Having refused a very generous offer to join LIV, Tiger Woods decided to get involved in order to support the PGA.
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This is what the ESPN network revealed on Monday evening.
Woods, who reportedly turned down $700 million to $800 million to make the leap to Greg Norman’s new circuit funded by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, is due to meet several players from the world’s top 20 on Tuesday.
“This is a meeting to get the top 20 players in the world on the same page regarding how we can continue to make the PGA Tour the best product in professional golf,” he said. anonymity one of the players who will be in the meeting.
Since its establishment, LIV has managed to seduce several big names in the sport with its big checks.
So Phil Mickleson, Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka and Bubba Watson all decided to take the plunge. Cameron Smith would be regarding to imitate them.
“I don’t agree,” Woods said on the sidelines of the British Open earlier this summer. I think what they’ve done is they’ve turned their backs on what got them into this position.”
The PGA has reacted strongly to the defection of some of its stars with heavy suspensions preventing them from taking part in its events, including Grand Slam tournaments and FedEx Cup qualifiers.
A group of 11 players have also launched a lawsuit once morest the PGA, claiming that these suspensions are detrimental to them.
