Tiger Woods turned down an offer worth approximately $700-$800 million to join the Saudi-backed LIV Golf series, according to the tour's CEO Greg Norman.
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During an interview asked by Tucker Carlson if it was true that Woods was offered $700-$800 million to join the LIV Golf series.
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"That number was out there before I became CEO," Norman replied. "So, that number's been out there, yes. Look, Tiger's a needle mover, right?
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They had originally approached Tiger before I became CEO, so, yes, that number is somewhere in that neighborhood."
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Previously, Norman had told the Washington Post in June that Woods was offered huge money to participate but turned it down.
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Norman said the Woods proposal was "mind-blowingly enormous; we're talking about high nine digits."
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The controversial tour has attracted some big names from the golfing world to leave the established PGA Tour and the DP World Tour to participate for vast sums of money.
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Major winners Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka, Sergio Garcia, Louis Oosthuizen, Graeme McDowell, Charl Schwartzel and Martin Kaymer
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The LIV Golf series is backed by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) -- a sovereign wealth fund chaired by Mohammed bin Salman,
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