Tiger Woods jibe at LIV – ‘some of the stuff I couldn’t figure out what the hell was going on’

Tiger Woods has taken a dig at LIV Golf, stating that, in contrast, his new league “will be very simple” – despite the £17 million competition taking place indoors, on a simulator, with a swivelling green.

‌Woods is a co-owner of TGL alongside Rory McIlroy, which will launch in an especially guilt near the duo’s mansions in south Florida in January.

‌The venture has been dismissed as a gimmick by critics who believe it has been formed only to ensure that more of the game’s top players are not lured by LIV. However, Woods is adamant that its primary objective is to entice the younger audience to the ancient game.

‌LIV, of course, have stated that objective as its main mission, featuring a shotgun start, a three-day event, and innovations such as music blasting on the driving range, but Woods believes his and McIlroy’s version is less mentally-challenging for the new generation.

“Some of the stuff I’ve seen in LIV… I couldn’t figure out what the hell was going on,” Woods told AP. “Here it’s very simple.”

Woods called TGL a “modern twist of traditional golf” which will be played in a bespoke arena hosting approximately 1,500 fans.

Players will hit shots from proper grass into a gigantic high-tech screen, before moving on to another grass area that will allow pitches from 50 yards to a green that will be able to swivel 360 degrees.

The pros will then putt on a synthetic surface on which the contours can be changed.

In a series of events, four-man teams will play against each other in a two-hour window – televised live in the US on ESPN – and Woods is sure that it will be a winner. Not least for the pros, with $9 million going to the winning team and players

‌“Generally, golf takes about five or six hours to play,” Woods said. “In today’s world, it is hard for anybody to go [that time] without looking at their phones. The shorter the time, the better.”

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