Ever Since the Saudi-backed, LIV Golf league started six months ago, many have shared their views and opinions about it. For many players, LIV Golf brought with it a lot of controversies. So, while many have spoken against the new series, LIV Golf players have defended their side. Pat Perez was also one of these players, and he had a few words about Tiger Woods’ earlier statements about the defectors.

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Tiger Woods’ thoughts on the players who signed with the other side

Early in July, Woods opened up about his opinions of the players who had defected to LIV Golf in a press conference. Tiger was very critical. He said he didn’t fully understand how they could do that. He said, “I think that what they’ve done is they’ve turned their back on what has allowed them to get to this position.”

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Tiger Woods spoke about how the players had taken a great risk, especially with their chances to play in the majors. He said, “Some of these players may not ever get a chance to play in major championships. That is a possibility.” 

Woods chastised the players for chasing money and questioned whether they had enough incentive to compete. He said, “But what these players are doing for guaranteed money, what is the incentive to practice? What is the incentive to go out there and earn it in the dirt?”

Pat Perez claps back at Tiger

In a recent interview, Pat Perez lashed out about Tiger’s comments. He furiously said, “That’s the stupidest s**t I have ever heard of in my life.” He found Tiger’s words extremely hypocritical. “Last time I checked, he signed a $40 million deal right out of college, was flying on the Nike jet,” said the three-time PGA Tour winner about Tiger’s contract with Nike before turning pro. “He found incentive. He could have shut it down right then.”

Perez explained that the incentive the LIV Golf players had was the fact that they could earn more money than the PGA could offer by doing the same work. He stated, “The incentive, the fact that you can go from like 22nd place or 18th place, have a great Sunday, go from making 220 grand to four million, you cannot do that anywhere.” Perez spoke about how many golfers spend lots of time working very hard, and LIV golf rewards those efforts.

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Do you think Tiger’s comments about the defecting players were hypocritical? And was Perez right about the players’ incentives? Let us know what you think in the comments below.