Tiger Woods Rejected Offer ‘In the Neighborhood’ of $700 to $800 Million to Join LIV Golf, Says CEO
Tiger Woods rejected an offer “in the neighborhood” of $700 to $800 million to join LIV Golf, the group’s CEO Greg Norman claims.
During an appearance on Fox News with Tucker Carlson, Norman said that the Saudi-backed league had made the seven-figure offer to the 46-year-old Woods, who turned it down.
Norman told Carlson the offer was “out there” even before the former world-number-one took on the role. “That number was out there before I became CEO.”
“Look, Tiger is a needle mover, right? So, of course you’re got to look at the best of the best,” said Norman. “They had originally approached Tiger before I became CEO. That number is somewhere in that neighborhood.”
Woods rejected the tour and went on to criticize other golfers who accepted offers from the controversial league.
“I know Greg tried to do this back in the early ’90s,” Woods said of the 67-year-old’s past attempts to separate from the PGA Tour, according to the New York Times. “It didn’t work then, and he’s trying to make it work now. I still don’t see how that’s in the best interests of the game.”
Woods added, “Greg has done some things that I don’t think is in the best interest of our game, and we’re coming back to probably the most historic and traditional place in our sport.”
