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

Tiger Woods declined a deal worth around $700-$800 million to join the Saudi-backed LIV Golf series, according to the trip'' s chief executive officer Greg Norman.

"So, of course, you'' re going to look at the ideal of the best. Formerly, Norman had actually informed the Washington Article in June that Woods was supplied substantial money to take part but turned it down. Norman stated the Woods proposal was "" mind-blowingly huge; we'' re talking about high nine figures."
" The questionable excursion has actually brought in some big names from the golfing globe to leave the established PGA Excursion as well as the DP World Scenic tour to get involved for substantial sums of money.
Significant winners Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka, Sergio Garcia, Louis Oosthuizen, Graeme McDowell, Charl Schwartzel and Martin Kaymer have all signed up with the breakaway venture, which has offered players massive money to join.

The LIV Golf collection is backed by Saudi Arabia'' s Public Investment Fund (PIF)-- a sovereign riches fund chaired by Mohammed bin Salman, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia-- and has actually pledged to award $250 million in complete cash prize.
Nonetheless, it has actually caused objection from many gamers, including Rory McIlroy as well as Woods, that players have actually abandoned golf'' s standard set up and also approved cash from a country with a depressing human rights record.

Prior to July'' s Open at St. Andrews, Scotland, Woods stated he differed with the players that had actually left.
"" I think that what they'' ve done is they ' ve turned their back on what has allowed them to reach this position,"" the 15-time major winner said.
"" Several of these gamers might never get a possibility to play in major champions. That is a possibility. We wear'' t understand that for certain yet. It'' s as much as all the significant champion bodies to make that resolution. But that is an opportunity, that some gamers will never, ever obtain a chance to play in a significant champion, never ever obtain an opportunity to experience this right here, stroll down the fairways at Augusta National.

" "But what these gamers are providing for guaranteed cash, what is the motivation to exercise? What is the motivation to go out there and also make it in the dirt? You'' re simply getting paid a great deal of money up front as well as playing a couple of events and also playing 54 holes. They'' re playing shrieking music and also have all these environments that are different."
" Woods added: "" I just don'' t see how that move declares 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 major champions change their standards for entering the events.
"" It would be sad to see some of these young kids never get an opportunity to experience it as well as experience what we'' ve obtained a possibility to experience and walk these solemn premises and play in these champions."
" Woods also went as far to slam Norman himself for his duty in the splinter excursion. "" Greg has actually done some things that I wear'' t think is in the best rate of interest of our video game, as well as we'' re returning to probably the most historic as well as standard area in our sporting activity."
" On Sunday, Henrik Stenson won the third occasion of LIV Golf'' s launching season at Bedminster, New Jersey.

Nearly two weeks after he was stripped of his Ryder Mug captaincy for joining the collection, the 46-year-old Swede shot 11-under the same level at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster to win $4 million.
He approved the prize along with former United States President Donald Trump, that was present throughout the three-day competition and also who owns the training course.

"So, of training course, you'' re going to look at the ideal of the ideal. Formerly, Norman had actually informed the Washington Article in June that Woods was supplied significant cash to participate but turned it down. We don'' t know that for sure. It'' s up to all the significant championship bodies to make that determination. You'' re just obtaining paid a great deal of money up front and playing a couple of events and also playing 54 holes.