Tiger Woods broke his silence Sunday on the controversial PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger, denying he had ever seen a “talking-points” memo intended for him to address other PGA golfers.
The memo surfaced during legal proceedings in an antitrust suit filed against the PGA Tour after the organization banned players who had defected to LIV. Twitter user @desertdufferLLG posted the memo online.
The memo shows points that Woods should make in speaking to other PGA golfers at a players meeting during the Travelers Championship in June 2022.
PGA Commissioner Jay Monahan was supposed to open the meeting, but Woods was on the agenda to speak, with numerous talking points that included everything from a prompt to say, “Thank you, Jay,” to “We have to actively participate in defending the PGA TOUR. It’s time to join the fight.”
Woods tweeted Sunday that he had never seen the memo.
Woods tweeted, “In response to the talking points memo released this weekend, I have never seen this document until today, and I did not attend the players meeting for which it was prepared at the 2022 Travelers.”
In response to the talking points memo released this weekend, I have never seen this document until today, and I did not attend the players meeting for which it was prepared at the 2022 Travelers.
— Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) July 2, 2023
Here is the document in question, which, even if you take Woods’ name out of the equation, is still a bombshell allegation, that the PGA Tour scripted responses for players to use against the upstart LIV Golf.
🚨 Tiger Woods responds to the ‘talking points memo’ 👀 @TWlegion pic.twitter.com/sARfkp9O5i
— NUCLR GOLF (@NUCLRGOLF) July 2, 2023
Golf fans quickly reacted to Woods’ denial of the leaked talking points.
He is wonderful human being yes @TigerWoods is saying the truth 💯
— Golf & Science News (@TOURMISS) July 3, 2023
Think your are entirely missing the point of the whole tweet and that the PGAT had scripts ready for players to denounce LIV.
Which is hilarious, given everything that has happened
— The Penalty Drop Golf Blog & Podcast (@thepenaltydrop) July 3, 2023
Tiger you did ask Greg Norman to step down or go away, as did Rory, which does come across as co-ordinated.
— The Penalty Drop Golf Blog & Podcast (@thepenaltydrop) July 3, 2023
A whole mess, the PGA Tour right now. https://t.co/1jn4DXL9fv
— Andrew Jerell Jones, Luke 1:37 (IG:twdbk3) (@sluggahjells) July 2, 2023
This is still extremely embarrassing for the PGAT and its members. We have heard all of these talking points in this memo, so someone has been scripting the players. Pretty hilarious that they prepared this for TW. Almost like they have done this before 🤔
— Par Save (@GimmieBirdie) July 3, 2023
I did an actual LOL reading the talking points. Asking Jay to leave the room and to turn off the cameras in the back. Should be a SNL skit
— Joecattle (@Joecattle101) July 2, 2023
