Tiger Declined Enormous Saudi Arabia Appearance Fee

On the heels of Phil Mickelson taking an unusually high amount of criticism for agreeing to play next year’s European Tour event in Saudi Arabia, Bob Harig reports for ESPN.com that Tiger Woods declined a fee in the neighborhood of $3 million.

"I just don't want to go over there," Woods told ESPN. "It's a long way.''

Woods addressed the topic and Phil Mickelson in a televised press conference this way, reports Ewan Murray in The Guardian:

"I understand the politics behind it," Woods said Tuesday of the controversy. "But also the game of golf can help heal a lot of that, too. It can help grow it. And also a lot of top players are going to be playing there that particular week.