It’s not an official PGA Tour event. Still, the money earned at the Hero World Challenge spends nicely … and comes relatively easy in the 18-player, no-cut field.
Tiger Woods vaulted up the Official World Golf Rankings and won a PGA Tour title in 2018, but there’s one more important step he has to take before he’s truly “BACK.” And that, obviously, is to have his own sports drink again.
The new version of Tiger Woods won’t allow a few poor rounds to spoil a season that saw him return to the winner’s circle and contend in the final two Majors of the year.
Despite what is believed to be a record-setting appearance fee, Tiger Woods has turned down an invite to the European Tour’s inaugural tournament in Saudi Arabia.
It appears Justin Rose, the No.1 player in the world, the current Olympic gold medallist and the recently crowned FedEx Cup champion, is leaving the only equipment company he has known in his 20-year professional career.
The mountain of publicity that has continued to pile up over the past month or so might be exhausting to some, but to anybody who is pumped up about this $9-million clash between two of the greatest golfers who have ever lived, the excitement level continues to build and build.