Tiger Woods turned down over $700 million offer to join Saudi-financed golf series

Tiger Woods
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Tiger Woods turned down a mind-boggling amount of money to join a Saudi-backed golf series, its CEO has revealed.

Fox News host Tucker Carlson in an interview with LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman asked about reports that Woods was offered around $700 million to $800 million to join, and he confirmed an offer "somewhere in that neighborhood" was made.

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Brendan Morrow

Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.