American professional golfer, Tiger Woods turned down a $700-800 million offer to join the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series.
They had originally approached Tiger before I became CEO. That number is somewhere in that ($700-800 million) neighbourhood.” Norman said “That number was out there before I became CEO. So that number has been out there, yes. Before the British Open last month, Woods stated that he disapproved of players’ decisions to compete in the LIV Series and likened the circuit, which offers massive guaranteed contracts and a 54-hole format, to the senior Champions Tour.
Tiger Woods turned down an offer that Greg Norman says was "somewhere in that neighborhood" of $700 million to $800 million to take part in the Saudi-funded ...
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Tiger Woods turned down figures of around 700m to 800m dollars from the new LIV Golf league that is being founded by the Saudi Arabian government.
It's a multibillion-dollar industry." "Yes, that number was somewhere in that neighbourhood," Norman said, referring to the figures of 700m to 800m dollars. In an interview broadcast on Monday by Fox and recorded last Sunday during the event in Bedminster, New Jersey, the CEO of the organisation, Greg Norman, admitted that LIV Golf did make such an offer to Tiger Woods as they consider him a player who transcends the sport.
The new event is set for October 8-10 and will feature 60 boy and girl junior golfers competing at the Links at Spanish Bay and the The Hay.
“I am excited to welcome a diverse field of young golfers to the TGR JR Invitational presented by TaylorMade,” Woods said in a press release. A 27-hole qualifying round will take place on The Hay on the first day of competition followed by championship and consolation matches on The Links at Spanish Bay on Day 2. The new event is set for October 8-10 and will feature 60 boy and girl junior golfers competing at the Links at Spanish Bay and the The Hay, the short course recently redesigned by Tiger’s TGR Design.
Tiger Woods has announced the introduction of a new, and sure to be very popular, junior golf tournament to be held at The Hay at Pebble Beach and The Links ...
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On Tuesday, the all-time great golfer announced that he's partnered with Pebble Beach and TaylorMade to create a new junior event called the TGR JR Invitational ...
The final day will be played at The Links at Spanish Bay. The first two qualifying rounds will be played at The Hay — Pebble Beach's short course recently redesigned by Woods’ TGR Design firm. Tiger Woods is doing his best to pass the game of golf on to the next generation.
Woods has been critical of golfers leaving the PGA Tour to join LIV Golf.
I can’t really comment on that because I don’t know exactly what they’re saying, and what they’re saying who did what.” After the 9/11 families reached out to Trump, the former president said “I don’t know much about the 9/11 families. Phil Mickelson was reportedly offered $200 million just to play in the league, and Dustin Johnson was reportedly offered $150 million to play. They had originally approached Tiger before I became CEO. That number is somewhere in that neighborhood.” In addition to Woods, other golfers were offered large amounts of money to join the league. “That number was out there before I became CEO,” Norman told Carlson at this past weekend’s LIV Golf tournament at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey. “Look, Tiger is a needle mover, right?
Tiger Woods turned down an offer of about $700-800 million to take part in the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series, the rebel circuit's chief Greg Norman said.
We don’t know that for sure yet.” “Some of these players may not ever get a chance to play in major championships. “I disagree with it,” Woods said ahead of the British Open in St Andrews last month when asked about his fellow professionals who have been tempted to join the hugely lucrative but deeply controversial circuit.
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