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Report: Tiger Woods Turned Down Around $3M to Play in Saudi International

Tiger Woods reportedly turned down a multimillion dollar offer to play in the Saudi International tournament in January.

Per ESPN's Bob Harig, Saudi Arabian officials have offered Woods around $3 million in each of the past two years to take part in the event, but he has declined the invitation both times.

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

The European Tour's decision to hold a tournament in Saudi Arabia has caused controversy after the murder of Washington Post reporter Jamal Khashoggi in October 2018.