Tiger Woods has said in the past that he has no intention of jumping from the PGA Tour to the LIV Golf Invitational Series, but he’s apparently sacrificing an impressive payday. LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman told Tucker Carlson that the premier tour offered Woods a deal in the $700-800 million range for the mission. Norman had said in June that the offer made to Woods was “stunningly huge”, adding that “we are talking about high nine figures”. Now, the true range has been revealed. LIV Golf is financially supported by the government of Saudi Arabia, which has faced scrutiny for its history of human rights abuses and been accused of sports laundering. While many notable golfers have joined the tour for the monetary gain, Woods has not been tempted. “Well, he certainly doesn’t need the money. Inheritance is a big deal to Tiger.” New York Post Reporter Mark Cannizzaro recently told Pro Football Talk’s Peter King. “Tiger is a big golf nerd. He’s very aligned with the PGA Tour. He’s not going to pass the PGA.” Speaking to reporters last month at the 150th Open Championship, Woods made it clear that he is loyal to the PGA Tour and has no interest in joining the LIV. “The players that chose to go to LIV and play there, I disagree with that,” Woods said. “I think what they’ve done is they’ve turned their backs on what allowed them to get to this position.” Woods also took a shot at Norman for creating the breakaway tour, saying, “I know Greg tried to do this in the early ’90s. It didn’t work then, and he’s trying to make it work now. He won’t let’s see how that’s in the best interest of the game.”
