Eight-time PGA winner, Brad Faxon, recently sat down on SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio to discuss the latest happenings in golf. Among those, the name of Tiger Woods and his PIP victory were discussed. Faxon was asked whether the Woods’ win was deserved, to which he had a thing or two to say.
“Do any Tour players have a problem with Tiger winning the PIP? Even though he only plays a few times,” was the question asked to Faxon. His response was nothing less than an honest take on the current crop of golfers.
“If (Tour players) have a problem with (Tiger winning the PIP), they better start playing better and win 82 times,” replied Faxon. He talked about how Woods had made golf popular worldwide, for which the PGA was reaping the rewards.
To reward players on the basis of their popularity, the PGA Tour announced an annual reward program called the Player Impact Program. The prize pool for the select players is an eye-watering $100 million. For the last two years, Tiger Woods has taken the largest share of that amount due to his unconquered popularity.
Woods has been largely invisible on the golf course in recent months. He participated in three Major Championships last season and didn’t take part in a single PGA Tour event. Coupled with the emergence of new and exciting young players on the Tour, will Woods retain his title next year?