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Golfing giant has turned down $100 million deal
Golfing giant Jack Nicklaus has turned down a 100 million dollar offer to join the Saudi-backed golf tournament.
The 82-year-old says he turned down the event twice once verbally and once in writing.
He says the decision came down to one thing–his loyalty towards the P.G.A. which he helped get off the ground.
Nicklaus holds a record 18 major titles among his 73 P.G.A. Tour wins.
World Golf Hall-of-Famer Greg Norman serves as the chief executive of L.I.V. Golf and has become the public face of the invitational tournament.
But the Australian has come under fire for downplaying the 2018 killing of a Saudi Arabian journalist saying, “we’ve all made mistakes.”
The Saudi-backed tournament, which is fronted by Greg Norman has come under repeated criticism recently for the country’s human rights record.
The invitational series plans eight events this year but no players have been announced.