In a recent interview with American television, host Tucker Carlson, LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman opened up on rumors surrounding the paycheck offered to golf legend Tiger Woods. While various media outlets have widely reported the news of a colossal paycheck, Norman has confirmed the figure in the interview.

Tucker Carlson’s interview with Greg Norman at the Bedminster

At the third event of the LIV Golf series, the FOX news host sat down for an interview with Norman. Covering a wide range of aspects on the tour, Tucker quizzed on the rumors surrounding the offer made to Tiger Woods.

“So you keep reading that you offered Tiger Woods 700-800 million dollars, some unknown number, to join LIV. Is that true?” Tucker asked.

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“That number was out there before I became CEO,” Norman replied. “They (LIV Golf) had originally approached Tiger before I became CEO, so yes, that number is somewhere in that neighborhood.”

The 20-time PGA Tour winner also mentioned the advantage of having someone of Tiger’s stature in the series. “Look, Tiger is a needle mover right, yeah so of course, you’re gonna look at the best of the best,” he said.

Fan’s Reactions to Tiger Woods offer

The revelation has witnessed all sorts of reactions from fans on social media. While many couldn’t believe the amount of money being poured over professional golfers, others questioned the integrity of the players joining the Saudi-backed tour.

Despite the staggering offer, Woods, whose PGA Tour earnings stand at $120,895,206, has reportedly rejected the idea of moving to LIV as he continues to show his support for the PGA tour.

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According to various reports, other LIV golfers were offered vast sums of money to lure them out of PGA and DP Tours. While none was bigger than Woods’s offer, Major Championship winners such as Dustin Johnson and Bryson DeChambeau were reportedly paid a guaranteed $100 million.

6-time Championship winner Phil Mickelson tops the list, with a reported fee worth $200 million. He has confirmed his spot for eight LIV events this year, and ten in 2023.

The LIV Golf series concluded its third event on Sunday with Henrik Stenson, recently in the news for being stripped of his Ryder Cup captaincy, winning his first LIV Tour. While that finish helped him pocket an eye-watering $4 million, it is reportedly bleak compared to what LIV paid Stenson to join the series. According to various sources, the Swede was tipped $40 million to join the Saudi-backed series, which consequently resulted in the termination of his sponsorships and, most notably, his Team Europe captaincy.

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