Adapted from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/the-masters-2024-preview-member-exclusive" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“Crain &amp; Co.,”</a> April 11, 2024. 
Jake: The 2024 Masters begins today. Love him or hate him, Tiger Woods is the most impactful player to his sport in my lifetime — and possibly ever. There&#8217;s a good argument there. And if this weekend is his last go around at the Masters, and regardless of how well he plays or if he makes the cut, I am just thankful I got to be around to watch his rise, his fall, and his rise again.
Never before have I seen one man make a whole sport cool around the globe. He completely changed the way the game is played. He played the villain and the hero, made incredibly clutch shots in huge moments, and overcame adversity time and time again.
Growing up in our house, I loved watching Tiger and my father loved rooting against him because of his “on the course antics.” He was a little bit different in the way that he handled himself. But it didn’t matter how you felt about Tiger Woods: You were going to watch him. And that&#8217;s the most important thing. We saw him make grown men melt in front of our eyes, and he took over the sporting world over and over.
Has Tiger made some questionable choices in his past? Without a doubt. But that is all part of what&#8217;s been the Tiger Woods Experience. And unfortunately, we will never see someone do what he has done in the game of golf again, or maybe any other sport. But in golf, they don&#8217;t have to be concerned because Tiger&#8217;s already elevated the sport so much, from one poll to the other, that golf is here to stay in the forefront for the long haul.
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In the discussion of the most impactful player to their sport, no other player’s impact on the game of golf compares to Tiger’s and the way he elevated the sport in every aspect. (I emphasize player because the most impactful person to their sport is the person who invented it because without that, none of this would even be possible.) But is there anybody that&#8217;s been more impactful than Tiger?
David: Well, no. Now, he may not be the greatest athlete of all time. For example, Wayne Gretzky, who we mentioned earlier this week, is just head and shoulders above everyone who has ever played hockey. But if you&#8217;re going to use the word “impactful,” then it would have to be Tiger Woods.
It just so happens that when Tiger was coming around and dominating, we were of the age we were interested and able to see his career unfold. That&#8217;s always going to be a part of our upbringing. But to prove his impact, you can look at the data when it comes to the sport. And I think he&#8217;s one of the first billionaire athletes as well, certainly the first billionaire golfer.
We should be thankful that he&#8217;s going to be competing in this Masters. I don&#8217;t know how well he will do, and I don&#8217;t know if he&#8217;ll make the cut — though his odds did improve overnight. They were +12,000 Wednesday and +10,000 today (Thursday). But it was just February 2021 when Tiger got in his car accident and people wondered if he would ever even walk again. And now, he&#8217;s going to be walking the greens at Augusta National this week. So for that, we should be thankful.
Jake: Blaine, is Tiger going to win? Is he going to make the cut?
Blaine: When it comes to the Masters, you just want to be close. You want to be in shooting range on Sunday where you can make a run. And I don&#8217;t think people realize how dominant Tiger was during his run. Looking at stats, for Scottie Scheffler to catch Tiger&#8217;s total weeks spent at number one, he would need to be at the top every week for 12 years and three days.
Jake: Well, enjoy your pimento cheese sandwiches, fathers and sons, and let&#8217;s see if Tiger can go on the prowl once again in Augusta.
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Blain Crain is co-host of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/%22https://www.dailywire.com/show/crain-and-company/%22">Crain &amp; Company</a> at The Daily Wire and a former wide receiver for Western Colorado University. Follow Blain: @Blain_Crain
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The 2024 Masters Begins: Will Tiger Woods Go On The Prowl At Augusta?

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Tiger Woods

Golf legend Tiger Woods announced this week that his nearly three-decade partnership with Nike has come to an end, marking an end to one of the most iconic brand relationships in sports history.
Woods <a href="https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/39265902/tiger-woods-nike-announced-end-27-year-partnership">signed</a> a multiyear $40 million deal with Nike when he turned pro in 1996 after finishing his collegiate career at Stanford. In 2000, he <a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/01/08/1223536590/tiger-woods-and-nike-have-ended-their-partnership-after-27-years">signed</a> a $100 million deal with Nike — the largest sponsorship ever for an athlete — and he reportedly signed a ten-year extension in 2013 that was worth $200 million.
The company stood by Woods when a scandal involving extramarital affairs became public in 2009 and led to other brands dropping him. The partnership spanned 15 PGA major championship victories and 82 PGA Tour wins.
&#8220;Over 27 years ago, I was fortunate to start a partnership with one of the most iconic brands in the world,&#8221; Woods said in a statement posted on social media that included a photo of him posing with Nike founder Phil Knight. &#8220;The days since have been filled with so many amazing moments and memories, if I started naming them, I could go on forever.&#8221;
&#8220;Phil Knight&#8217;s passion and vision brought this Nike and Nike Golf partnership together and I want to personally thank him, along with the Nike employees and incredible athletes I have had the pleasure of working with along the way,&#8221; Woods continued. &#8220;People will ask if there is another chapter. Yes, there will certainly be another chapter. See you in LA! Tiger&#8221;
Nike posted on its Instagram account a photo of Woods, writing: &#8220;Tiger, you challenged your competition, stereotypes, conventions, the old school way of thinking.&#8221;
&#8220;You challenged the entire institution of golf,&#8221; the statement said. &#8220;You challenged us. And most of all, yourself. And for that challenge we&#8217;re grateful.&#8221;
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ESPN noted that Woods&#8217; statement seemed to indicate that he would be playing in the Genesis at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades on February 15-18.

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Tiger Woods Announces An End To His Partnership With Nike

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tiger-woods-fires-back-at-ex-girlfriend-after-she-seeks-to-break-nda-citing-law-about-sex-crimes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tiger Woods</a>&#8216; ex-girlfriend Erica Herman has dropped her sexual assault lawsuit against the professional golfer and said that he &#8220;never&#8221; sexually assaulted or sexually harassed her.
In court documents from Florida&#8217;s Fourth District Court of Appeal obtained by <a href="https://people.com/tiger-woods-ex-girlfriend-erica-herman-drops-sexual-assault-allegations-nda-appeal-8402236" target="_blank" rel="noopener">People</a> magazine, Herman filed an official notice on November 10 to dismiss her sexual assault lawsuit and an appeal to dismiss an NDA she signed at the start of her romantic relationship with <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/11/15/sports/tiger-woods-ex-erica-herman-drops-sexual-assault-lawsuit-nda-appeal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Woods</a> in 2017.
Herman, who initially filed the sexual assault allegation to nullify a Non-Disclosure agreement, stated in the new filing that she was &#8220;never a victim of sexual harassment or sexual abuse at the hands of Tiger Woods or any of his agents and it is her position that she never asserted a claim for such.&#8221;
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In December 2022, Herman filed her initial lawsuit claiming she was owed $30 million after she said Woods asked her to move out of his house before the terms of their &#8220;oral agreement,&#8221; which allowed her to live there for another five years came to an end, People noted.
In March 2023, she filed a separate complaint citing the <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4524/text/rs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Speak Out Act</a>, which limits the &#8220;judicial enforceability of a nondisclosure clause or nondisparagement clause agreed to before a dispute arises involving sexual assault or sexual harassment in violation of federal, tribal, or state law,&#8221; <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/tiger-woods-ex-girlfriend-drops-sexual-assault-lawsuit-nda-appeal-against-golfer?intcmp=tw_fnc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News</a> noted.
Woods fired back at his ex in court documents after she, citing the Speak Out Act that deals with sex crimes, sought to break the NDA.
&#8220;Ms. Herman&#8217;s position is utterly meritless,&#8221; Woods&#8217; attorney said in court documents. &#8220;It is a transparent abuse of the judicial process that undermines the purpose of the federal statute and those whom the statute seeks to protect.&#8221;
&#8220;For more than six years, Ms. Herman enjoyed the benefits of her agreement,&#8221; Woods attorney added, alleging Herman is &#8220;making salacious and insidious implications&#8221; of claims relating to sexual assault disputes.
In May 2023, Circuit Judge Elizabeth Metzger wrote that Herman&#8217;s claim lacked &#8220;factual specificity for any claim relating to sexual assault or sexual harassment.&#8221; The judge ruled therefore that Woods&#8217; ex could not get out of the NDA, leading Herman to file an appeal.
The appeal was dismissed by the court on Tuesday.
Woods and Herman were first romantically linked in 2017 and ended their relationship in 2022, the <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/11/15/sports/tiger-woods-ex-erica-herman-drops-sexual-assault-lawsuit-nda-appeal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York Post</a> noted.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tiger-woods-fires-back-at-ex-girlfriend-after-she-seeks-to-break-nda-citing-law-about-sex-crimes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tiger Woods Fires Back At Ex-Girlfriend After She Seeks To Break NDA Citing Law About Sex Crimes</a>

The Masters – Final Round

Tiger Woods’ Ex Drops Sexual Assault Lawsuit

Tiger Woods' Ex Drops Sexual Assault Lawsuit

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Let&#8217;s be clear right from the start: We may not have just seen the end of Tiger Woods&#8217; brilliant career. Dude won a U.S. Open with a broken leg. You think a car crash is gonna&#8217; stop him?
But what viewers saw on Saturday sure didn&#8217;t look like Tiger can go on much longer.
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Woods withdrew from the Masters — a tournament he has won five times — after the third round. He was nine over par at the time, having dropped shots at nearly every hole as he finished his rain-delayed second round.
The scene was so sad that his former coach had an even sadder thought.
&#8220;I hate to say this but yesterday at the end of this show I was just hoping that he wouldn’t make the cut, that he’d just finish one outside,” Sky Sports analyst Butch Harmon <a href="https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/golf/12853750/i-was-hoping-he-wouldnt-make-the-cut-he-is-in-agony-butch-harmon-on-tiger-woods" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on Sunday. &#8220;Not because I don’t want to see Tiger Woods play, we always want to see Tiger Woods play, but you could just see he was in agony trying to get around there and it wasn’t a surprise at all to be honest that he had to withdraw.”
In the end, Woods could manage just 14 holes on Saturday (seven in the second round; seven in the third). Then, his body quit.
&#8220;I am disappointed to have to WD this morning due to reaggravating my plantar fasciitis. Thank you to the fans and to @TheMasters who have shown me so much love and support. Good luck to the players today!&#8221; Woods said in a Twitter post.
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That makes sense. He was, at the time, in last place at +9 with no chance to win (the winner ended up -12).
Look, we all know Tiger is tough. In 2008, during rehab from knee surgery, Tiger suffered a double stress fracture in his left tibia. He played the U.S. Open with the fractures — and won.
In 2017, he underwent his fourth back surgery. That time it was all so bad doctors had no choice but to fuse two vertebrae together.
And yet he won again. Woods played in October 2019 at the inaugural Zozo Championship in Japan and shot 64-64-66-68. That gave him 82 wins on the PGA Tour, moving Woods into a tie with Sam Snead for the most career wins on the Tour.
But on February 23, 2021, Woods was badly injured in a single-car collision. He suffered compound fractures to his right leg in addition to a shattered ankle.
But he came back yet again. And how tough is Tiger? Fellow golfer Jason Day on Monday revealed why Woods was forced to withdraw from the third round of the 2022 PGA Championship.
“I was talking to him at the end of last year, and then he was saying the reason why he pulled out of the PGA was a screw went through the skin on Saturday or whatever it was,” Day said, <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/04/10/jason-day-shares-why-tiger-woods-withdrew-at-2022-pga-championship/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the New York Post.
Tiger is the Energizer bunny: He just keeps going. But here&#8217;s the thing: He wants to win. At 47, he just keeps coming back because his competitive spirit drives him on and on.
Yet what happens when he realizes he can&#8217;t win anymore? He&#8217;ll quit the game. It&#8217;s that simple. He&#8217;s not in it for the money — he&#8217;s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tiger-woods-net-worth" target="_blank" rel="noopener">worth</a> $1.1 billion.
Woods may have glimpsed his future at the Masters. And like all the greats in history, he&#8217;ll simply walk away when it&#8217;s time.
Let&#8217;s hope it&#8217;s not time.
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Joseph Curl has covered politics for 35 years, including 12 years as White House correspondent for a national newspaper. He was also the a.m. editor of the Drudge Report for four years. Send tips to josephcurl@dailywire.com and follow him on Twitter @josephcurl.

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We May Have Just Seen The End Of Tiger

We May Have Just Seen The End Of Tiger Woods

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Tiger Woods fired back at ex-girlfriend Erica Herman in court documents this week after she sought to break a non-disclosure agreement, citing a law that allows someone to break an NDA if there is a dispute involving sexual crimes.
News that Woods and Herman split last fall became public knowledge last week after Herman filed court documents to nullify the NDA she signed when they started dating in 2017. Herman cited the <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4524/text/rs">Speak Out Act</a>, which “prohibits the judicial enforceability of a nondisclosure clause or non disparagement clause agreed to before a dispute arises involving sexual assault or sexual harassment in violation of federal, tribal, or state law.”
Herman filed the lawsuit after Woods <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilywashburn/2023/03/10/tiger-woods-ex-girlfriend-erica-hermans-lawsuits-against-him-and-his-trust-explained/?sh=4b3908186ef8">allegedly</a> kicked her out of the home where the two lived in Hobe Sound, Florida. Herman is seeking $30 million from Woods because she claims they had an &#8220;oral tenancy agreement&#8221; that allowed her to continue living on the property.
Woods filed court documents on Monday calling Herman &#8220;a jilted ex-girlfriend,&#8221; according to <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/03/13/tiger-woods-says-erica-herman-is-not-sexual-abuse-victim-just-jilted-ex-girlfriend/">TMZ</a>.
Woods said that she has no right to have the NDA revoked because she never alleged in any of her court filings that any sexual misconduct occurred. Woods&#8217; legal team says she checked a box that said &#8220;NO&#8221; in her lawsuit, asking, &#8220;does this case involve allegations of sexual abuse.&#8221;
&#8220;Ms. Herman&#8217;s position is utterly meritless,&#8221; Woods says in court documents. &#8220;It is a transparent abuse of the judicial process that undermines the purpose of the federal statute and those whom the statute seeks to protect.&#8221;
People Magazine <a href="https://people.com/sports/tiger-woods-livid-over-ex-erica-hermans-lawsuit-source-says/">reported</a> that sources close to the pro golfer said &#8220;Tiger is livid&#8221; over Herman&#8217;s insinuation that sexual misconduct occurred during their relationship.
Herman claims that Woods tricked her into leaving the house by telling her to &#8220;pack a suitcase for a short vacation and, when she arrived at the airport, they told her she had been locked out of her residence,&#8221; she said in her lawsuit. She claims that Woods paid for a “hotel room and certain expenses for a short period of time” but ultimately “frightened her away from returning” to the residence.

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Tiger Woods Fires Back At Ex-Girlfriend After She Seeks To Break NDA Citing Law About Sex Crimes

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Tiger Woods is arguably the greatest golfer to ever play the game, in no small part because of his imagination. He can simply see shots — from deep rough, cavernous bunkers, short-sided off the green — that other players just can&#8217;t see.
But it turns out he&#8217;s a master of fanciful invention in his personal life, too — that is, if his now-ex-girlfriend is to be believed.
Erica Herman, 38, who lived with Woods for six years, has filed court papers alleging that &#8220;agents&#8221; of Woods tricked her into leaving his Florida mansion, saying she was heading out on a &#8220;short vacation,&#8221; then locked her out of Woods&#8217; house.
&#8220;Specifically, by trickery, agents of the Defendant convinced the Plaintiff to pack a suitcase for a short vacation and, when she arrived at the airport, they told her she had been locked out of her residence,&#8221; <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64897829">according</a> to the court documents seen by the BBC.
Once she was out, the documents say, her personal possessions were &#8220;removed from the property.&#8221;
Herman has been at the side of Woods, 47, for half a dozen years, most recently helping him recover from a severe car accident that could have ended his life.
The golfer&#8217;s now-former girlfriend also made some shocking allegations in the documents as she tries to void a non-disclosure agreement that she claims she was forced to sign. Under a question that read, &#8220;Does this case involve allegations of sexual abuse?&#8221; Herman ticked the box for &#8220;yes.&#8221;
In a separate court filing <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11836681/Tiger-Woods-ex-Erica-Herman-claims-locked-Hobe-Sound-home-trickery.html">uncovered</a> by The Daily Mail, Herman is also suing Woods for $30 million, claiming &#8220;severe&#8221; emotional damage. She claims that Woods&#8217; representatives removed $40,000 of her money and made &#8220;scurrilous and defamatory allegations&#8221; about how she obtained the money.
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The filing also says she provided &#8220;valuable services&#8221; at Woods&#8217; request as part of an &#8220;oral tenancy agreement.&#8221; The lawsuit, filed as a trust litigation, says: &#8220;All expenses that related to her residency were fully paid by the defendant or its privies.&#8221;
Herman also makes an interesting case for the $30 million payout. She claims there were five years left on that oral agreement but Woods used &#8220;trickery&#8221; to get her out of the house after the pair broke up in October.
The lawsuit says that at the airport, agents of Woods &#8220;informed her she was not allowed to return and, without legal counsel to aid her in this emotional moment, utilized a lawyer to confront her with proposals to resolve the wrongdoing they were in the midst of committing.&#8221;
&#8220;Defendant&#8217;s agents attempted to justify their illegal conduct by paying for a hotel room and certain expenses for a short period of time, having successfully locked her out of her home and frightened her away from returning,&#8221; the suit says. &#8220;Since then plaintiff has continually demanded to be allowed back into her home but defendant&#8217;s agents have refused.&#8221;
Woods recently filed his own motion in which his lawyers said the golfer ended the relationship and that Herman was told she &#8220;was no longer welcome&#8221; at the property. His lawyers say she signed a non-disclosure agreement that says disputes will be adjudicated by an independent arbiter, not the courts.
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Tiger Woods’ Girlfriend Told To Pack For ‘Short Vacation,’ Was Dropped At Airport, Then Locked Out Of His Mansion, Lawsuit Claims

Tiger Woods Told Girlfriend They Were Going On 'Short Vacation,' Dropped Her At Airport, Then Locked Her Out Of His Mansion, Lawsuit Claims

On Monday, Tiger Woods, 46, issued a statement announcing he would not compete in the upcoming Hero World Challenge, scheduled in Albany, Bahamas, from November 28 through December 4, because of an injury he had sustained while practicing.
The Hero World Challenge, hosted by Woods every year, enables a small number of top-ranked golf pros to compete and serves as a benefit for the Tiger Woods Foundation. The tournament field is comprised of 20 players, including the most recent winners of the four major PGA tournaments, the top 11 available players from the Official World Golf Ranking, the defending champion of the tournament, and two special exemption players selected by the foundation.
“In my preparations and practice for this week’s Hero World Challenge, I’ve developed plantar fasciitis in my right foot, which is making it difficult to walk,” Woods tweeted. “After consulting with my doctors and trainers, I have decided to withdraw this week and focus on my hosting duties. My plan is still to compete in The Match and PNC Championship.”
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Unlike the Hero World Challenge, at The Match and the PNC Championship Woods can use a golf cart.
Since the Hero World Challenge was founded in 2000, Woods has won it five times: 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2011. Jordan Spieth recorded the lowest score recorded in the tournament in 2014 at 262, 26 under par.
Woods played his last competitive round at the Open Championship in mid-July; he has played a total of nine rounds on the tour this year in <a href="https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/12176/12757246/tiger-woods-back-in-action-at-hero-world-challenge-ways-to-watch-his-return-live-on-sky-sports">three tournaments</a>: the Masters, the PGA Championship and The Open in Great Britain. He finished 47th at The Masters and withdrew after the third round at the PGA Championship. He missed the cut at The Open.
Woods, the towering figure who dominated golf for two decades, now ranks 1,277th in the world. He has amassed a total of 15 Grand Slam titles, second only to the legendary golf titan Jack Nicklaus, who won 18. Those four tournaments include The Masters, The Open Championship (aka the British Open), the US Open, and the PGA Championship.
Only Bobby Jones completed the Grand Slam, which entails winning the four championships in the same calendar year; Woods won the four titles consecutively but they were not in the same calendar year. Ben Hogan won all but the PGA in the same year, 1953, but the PGA overlapped the British Open, so it was impossible for Hogan to compete there.

The 150th Open – Day Two

Tiger Woods Pulls Out Of Hero World Challenge Due To Foot Injury

Injury

Legendary professional <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/golf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">golfers</a> Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are launching a new professional golf league in partnership with the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/pga" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PGA</a> Tour as the tour faces increasing competition from Saudi-backed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/liv-golf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LIV Golf</a>.
Woods and McIlroy&#8217;s TMRW Sports <a href="https://tglgolf.com/articles/2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> Wednesday the creation of TGL, a new “tech-infused golf league” that will feature teams of professional golfers that compete on a “custom-built venue in primetime on Monday nights.”
The high-tech league will <a href="https://tglgolf.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">consist</a> of six teams of three PGA Tour players that hit shots onto a virtual screen before moving to a “state-of-the-art short game complex.”
The new league will be comprised of 15 regular season matches starting in January 2024 followed by a playoff tournament.
The league was created with the intent of trying to attract a broader audience to the sport by reaching younger audiences.
“TGL is the next evolution within professional golf, and I am committed to helping lead it into the future,&#8221; Woods said in a statement. “Embracing technology to create this unique environment gives us the ability to move our sport into primetime on a consistent basis alongside so many of sports&#8217; biggest events. As a big sports fan myself, I&#8217;m excited about blending golf with technology and team elements common in other sports. We all know what it&#8217;s like to be in a football stadium or a basketball arena where you can watch every play, every minute of action unfold right in front of you. It&#8217;s something that inherently isn&#8217;t possible in traditional golf — and an aspect of TGL that will set it apart and appeal to a new generation of fans.”
“I have the utmost respect for the game of golf, and the TGL, while rooted in the traditions of the game, is taking a bold step into the increasingly tech-fueled future of sports,&#8221; McIlroy said. “TGL will tap into the appeal of team golf within an exciting, fan-friendly environment, comparable to sitting courtside at an NBA game. TGL will widen the appeal of golf to younger and more diverse fans and serve as another avenue to introduce people to the game I love.”
The new golf league comes as the PGA Tour competes against LIV Golf, founded by two-time major winner Greg Norman, which Woods has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tiger-woods-to-hold-meeting-with-top-pro-golfers-to-bolster-support-for-pga-over-liv" target="_blank" rel="noopener">campaigned</a> hard against.
LIV Golf responded to the creation of the new league with a 17-word statement, saying, “LIV Golf is clearly the best thing that’s ever happened to help the careers of professional golfers.”

The 150th Open – Previews

Tiger Woods And Rory McIlroy Launch New Pro-Golf League

LIV Golf

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tiger-woods" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tiger Woods</a> is scheduled to holding a meeting this week with some top professional golfers ahead of a tournament to bolster support for the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/pga" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PGA</a> as it battles against the new <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/liv-golf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LIV Golf</a> series.
ESPN <a href="https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/34406098/sources-tiger-woods-meet-group-players-bmw-championship-rally-support-pga-tour-rival-liv-series">reported</a> that the meeting will include approximately 20 top players from around the world and several other &#8220;influential&#8221; PGA players who have not left for the Saudi-backed LIV Golf series.
The meeting will take place in Delaware at Wilmington Country Club ahead of the BMW Championship, which is part of the PGA TOUR’s FedExCup Playoffs.
&#8220;I’m hearing tomorrow’s PGA Tour player meeting regarding LIV is going to be a banger,&#8221; golf reporter Alan Shipnuck <a href="https://twitter.com/AlanShipnuck/status/1559325194061115392">tweeted</a>. &#8220;Supposedly everything is on the table, from major championship boycotts to Monahan’s future to a larger compromise. And Tiger M.F. Woods is expected to fly in to provide counsel/bully/cajole.&#8221;
Woods has spoken out against LIV Golf and Greg Norman, who leads the new golf tour, <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/07/12/tiger-woods-unloads-on-greg-norman-liv-golf-ahead-of-2022-british-open/">saying</a> earlier this summer that it was the right thing for the PGA to disinvite Norman to the 150th British Open at St. Andrews.
&#8220;Greg has done some things that I don’t think is in the best interest of our game, and we’re coming back to probably the most historic and traditional place in our sport,&#8221; Woods said. &#8220;I know Greg tried to do this back in the early ’90s. It didn’t work then, and he’s trying to make it work now. I still don’t see how that’s in the best interests of the game. I know what the PGA Tour stands for and what we have done and what the Tour has given us — the ability to chase after our careers and to earn what we get and the trophies we have been able to play for and the history that has been a part of this game.&#8221;
Woods slammed the players who left the PGA Tour for LIV Golf, saying that they have turned their backs on the tours that helped create them.
&#8220;The players who have chosen to go to LIV and to play there, I disagree with it,” Woods said. “I think that what they’ve done is they’ve turned their back on what has allowed them to get to this position. Some players have never got a chance to even experience it — they’ve gone right from the amateur ranks right into that organization and never really got a chance to play out here and what it feels like to play a Tour schedule or to play in some big events.&#8221;
&#8220;And, who knows what’s going to happen in the near future with world-ranking points, the criteria for entering major championships? The governing bodies are going to have to figure that out. Some of these players may not ever get a chance to play in major championships,&#8221; Woods continued. &#8220;That is a possibility that some players will never, ever get a chance to play in a major championship, never get a chance to experience this right here, walk down the fairways at Augusta National. That, to me, I just don’t understand it.&#8221;

Tiger Woods To Hold Meeting With Top Pro Golfers To Bolster Support For PGA Over LIV

The Kingdom couldn’t buy Tiger.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/golf">Golf</a> superstar Tiger Woods turned down the staggering sum of nearly $800 million to play in the Saudi Arabia-backed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/golf-superstar-takes-50-million-payday-to-defect-to-saudi-backed-liv-circuit">LIV Golf Invitational Series</a>, according to the tour’s CEO, Greg Norman. While it was known the tour made a strong bid for Woods, the figure emerged in an interview with Fox News Channel&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tucker-carlson">Tucker Carlson</a> Monday night.
&#8220;Look, Tiger is a needle mover, right?” Norman said. “So, of course you&#8217;ve got to look at the best of the best. They had originally approached Tiger before I became CEO. That number is somewhere in that [$700-800 million] neighborhood.&#8221;
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&quot;The PGA Tour has 27 sponsors who do $40 billion worth of business in Saudi Arabia on an annual basis.&quot;<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LIVGolf?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LIVGolf</a> Chairman Greg Norman exposes the PGA Tour&#39;s hypocrisy in interview on Tucker Carlson. <a href="https://t.co/jMkLPHKsWf">pic.twitter.com/jMkLPHKsWf</a>
&mdash; LIV Golf Nation (@LIVGolfNation) <a href="https://twitter.com/LIVGolfNation/status/1554265020984434689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 2, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The tour has spent nine-figure sums luring PGA stars like Phil Mickelson, Bryson DeChambeau, Dustin Johnson, Bubba Watson, and others to play in its pro series. In addition to dangling huge purses for match competitions, the new tour is offering signing fees, including a reported $125 million to Johnson, and likely more for Mickelson. The PGA has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pga-tour-to-punish-players-jumping-to-saudi-backed-liv-tournament">tried to stop the exodus</a>, and made clear players who defect won’t necessarily be welcome back.
The 15-time major champion Woods has not been the same since a devastating automobile accident, but his popularity still would have made him the upstart tour’s biggest prize. Woods said prior to last month&#8217;s British Open that he doesn’t support players joining the LIV Series and compared the circuit to the senior Champions Tour.
&#8220;I think that what they&#8217;ve done is they&#8217;ve turned their back on what has allowed them to get to this position,&#8221; Woods said.
The LIV Golf Invitational Series was launched this year through a $300 million investment in the Asian Tour. Earlier this week, LIV Golf rolled out plans to expand in 2023 to 14 events, with 48 golfers competing for an unprecedented $405 million in purses.
Former President Trump hosted a LIV tournament at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, last week and has been a supporter of the tour despite <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/9-11-families-rip-trump-for-hosting-saudi-backed-golf-tournaments-at-his-courses">criticism from 9/11 families and other critics</a> of the Kingdom&#8217;s abysmal human rights record.
“I think LIV has been a great thing for Saudi Arabia, for the image of Saudi Arabia,” Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/charles-barkley-slams-door-on-new-role-in-saudi-sponsored-golf-league">told</a> The Wall Street Journal. “I think it’s going to be an incredible investment from that standpoint, and that’s more valuable than lots of other things because you can’t buy that — even with billions of dollars.”

Revealed: Greg Norman Says How Much Tiger Woods Turned Down To Play On Saudi-Backed Golf Tour

Tucker Carlson

There’s nothing quite as depressing as seeing our sports heroes succumb to the ravages of time. Those inevitable periods of decline elicit a painful amalgam of melancholy, nostalgia and an acknowledgement of our own mortality. Not exactly the kind of escapism that sports typically supply; more like a reminder that sometimes, life sucks and then you die.
Tiger Woods’ recent displays of mere mortality are the latest reminder that, in the world of athletic pursuits, only Father Time has an unblemished record. In fact, given the lingering effects of Tiger’s near-fatal 2021 car crash, Father Time is just running up the score at this point.
After pouring every possible ounce of preparation into this year’s 150th British Open &#8211; the ancestral home of golf &#8211; Woods plodded around St. Andrews on a reassembled right leg looking in vain for echoes of past glories. Ultimately, he missed the cut by a mile and, in an ignominious footnote for the week, was dusted by 56-year-old sideshow John Daly.
Woods may yet muster his considerable skills for a last hurrah or two. We’re just a year removed from Phil Mickelson’s PGA Championship win at just shy of 51, after all, and golf has a looser age restriction on competitive excellence. But Tiger’s best is clearly far in the rearview mirror, and all of us who wished otherwise were living in denial. Jack Nicklaus’ record of 18 majors seems eternally secure.
Woods is only the latest example on the long list of legendary sportsmen whose last gasps have graced our TV screens. Those of us of a certain age remember a flabby, late-30s Muhammad Ali, already showing signs of Parkinson’s, staggering around the ring getting dominated by Larry Holmes &#8211; and then Trevor Berbick &#8211; the way a young Ali once dominated an aging Floyd Patterson. (The fact that Ali was still putting his life at risk because he needed the money, only added pathos.)
Painful as it is, we remember Willie Mays struggling to make routine plays as a 42-year-old Met, or Hank Aaron playing out a couple of ceremonial seasons with the Brewers. We recall the sad comeback attempts of Bjorn Borg, Mark Spitz and Jim Palmer, and the embarrassing, stubborn refusal of Brett Favre to retire gracefully. Heck, even Michael Jordan struggled to scrape together 20 points per game as a Washington Wizard.
Of course, there are exceptions, players who have left us wanting more and spared us from watching them waste away. Jim Brown retired from football at the height of his seemingly limitless powers, lured by the siren song of Hollywood stardom, his on-field legend unassailable. Ted Williams hit a home run in his last career at-bat, ducked into the dugout, eschewing a curtain call, and walked away from his playing career for good. (Ted’s frozen head, properly thawed, could probably still go 2-for-5 with a double.)
Then there’s Tom Brady, that rarest of beasts — half GOAT, half unicorn. Surely, somewhere in one of his sprawling properties, there is stored a decaying Brady portrait. There’s no other explanation for the fact that Brady has thrown for more yards and touchdowns in his 40s than he did in his 20s. 
Brady aside, careers end, and greatness fades. Tiger’s tearful walk up 18 at the Old Course was perhaps the most poignant reminder of all. 
“It got to me,” he said afterwards. Join the club. 
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

Readers Pass – Wells – Tiger Woods, Twilight of The Gods16x9

Tiger Woods And The Twilight Of The Gods

Pro golfer Rory McIlroy did some serious damage on Thursday when an errant drive collided with Charlie Kane, who was on the course working social media for the PGA Tour.
Kane shared a tweet featuring several photos of his injuries — along with a warning to others that when <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/14/golf/rory-mcilroy-stone-hand-open-championship-spt-intl/index.html">McIlroy</a> shouted &#8220;Fore!&#8221; he likely meant it.
&#8220;Fractured hand after Rory McIlroy&#8217;s drive landed on my knuckle,&#8221; Kane tweeted. &#8220;He shouted fore. I did not heed the warning. #TheOpen.&#8221;
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Fractured hand after Rory McIlroy’s drive landed on my knuckle. 
He shouted fore. I did not heed the warning. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheOpen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheOpen</a> <a href="https://t.co/91bOwuA4mY">pic.twitter.com/91bOwuA4mY</a>
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McIlroy, who hails from Northern Ireland, kicked off the morning with a 55-foot birdie, and was in second place at six shots under par at the end of the British Open&#8217;s first day.
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Here we go. 
55-foot birdie from <a href="https://twitter.com/McIlroyRory?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@McIlroyRory</a> to get things started <a href="https://twitter.com/TheOpen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheOpen</a> 🔥 <a href="https://t.co/wWD3kDWlBB">pic.twitter.com/wWD3kDWlBB</a>
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He trailed just behind the United States&#8217; Cameron Young, who was eight under par at the close of the first day. Australia&#8217;s Cameron Smith and Great Britain&#8217;s Robert Dinwiddie were just behind the two leaders, tied with five shots under par.
The Open hasn&#8217;t been all serious, however. In the days leading up to the competition, the PGA Tour&#8217;s Twitter account shared video of golf legend <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/tiger-woods-drops-out-of-u-s-open-body-needs-more-time/">Tiger Woods</a> having a little fun at McIlroy&#8217;s expense.
&#8220;The year is 2022. @TigerWoods is back messing with @McIlroyRory at the home of golf.&#8221;
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The year is 2022.<a href="https://twitter.com/TigerWoods?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TigerWoods</a> is back messing with <a href="https://twitter.com/McIlroyRory?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@McIlroyRory</a> at the home of golf. <a href="https://t.co/PUoMJvJj9P">pic.twitter.com/PUoMJvJj9P</a>
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The video showed Woods taking aim and firing off a couple of quick putts aimed directly at the ball McIlroy was attempting to hit — and then laughing as the Irish pro caught on.
McIlroy ran into a bit of a roadblock on the fifth hole, however, when his drive was cut short by a small stone on the fairway — which had been a part of the course&#8217;s original boundaries built during the 15th century.
Golf Magazine&#8217;s Sean Zak explained, &#8220;The stone that Rory just bounced off is one of the March Stones on the Old Course. They mark the original boundary of the course. There&#8217;s a &#8216;G&#8217; on one side of each of them. If you saw the G, you&#8217;re standing on the golf course side of the boundary.&#8221;
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The stone that Rory just bounced off is one of the March Stones on the Old Course. They mark the original boundary of the course.
There&#39;s a &quot;G&quot; on one side of each of them. If you saw the G, you&#39;re standing on the golf course side of the boundary. <a href="https://t.co/dW9GP6Q3qU">pic.twitter.com/dW9GP6Q3qU</a>
&mdash; Sean Zak (@Sean_Zak) <a href="https://twitter.com/Sean_Zak/status/1547526712124387328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 14, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Despite being blocked by the stone, McIlroy was able to birdie the hole — and he had even told his caddie, Harry, that he pitied the golfer who found himself forced to play from a position behind one of the stones.
&#8220;I said to Harry, some poor guy is going to have his ball end up right behind that today because it&#8217;s right in the firing range, and I don&#8217;t think you get a drop,&#8221; he said.

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