Tiger Woods has turned down an extremely lucrative offer to join the LIV Golf Invitational Series, says Greg Norman, director of the controversial tour. The fifteen-time major winner is said to have turned down an amount between 700 and 800 million dollars (683 and 781 million euros, respectively).
Nowhere are higher amounts to be earned than on the LIV tour, the controversially lucrative tour that splits the golf world in two. The LIV Golf tour consists of eight tournaments in Europe, Asia and the United States. The LIV Golf Invitational Series is funded by the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia.
Norman, two-time major winner, says in conversation with FOX News that the offer had already been made before he took office at the much-discussed organization. “Of course you have to look at the best of the best.”
Woods said last month that he is disappointed with golfers opting for the LIV Golf tour. “I just don’t understand their choice, these players opt for guaranteed money. What’s the incentive to train and play?”
Charl Schwartzel (left) and Greg Norman (right) pose with the trophy after winning the LIV Golf Invitational Series in London.
Charl Schwartzel (left) and Greg Norman (right) pose with the trophy after winning the LIV Golf Invitational Series in London.
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Switching golfers have been suspended
The LIV tour has a 54-hole format, with a prize pool of around 24.4 million euros in all eight tournaments. The winner gets just under 3.9 million euros, while the last one always gets more than a ton.
These amounts are much larger than the prize money that can be earned at the PGA, the organizer of the classic golf tournaments.
Players who made the switch from the PGA Tour to the LIV Tour have been suspended by the PGA. Well-known participants in the LIV tournament include Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson and Sergio García.
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