He also addressed the controversies surrounding professional golfers accepting big paydays to play in Saudi Arabia, as ESPN reported Woods himself declined a big-money offer to play in the Saudi International from Jan. 30-Feb. 2. Woods is in the Bahamas, where he will face 17 of the world’s top golfers this weekend in the Hero World Challenge — an event his TGR Foundation hosts. After the tournament, Woods will head to Australia to both captain and play for the United States in the Presidents Cup beginning Dec. 12. That scrutiny intensified after journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside the Saudi consulate inside Istanbul, Turkey, in October 2018. Woods declined an offer of around $3 million to play the upcoming Saudi event, according to ESPN.com.

Source: National Post December 04, 2019 01:51 UTC