Tiger Woods sensationally turned down an offer of approximately £600million to turn his back on the PGA Tour and join the controversial LIV Golf Series, claims the tournament CEO Greg Norman.
The lucrative series, funded by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, has divided golf with the PGA and DP World Tours fractured after the new series poached some of the sports biggest names. Several of the world’s most prominent players have decided to switch to LIV Golf, including the likes of Phil Mickelson, Brooks Koepka, and Dustin Johnson.
Disgraced former Team Europe Ryder Cup captain Henrik Stenson secured a two-stroke victory at the third LIV Golf event - which took place in Bedminster, New Jersey - to earn a £3.37m payout, more than the £2.08m awarded to Australian Cameron Smith for securing the coveted Open title last month. His win comes after the Swede was publicly stripped of his captaincy following his switch to LIV Golf, and Norman has now revealed the enormous offer turned down by Woods.
