Pat Perez did not mince words on his latest podcast appearance, when he challenged comments Tiger Woods made about LIV Golf
, which stood starkly against LIV’s payout structure.
“But what these players are doing for guaranteed money, what is the incentive to practice?” said Woods. “What is the incentive to go out there and earn it in the dirt? You’re just getting paid a lot of money up front and playing a few events and playing 54 holes. They’re playing blaring music and have all these atmospheres that are different.”“That’s the stupidest s— I have ever heard of in my life,” Perez said on the podcast. “That’s one of the stupidest things I think he has said.
On the PGA Tour, Perez earned $28 million over the course of his 22-year-long career. Playing as part of the 4 Aces team on LIV Golf, Perez earned. He finished 49th out of 68 on the individual earnings list but received $7 million for being part of LIV’s best team by the conclusion of the inaugural season.
“The incentive, the incentive, the fact that you can go from like 22nd place or 18th place, have a great Sunday, go from making 220 grand to $4 million, you cannot do that anywhere,” Perez continued. “That’s the incentive. I mean, you were out there, you’ve seen people, guys are grinding as hard as they ever have in their lifetime. Because not even that—you can go from making 160 grand to like $1 million. It’s very hard to do on the PGA Tour.” to join LIV.
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