Besides Woods, many top golfers have already joined the Saudi-backed tournament. PGA Tour winners Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Talor Gooch, Kevin Na, and Louis Oosthuizen have sided with the LIV Series despite facing heavy criticism.

The multimillion-dollar LIV Series, backed by the Saudi Arabian government, began doing rounds in the media due to its controversial nature. The claims of the new series challenging the PGA Tour became obvious when it offered hefty sums to star players. The controversy peaked when ace golfer Tiger Woods reportedly turned down an offer worth $700 to $800 million to play in the LIV Golf Series.

Paige Spiranac quit professional golfing to become a content creator on social media. With over 3.5 million followers on Instagram, Spiranac is now an influencer who makes golf-related content. Despite being inactive from competitive golfing, she remains a popular name.

Paige Spiranac revealed that she wasn’t on either side of the debate

The former pro-golfer said that she isn’t “anti-PGA or anti-LIV.” However, Spiranac slammed players who openly spoke against the PGA Tour during the LIV Golf debates. She claimed that many players used the situation for their monetary benefit.

Speaking on her Playing-A-Round podcast about the recent debates, Spiranac said:

She went on to say:

Paige Spiranac stated that she was unimpressed by those bashing the tour during the LIV Golf debate. During a conversation with podcast co-hosts Amanda Rose and Teddy Greenstein, the golfing content creator said,

What is the LIV Tour?

Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, introduced the LIV Tour series. The controversial series dubbed the biggest golf tour in history kicked off in June this year. The series, backed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), has a prize pool of $250 million.

It was revealed that the top players were offered large sums of money to participate. Many players, including the 2021 PGA Tour champion Phil Mickelson, accepted LIV’s offer. However, the controversy blew up when the PGA Tour suspended players who appeared in the Saudi-backed league. Following this, the golfers challenged the decision in court and failed.

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