Tiger Woods has rejected the controversial Super Golf League.
The Saudi-funded round is said to have given him more than $1 billion.
“It was an astonishingly huge amount,” CEO Greg Norman told The Washington Post.
The first ever London Super League competition will take place at Centurion Club in Hertfordshire, England, starting from 9 June.
Funded by the Saudi state investment fund PIF, they are trying to attract billions of stars.
former world setter Dustin Johnson He is said to have received more than the equivalent of 1.2 billion Swedish kronor.
Other profiles on the released start list are Phil Mickelson, Lee Westwood, Sergio Garcia, Louis Oosthuizen, Martin Kaymer, and Ian Poulter.
Specialties can be missed
Among those who refused to listen tiger wood and Jack Nicklaus.
– I said no. Once orally and once in writing. I have to stay with the PGA Tour, which I started with, says Jack Nicklaus.
According to Greg Norman, CEO of the tour, Tiger Woods has been offered a lot more than other players.
The PGA Tour management has warned that the 48 players playing for the Centurion Club on Thursday could be punished with disciplinary action.
This could mean that they are not allowed to play on the PGA Tour, Majors, and the Ryder Cup.
It’s hard to say what the consequences might be, but I’ve given up my PGA Tour membership and will play here now. That’s the plan, says Dustin Johnson at a press conference in London.
Trump’s two tracks
Other places besides London include Portland, New Jersey, Boston, Chicago, Bangkok, Saudi Arabia and Miami.
It has also been discussed that the tracks in New Jersey and Miami are owned by Donald Trump.
The total prize money is 2.3 billion Swedish kronor.
All players are guaranteed at least 1.2 million SEK per start.
The competitions are held over three rounds and 54 holes.
