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With Nike gone, what’s next for Tiger Woods? This has been a concern for more than half of the golf fans since then. The 27-year-long partners announced their fallout in early January this year. With the golf world debating over whether the 15x major winner would go for FootJoy, Greyson, or Adidas, and some even suggesting his own brand, the rumors on the topic were more available on the internet than the facts. However, Woods has finally decided to put an end to those rumors and debates with his latest social media post.

The golfer’s social media revealed the latest photo with the message, “A new day rises 2.12.24.” At first glance, it seemed hard to decipher what the post meant. It looked more or the same as what the golf legend posted a few days ago, which left the golf world confused. However, nothing can be kept hidden from his legion of fans for long.

Just minutes after the 48-year-old’s cryptic update, his famous and detective-like fansite quickly spotted the Sunday red logo on the TaylorMade gloves he was wearing in the picture. But what could this mean? Well, it definitely means good news for TaylorMade!

The Sunday red logo sneak peek on the gloves is a giveaway that the golfer will be partnering with his trusted club makers for years to launch the new apparel brand. However, the golf world will only be able to see him in his entire outfit on February 12th, as mentioned in the social media post, and will see him play in it next weekend when he tees up at the Genesis Invitational.

The new launch indicates a strong comeback promise from Tiger Woods
“A tournament a month.” Those words from Tiger Woods’s mouth sounded almost like a lie to the golf world, as the history since his 2021 accident has painted a different story in everyone’s mind. But those worries would come to an end with his latest apparel launch.

The trust TaylorMade has put in Woods and his ability to continue playing on the PGA Tour is a major proof of that. Confidently announcing the Genesis Invitational come back as a “playing host” to the world amid the launch also shows the fans can expect nothing less than an event a month from him.

The events he played toward the end of last year and walking 18 holes proved that Woods no longer has troubles with his leg. Tiger Woods may have failed to keep his promises to play all the majors, but this time, he means it. And who knows, maybe he might wear the green jacket on his new Sunday red this year.

Tiger Woods will make his first PGA Tour appearance of the year at the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles, the golfer has confirmed.
“Excited to be host next week,” Woods posted on social media.


The 48-year-old last competed in an official PGA Tour event at the 2023 Masters tournament in April but played in two events in December.

Woods played with his son Charlie at the PNC Championship in Orlando on December 18 after playing in the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas earlier in the month.

The 15-times major champion, has struggled since suffering severe leg injuries in a 2021 car crash and he underwent ankle surgery after the Masters in April.

The Genesis Invitational is held from February 15-18 and Woods is the host of the event.

Last month Woods said he was ending his long-standing partnership with sportswear company Nike and it will be interesting to see what equipment and clothing he features in at Riviera.

After playing at the PNC Championship, Woods said he felt in shape to carry out his plan of monthly competitive action this year.

“I’ll be able to walk and play,” Woods said after the final round of the Orlando event.

“We’ve been working out hard, been able to recover. We’ve been training every day, which is great. It’s been nice to knock off a lot of the rust and some of the doubt that I’ve had because quite frankly I haven’t hit a shot that counted in a long time,” he said.

The Masters will be held at Augusta National the week of April 8.

The 2024 schedule sees the PGA Championship in May, the US Open in June and the British Open in July.

You couldn’t see their faces, but you could hear their voices, and that said it all. Tiger Woods, Jay Monahan, John Henry… This conference call was a big deal. And it was about a big deal. The people who have carved out a stable financial future of the PGA Tour were now sharing their work with the Tour membership for the first time. And the call began with an important voice: that of Woods, speaking to fellow board member Peter Malnati.

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“Hey Pete. Exciting day, huh, big guy?”

It was, indeed, an exciting day for those involved. The call represented the culmination of countless hours on meetings diving into the product that is the PGA Tour, from the way it is presented on television to the courses it owns and operates to the way it compensates its players. Finally, after months of reports and rumors, an investment from the Strategic Sports Group (SSG) was finalized.

Monahan gave opening remarks, communicating that a “landmark agreement” had been struck within the last 12 hours, implying the deal had been finalized late Tuesday night. The initial SSG investment is for $1.5 billion — on a valuation of $12.3 billion — and could grow to as much as $3 billion. More than two dozen entities submitted investment bids — unsolicited, Monahan was keen to note — totaling $20 billion, reiterating the fact that there are many wealthy people interested in owning a piece of pro golf.

“Close to 200 members” of the PGA Tour will become equity holders in PGA Tour Enterprises, a new, for-profit company, earning their initial bit from a total share value of $930 million. The size of each player’s ownership will be based on, as Monahan said, “career accomplishments, recent achievements and Tour status, with grants vesting over time.” An additional $600 million will be doled out to players in recurring equity grants beginning in 2025. On top of all that, player compensation (in the form of tournament purses) will be guaranteed for five years as a result of the SSG investment. Overseeing the company will be a 13-person board, with seven Tour pros ensuring player-majority control.

Monahan spoke for 10 minutes before ceding the floor to the people investing billions into his enterprise: John Henry, Sam Kennedy and Andy Cohen. After their pleasantries, Woods was up next.

“Hey everyone, this is Tiger Woods,” he began.

“Just wanted to say thank you, SSG, for believing in us and believing in our sport. Believing in the potential growth that we could enjoy together. Golf is an amazing sport. It has allowed communities to heal and grow. And we, as a team, are going to offer that according to what we believe is the true compensation and meritocracy that our sport has been built upon for all these years.

“As has been described earlier, as the Tour grows, we grow. So the more we invest into the Tour, the more we get the benefits of it. Which has never been — it’s never happened in sports history. So we’re the first. Exciting for me to be able to be part of that.”

The Tour is not the first sports league to dish out player equity, but it is undoubtedly the first to do it at this scope and in this way. As smaller sports leagues have shown, player equity is as important as it has ever been to establish full buy-in from its constituents. Woods will no doubt earn the greatest number of shares, for the unmatched value his playing days offered to the PGA Tour’s bottom line, a point that was underlined by the next person who spoke on the call.

“I actually think it’s kind of fitting,” added Peter Malnati, another player director, “that you just heard from probably the greatest player to ever play on the PGA Tour — definitely the greatest of our generation — share his enthusiasm and his excitement for this deal. And now I’m going to tell you that, as a guy who has been on Tour for 10 years and has never finished better than 86th in the FedEx Cup, this deal is equally exciting for me as it is for Tiger.”

What exactly the deal means for a player like Malnati versus Woods remains to be seen. Each Tour member will be treated differently as PGA Tour Enterprises gets established, and they’ll learn as much in forthcoming webinars and one-on-one consultation. Further investment may arrive from the Saudi PIF, which has been rumored to be just as valuable. Monahan noted those negotiations are ongoing and are not impacted by the SSG deal. But for now, as was noted repeatedly on the call, the Tour has established an influx of capital that will align its stakeholders to row in the same direction. Malnati described the last few weeks as “being in the trenches” of negotiations, but he believes the Tour has now taken the first step towards normalcy.

“I have seen and felt and been a part of the frustration, the distrust, the chasm in our organization,” Malnati said. “And I can sit here today and tell you honestly that today is a day to celebrate. Today is a day of incredible optimism. I’m exhausted from this process, but I am so energized by what is to come.

“This partnership with SSG is going to be good for the greatest player of all-time to help cement the tour that he cares so much about, and the players that he had mentored and shaped and all that. It’s going to be great for the Peter Malnatis of the Tour who have absolutely worked their tails off just to realize his childhood dream of playing golf on the PGA Tour and being here. Our Tour, we are all going to take an ownership stake in our Tour that is going to help align the interests of the players, our management team, our investors. And by doing that, we’re going to make our sport better, which is going to reward our fans, it’s going to increase the interest in our game.”

If you could get some advice from Greg Norman, would you take it? Well, Tiger Woods did. In the early days of their careers, when Woods and Norman were assumed to be each other’s rivals, the 82-time PGA Tour winner got an interesting and helpful investment suggestion from the LIV Golf CEO, that could help Woods with his work-life balance.

Along with competing on the course, another important part that comes with the job for golfers is traveling! The incident and the traveling challenges that a pro has to do in their hectic career were unearthed by Claude Harmon on his podcast, Son of a Butch.

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While talking to LIV golfer Richard Bland, the podcast host, talked about how traveling wears the golfers down, as they do it several times in a season. Claude Harmon recalled one time when his father, Claude Harmon, was working with Greg Norman, and Norman told Tiger Woods how to solve the issue of getting to spend more time with his family.

Harmon highlighted that private jet travel has become the norm on the PGA Tour now. But it was learned “from Jack Nicklaus.” Moreover, he counted that all the greats; “Nicklaus had his own jet. Palmer had his own jet. Greg got his own jet.” So, when Woods was turning pro, Norman told him, “Tiger invest in private jet travel, especially in America.”

The reason behind the 24-time PGA Tour winner’s advice was that traveling via a private jet would allow the golfer to “get a night at home,” and it would be helpful when he would “have a family one day.” Moreover, he weighed in on how much spending time with the family affects a golfer’s mindset.

Harmon pointed out how becoming a golfer looks like a cakewalk, but it is not as glamorous as publicized and is indeed a demanding profession. Talking about the expensive private jet travel, Harmon detailed why it was important to invest in one.

The ease of traveling with a jet and growing closer to family
The veteran golf instructor explained that traveling with a jet facilitates going to and from work faster. Additionally, when golfers are playing overseas, it enables them to meet their families even for a day and then play the competition.

Harmon said that if a golfer can spend only a few hours with their family and sleep in their bed, “the reset that it gives you is enormous.” Harmon usually travels with golfers, as he is a top teacher for most pros and has taught players like Rickie Fowler, Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson, and many more. Through his latest podcast, he gave a bit of insight into what being a golfer is like.

A person’s firsts are engraved in their memory forever. It is alleged that Charlie Woods is now a part of Greyson’s pack. This is Junior Woods’s first deal, and surely it’ll remain close to his heart. This has also drawn the golf fraternity’s attention to his father’s first deal, which undoubtedly played an important role in his life.

Tiger Woods’s first brand collaboration was with Nike, his controversial partner of almost three decades. As the golf town gets bombarded with rumors of a possible split between the two giants, a deep dive into the two would reveal how it all started.

Rewinding the reels of history on Tiger Woods’s and Nike’s meet-cute
It all started when Tiger Woods turned pro at the age of 20 and took over the golf world with his calculated drives. Nike was not far behind in spotting this talent and shortly signed a deal that would later translate into one of golf’s most lucrative endorsement contracts with the emerging star. This is when the decades-long relationship between the two sports giants took off.

Tiger Woods' schedule taking shape after PNC announcement

Their first encounter was when Phil Knight, the then-CEO of Nike, signed a $40 million five-year contract with the then-turned-pro at the age of 20. What followed were several contracts that were renewed and renegotiated over the decades. During all those years of collaboration between the two, Nike has reportedly paid $500 million to the five-time major champion.

However, things do not seem to be as jolly as this almost dreamy story between Nike and Tiger Woods, which has hit a bumpy road. Speculations of a possible split have engulfed the golf world in the last few months. The golf world then took the fifteen-time major winner’s son, Charlie Woods, not following in his father’s footsteps with a grain of salt.

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As the 14-year-old sensation goes on to have signed his first deal more than half a decade before his father did, his ‘ditching Nike’ move has added fire to the fuel of a predicted split between his father and the billion-dollar market giant. But who exactly welcomed CW to the Greyson pack and became the Phil Knight of his success story?

Photos of Tiger Woods and His Kids, Charlie and Sam Woods

Charlie Woods gets welcomed to Greyson Clothiers.
Junior Woods was recently welcomed to the Greyson Clothiers family by Larry Fitzgerald, one of the most valuable people on board with the brand. The NFL sensation posted the news of Tiger Woods’s son joining the pack on his Instagram account, which then led to a series of speculations in the golf world.

Even though Charlie Woods has not formally commented on the matter, Greyson Clothiers, a brand with a vision to create a fusion between fashion and functionality, has affirmed Fitzgerald’s proclamation by reposting a welcome to Charlie Woods. However, the post was later deleted, leaving the entire golf world to make wild guesses!

Ever since Tiger Woods made his triumphant return from his sabbatical, he has consistently found himself in the media spotlight, with each instance capturing public attention for various reasons. The most recent being about his probable fallout with Nike. But amidst the Nike-Woods chaos, Charlie Woods’s alleged Greyson deal has stolen the limelight. The spotlight on Woods Jr., stealing the show at a mere 14 years old, paints a bigger picture.

Following in his father’s footsteps, Charlie, at just 14 years old, has probably signed a deal with Greyson Clothiers. He was welcomed into the Greyson Clothiers family by famous NFL player Larry Fitzgerald, who posted the news of Woods Jr. joining the pack on his Instagram account.

Adding fuel to this already heated situation is the intriguing detail from last week’s PNC Championship: while the five-time Masters winner adorned himself in Nike attire, Charlie sported garments from Greyson Clothiers. The timing of this apparel contrast is noteworthy, given that Tiger’s longstanding deal with Nike was set to conclude over the weekend following the father-son joint participation in the PNC Championship.

However, the most significant twist unfolded within hours after midnight, as Tiger’s Nike contract officially expired, marking a pivotal moment for Charlie, who promptly inked his first major sponsorship deal with Greyson. Notably, with his deal with the clothing brand, Charlie has outshined his father by almost 7 years! The 82x PGAT winner signed with Nike when he was 21, unlike Charlie, who bagged his first endorsement at just 14 years old.

Along with a passion for golf, Charlie Woods has also inherited a unique sense of style from his father. The 15-time major champion is one of those rare golfers who is not only excellent on the field but also has a huge following for his style.

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Woods Sr. has surely had a good run with Nike. In his three-decade-long partnership with Nike, he has served some serious fashion goals with the brand’s apparel, especially Sunday’s red

A look at Woods’ first brand endorsement
When Tiger Woods made his professional debut in 1996, he was already a towering figure in the golfing realm. Seizing the opportunity, Nike, which was a well-established name at the time, promptly secured Woods as its ambassador. Consequently, at the youthful age of 21, Woods signed his first endorsement with a giant brand. He received $40 million for a five-year deal. Then, he bagged $100 million to renew this deal after 5 years.

This symbiotic partnership flourished, proving mutually advantageous as both Woods and Nike reaped substantial rewards from their collaborative journey. Overall, throughout the past 27 years, the golfer has made upward of $500 million from his signings and renewals with Nike.

The financial details of the alleged deal between Charlie and Greyson remain undisclosed to the public at this time. After his father Wood Sr, it is now the son’s turn to enjoy some good brand deals from an early age. What do you think about Charlie Woods’s new endorsement? Tell us in the comments.

Paige Spiranac’s popularity on social media is incomparable with any other golfer. Although her attempts to become a successful professional golfer may have failed, her hard work to become a top golf influencer has not. Popularity is not just the only thing that the 30-year-old American has earned so far. She has also accumulated a whopping net worth of $3 million.

Paige Spiranac

As per a post by Marca back in 2022, they mentioned that Paige Spiranac makes something around £10,272.25 from each post on Instagram. If converted into US Dollars, it would be around $12,401.

Interestingly, Spiranac’s per Instagram post earnings are more than any other golfer, even Tiger Woods, who comes second and is reported to earn £8,501 (approximately $10,262) per post. While the third highest earner is Rory McIlroy who earns around £7,438 (approximately $8,979).

Spiranac currently has close to 3.9 million followers on Instagram which makes her the most popular golfer on the platform. The 15-time major champion Tiger Woods is ranked second with 3.3 million followers.

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Exploring Paige Spiranac’s Endorsement Deals and Charity Works
The sensational golf influencer has a huge portfolio of brands that are associated with her. She has a notable endorsement deal with golf equipment manufacturer, Callaway Golf, for an undisclosed amount and tenure. She had been lately seen using Swag Golf’s headcovers, stand bags, and other golf accessories. She also endorses another golf-related company, 18Birdies.

Spiranac’s long list of endorsement deals and brand partnerships also include Octagon, Dynamic Brands, Shot Scope, BETSPERTS, X-Golf, PointsBet, and Club Champion.

Popularity and charm on social media have also got Spiranac to collaborate with Sports Illustrated, Lululemon, and Women’s Health in an attempt to promote fitness.

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The golf diva has not just limited herself to collaborating with brands and money givers. She has also been supportive of various charitable organizations. She serves as a brand ambassador for CyberSmile Foundation, an international non-profit organization working towards tracking all kinds of cyberbullying and digital abuse. She is also reported to serve other charity organizations such as the Center for Disaster Philanthropy and Habitat for Humanity.

Although Spiranac may be reported to have earned just $3 million so far, her earnings are almost certain to grow seeing her increasing popularity on social media.

Tiger Woods has earned hundreds of millions of dollars from his deal with Nike over the course of 27 years but announced on Monday that the partnership will come to an end

Tiger Woods announced on Monday that he will be ending his multi-million dollar contract with Nike.

Tiger Woods announced his partnership with Nike will come to an end
Tiger Woods announced his partnership with Nike will come to an end.

The golf legend first signed a contract with the world-famous sports manufacturer in 1996 when he was still an amateur. Woods has gone on to win 15 major championships, all of which have seen him wear the Nike logo.

However, Woods and Nike both announced in statements that their respective partnerships would be coming to an end after 27 years. In the time that the agreement has been in place, Woods has earned hundreds of millions of dollars from Nike.

“Over 27 years ago, I was fortunate to start a partnership with one of the most iconic brands in the world,” Woods wrote in his statement on Monday. “The days since have been filled with so many amazing moments and memories, if I started naming them, I could go on forever.”

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“[Former Nike CEO] Phil Knight’s passion and vision brought this Nike and Nike Golf partnership together and I want to personally thank him, along with the Nike employees and incredible athletes I have had the pleasure of working with along the way.”

“People will ask if there is another chapter. Yes, there will certainly be another chapter. See you in LA! Tiger.”

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Joe Pompliano of Huddle Up reported that Woods’ earnings in the past 27 years from Nike are between $500 million and $660 million. In that time, Woods has signed four separate deals with Nike to remain one of the brand’s star sponsors for nearly three decades.

In 1996, Woods reportedly signed a five-year deal worth $40 million – that increased to $100 million over another five years in 2001. In 2006, Woods then agreed an eight-year extension that was worth between $160 million and £320 million. The most recent deal Woods signed was in 2013 worth $200 million over 10 years.

But how does that money compare to other sports icons who wear the brand?

LeBron James

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In the NBA, LeBron James is currently one of the main stars of the sport that wears Nike.

James became the first active NBA player to be worth a billion dollars back in 2022. In terms of Nike earnings, Forbes reported in 2019 that the Los Angeles Lakers star earns $32 million per season with the brand.

Michael Jordan

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Before James, Michael Jordan wore the Nike brand during his career in the 1980s and 1990s. Jordan also has the ‘Air Jordan’ brand within Nike that sees him earn millions of dollars every year.

Jordan first signed a deal with Nike in 1984 after he was drafted by the Chicago Bulls. That deal, which has been running for nearly 40 years, has reportedly seen Jordan receive $1.8 billion in total from Nike.

Roger Federer

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In tennis, Roger Federer was one of the biggest stars of the sport to be sponsored by Nike during his career which saw him win 20 Grand Slam singles titles.

In 2018, Federer signed a 10-year $300 million deal with Uniqlo. Before that, Federer had spent more than two decades with Nike, with Pompliano also claiming that deal saw the tennis star earn $10 million per year – that would equate to around $200 million in total earnings from the brand.

Only a short list of pros have set foot in Tiger Woods’ Jupiter Island, Fla., manse, but they always come away with great stories. That is, as long as they choose to share those stories.

Rory McIlroy was there in March 2021, just over a month after Woods was in a near-fatal car accident. McIlroy later said he was in awe of Woods’ 15 major trophies, but he was more impressed by Woods’ response regarding the location of his other non-major hardware. (“I don’t know,” Woods told him, when McIlroy asked where all of his other trophies were. “My mom has some and a few are in the office and a few are wherever.”)

“I was driving home, and I was thinking [those major trophies] are all he cared about,” McIlroy said. “So how easy must that have felt for him to win all the others?”

There’s also this story from Justin Thomas, who has become one of Woods’ best pals on Tour. Thomas said the first time he went to Woods’ house, which was right before a Masters that Woods wasn’t going to play in due to injury, Tiger asked him to stop over and chip and putt in the backyard.

“And so he’s just teaching me so many shots around the greens, and holes I’m going to use them on [at Augusta] and how to hit different bunker shots and why I can’t do this and why I can’t do that,” Thomas said on GOLF’s Subpar Podcast in 2020. “And I was like, ‘Man, that was unbelievable.’ And then the next year, I’m like, ‘Hey, let me know if you want to do some short-game work this week, I’m around.’ He’s like, ‘I’m playing this year.’ I’m like, ‘Yeah, I know? But let me know if you want to practice.’ He’s like, ‘I’ll see you in Augusta.’” [Laughs]

Which brings us to Patrick Cantlay, who spoke to the media on Wednesday at this week’s season-opening Sentry. In the wake of Scottie Scheffler winning PGA Tour Player of the Year honors over Jon Rahm, Cantlay was asked how he thinks Tour pros prioritize things like scoring average and top finishes and wins.

“Well, I think it comes down to the individual,” said Cantlay, before the ordinarily private pro decided to unveil a little extra. “I’ll tell you a story.”

A story? Count us in.

“I went over to Tiger’s house, I think to talk Ryder Cup after I had won Player of the Year [in 2021], and it felt like a big deal to me at the time that I had got a Player of the Year, and they give you this little Jack Nicklaus bronze trophy,” Cantlay said. “So we’re walking through Tiger’s house and we’re in the basement and he’s got like, 11 of ’em lined up right next to each other all in the corner of the basement — boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom. And I go, ‘Hey, I’m catching up,’ and he looked at me and he goes, ‘You got a lot of work to do.’” [Laughs]

The moral of the story here? If you get an invite to Tiger’s house, don’t turn it down.

They are optimistic about TGL’s potential success

Golf star Rory McIlroy has announced a new venture with Tiger Woods, presenting a virtual indoor golf league called Tomorrow’s Golf League (TGL).

The show is set to replace NFL on prime-time television during the football league’s end-of-season break. TGL will be hosted at the SoFi Centre in Florida, featuring a virtual green that can transform into different courses

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Project postponed
Although initially planned for a 2024 launch, the project has been postponed to 2025 due to storm damage to the venue in November. McIlroy and Woods are optimistic about TGL’s potential success among golf enthusiasts, providing an exciting start to each week on the PGA Tour.

“TGL, which is a new high-tech indoor golf league that we’re trying to start in the US with Tiger Woods. It’s going to be Monday night, primetime in America,” McIlroy told Stick to Football podcast.

“When the NFL stops for the season, we’re going to take that slot on a Monday night, and it’s going to be a kickoff to the week on the PGA Tour.

“It’s an indoor arena where anything inside of 50 yards you play onto a green that can rotate and the slopes can change.

“Anything outside 50 yards, you hit into this massive simulator, which is the size of an IMAX screen – there’s a lot of tech involved in terms of ball speeds, and launch triangles and spin rates, trying to make it an interactive experience for people.”