Paige Spiranac thinks she knows why Tiger turned down

Appearing on American television on Monday night, Greg Norman revealed that the 15-time major champion had rejected an offer of between $700m and $800m to join the controversial new Saudi-funded enterprise.

The offer was apparently put to Woods before two-time Open champ Norman had been appointed CEO of the start-up circuit.

“Tiger is a needle-mover and of course you have to look at the best of the best,” Norman told Fox News. “So, yes, that number was somewhere in that neighbourhood.”

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That has prompted dozens of stories and thousands of tweets as people have raced to speculate why Woods – who has made a record $120,895,206 on the PGA Tour – would turn down such an incredible amount of money.

Former professional golfer turned social media personality Paige Spiranac has her own theories.

In a video for PointsBet Sportsbook, the 29-year-old tried to make sense of Woods’ decision-making.

“That is ‘F you’ money,” she said. “That is buy an island money. But Tiger was like, ‘You know what? No thank…