Norman: Tiger Woods Turned Down ‘High Nine-Figure Offer’ to Join LIV Golf Tour

While Greg Norman landed Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, and other major winners for the first LIV Golf Invitational Series event later this week, the CEO of LIV Golf Investments admitted to trying to land the biggest fish in the pond.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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That’s right; in an interview with the Washington Post, Norman said that he offered Woods a “mind-blowingly enormous deal.”

“We’re talking high nine-digits,” Norman said, indicating that the new golf league offered Woods close to $1 billion to jump from the PGA Tour.

It’s unclear how much Mickelson is making in appearance fees, but it’s been reported that Johnson is getting $100 million—and that’s before you consider prize money in the tournaments, which is also high. The winner of this week’s event at Centurion Golf Club outside London will pay $4 million to the winner.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Woods has pledged his loyalty to the PGA Tour, saying prior to the PGA Championship last month:

“I think a lot of us who are committed to the Tour—and committed to the legacy of the Tour—have pushed back against [what Mickelson said about the Tour]. I have a completely different stance on [the way the PGA Tour operates].”

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