Tiger Woods says LIV golfers turned backs on what made them

TIGER Woods believes some players “have turned their back” on what made them by leaving the PGA Tour to join the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series.

Speaking at St Andrews before the 150th Open Championship, the 15-time major winner says it would be “sad” for young players not to experience such events.

“What they’ve done is turned their back on what has allowed them to get to this position,” said Woods.

LIV golfers who qualified for this week’s Open will be allowed to play.

However, the R&A did not invite LIV chief executive Greg Norman to compete in Monday’s Celebration of Champions event or attend Tuesday’s Champions’ Dinner, saying: “The 150th Open is an extremely important milestone for golf and we want to ensure that the focus remains on celebrating the Championship and its heritage. “Unfortunately, we do not believe that would be the case if Greg were to attend.” It was a decision called “petty” by Norman. – bbc.com