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Tiger Woods breaks silence amid PGA Tour/PIF merger with forthright tweet

Published

10 months ago

Jul 3, 2023

Last week, a twitter account by the name of “desertdufferLLG” tweeted out files that were allegedly from a Jay Monahan led player town hall meeting at the Travelers Championship.

At last year’s @TravelersChamp, Monahan held a player town hall meeting to discuss the LIV defections. He and his team planned to bring in the big gun—@TigerWoods—to rally the troops (no idea whether Tiger actually showed). He drafted exactly the kind of horseshit you’d expect. pic.twitter.com/eLHwnZTIsi

— duffer (@desertdufferLLG) July 1, 2023

The document had a section titled “Tiger Woods/Potential talking points”.

Apparently, Woods caught wind of the reports, and made a statement on his Twitter account Sunday evening saying that he had “never seen this document until today”.

In response to the talking points memo released this weekend, I have never seen this document until today, and I did not attend the players meeting for which it was prepared at the 2022 Travelers.

— Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) July 2, 2023

There are a lot of questions about the 2022 meeting at TPC River Highlands, but the document finding it’s way to social media was enough to break Tiger Woods’ months long silence on things PGA Tour/PIF.

After Woods’ response, the popular Tiger Woods fan account “TWLegion” chimed in on why Tiger may have made a statement.

?Interesting that Tiger’s first comments relating to the LIV – PGA TOUR news has come due to that court document. He was practicing in California when that meeting happened ahead of The Open. Guessing the story may be about to break wide open and he’s getting in front of it. He…

— TWLEGION (@TWlegion) July 3, 2023

“Interesting that Tiger’s first comments relating to the LIV – PGA TOUR news has come due to that court document. He was practicing in California when that meeting happened ahead of The Open. Guessing the story may be about to break wide open and he’s getting in front of it. He also can’t be happy they “drafted” remarks for him and involved his son in them.”

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LET pro gives detailed financial breakdown of first week on tour…and the net result may shock you

Published

2 days ago

Apr 26, 2024

Matt Vincenzi

On Friday morning, Ladies European Tour player, Hannah Gregg, took to social media to share her weekly expenses playing on the LET.

Expenses of my first week on Ladies European Tour:
Flights: $2600
Work Visa: $350
Food: $377
Caddie: $0 because I have an amazing Fiancé
Hotel: $0 because @GregChalmersPGA sorted me host housing for the week! ?
Rental Car: +0 because the Tour Tee guys GAVE me their car ??…

— Hannah Gregg (@hannahbggg) April 26, 2024

“Expenses of my first week on Ladies European Tour: Flights: $2600 Work Visa: $350

Food: $377
Caddie: $0 because I have an amazing Fiancé
Hotel: $0 because @GregChalmersPGA sorted me host housing for the week!
Rental Car: +0 because the Tour Tee guys GAVE me their car
Gas: $165
Entry Fee: $130
Lounge Pass for caddie: $50
Gym: $0
Yardage book: $0
Total expenses: $3672

Made cut, finished 54th, total earned: $1244 Factor in 35% tax on earnings. To break even, needed to finish 24th. To make money, 21st. Guess we have our goals laid out for next event!”

When factoring in Gregg’s free housing, free caddie and free rental car, it’s evident that most LET players would have to finish well inside of the top-20 to make any money.

With ridiculous amounts of money being thrown around in professional golf these days, it’s important to remember the other side of the coin as well. There are countless professionals out there who struggle to get by on their golf salary.

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54-hole golf tour deemed eligible for OWGR points…but it’s not LIV

Published

3 days ago

Apr 25, 2024

Matt Vincenzi

After a seventeen-month application process, a 54-hole golf tour was deemed eligible for OWGR points.

Unfortunately, for LIV Golf and their fans, it was the Clutch Pro Tour.

After the decision, which is effective immediately, OWGR chairman Peter Dawson issued a statement.

“This is a significant milestone for golf, and OWGR is deeply encouraged by the achievement and the continued efforts in developing the sport of golf in the United Kingdom.”

“We look forward to watching the progress of the Clutch Pro Tour as it continues to play a key role in the development of players from the region,” Dawson added.

OWGR Announcement
Read more here – https://t.co/7J4bFpawqv #OWGR #OfficialWorldGolfRanking pic.twitter.com/ZfBJWCFAm8

— OWGR (@OWGRltd) April 25, 2024

The Clutch Pro Tour operates in the United Kingdom and features a 36-hole cut. It also has an open qualifying school.

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Charlie Woods attempting to qualify for spot at 2024 U.S. Open

Published

3 days ago

Apr 25, 2024

Matt Vincenzi

As first reported by Bob Harig of Sports Illustrated, Charlie Woods will be attempting to qualify for this year’s U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2.

The first stage of qualifying for this year’s tournament will be an 18-hole local event on Thursday, April 25th, in Port St. Lucie, Florida.

There will be 84 players in the field, five of which will reach the 36-hole qualifier that will take place in June.

Earlier this season, Charlie attempted to qualify for the Cognizant Classic, and struggled, shooting an 86.

If the younger Woods is able to qualify, he will tee it up in the same field as his father in a few months at one of the more historic U.S. Open venues.