot of money up front as well as playing a few events and also playing 54 holes. They'' re having fun blasting music and also have all these atmospheres that are various."
" Woods included: "" I just put on'' t see just how that move is positive in the long-term for a great deal of these gamers, specifically if the LIV organization doesn'' t obtain world-ranking points as well as the significant championships change their criteria for going into the events.
"" It would be sad to see some of these young youngsters never ever get an opportunity to experience it and also experience what we'' ve obtained a possibility to experience and also stroll these hallowed grounds and play in these championships."
" Woods even went as much to criticize Norman himself for his role in the splinter scenic tour. "" Greg has done some things that I don'' t think is in the most effective passion of our game, and we'' re returning to possibly the most historic as well as typical location in our sporting activity."
" On Sunday, Henrik Stenson won the third event of LIV Golf'' s launching season at Bedminster, New Jersey.

Nearly 2 weeks after he was removed of his Ryder Mug captaincy for joining the collection, the 46-year-old Swede shot 11-under par at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster to win $4 million.
He accepted the trophy together with former US President Donald Trump, who was present throughout the three-day competition and that has the program.

"So, of program, you'' re going to look at the best of the ideal. Formerly, Norman had actually told the Washington Article in June that Woods was offered massive cash to get involved however transformed it down. We don'' t understand that for sure. It'' s up to all the significant championship bodies to make that resolution. You'' re simply obtaining paid a lot of cash up front and playing a few events and also playing 54 holes.