‘I Love the American Tour’: Grandson of Former Masters Champion Rejects ‘Crazy Amount of Money’ From LIV Golf

Pierceson Coody is a professional golfer from the United States of America. The golfer is the grandson of golf legend and 1971 Masters winner Charles Coody. Coody also won the 2020 Western Amateur and had the honor of representing the United States at the Palmer Cup 2020 and 2021. He also represented the country at the 2021 Walker Cup.

Golf is a high-paying sport, as we all know it. And recently after the launch of the Saudi-backed LIV Tour, the game has seen a huge hike in the purses of the players. However, Coody chose to play his third Korn Ferry and began his preparations the same way he did for the earlier two.

He was spending 8-10 hours each day practicing golf, staying in a budget-friendly hotel, and dining at local restaurants. The LIV Tour could help the golfer to earn millions of dollars. Then why did he turn down their offer? Keep reading to find out.

Pierceson Coody turns down the LIV Golf Tour offer

Coody recently turned down a “multi-million-dollar” offer from the Saudi-funded LIV Golf Tour, as described by him and his father. He got this offer when he was finishing up his senior year at the University of Texas. According to the offer, Coody would have turned into an overnight millionaire, who only made $31,125 at the start of his two KFTs. He could have earned even more if he began to play in the LIV Tour.

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But Coody, who is just 22 years old, had a different mindset about the offer. More than the money, Coody was concerned about playing in the PGA Tour as he had dreamed of it all his life. He understood that the LIV Tour could have given him lifelong financial security, but it would have taken away his eternal dream.

Coody further opened up about the offer and said that it included a multi-million dollar bonus in return for two years of commitment from him. The offer also included all travel expenses to the tournament for this year and next year. It also included a guaranteed amount in the form of prize money, no matter where he wrapped up the tournament.

Pierceson Coody’s PGA Tour dream

“I might be sitting on my couch with millions in my bank account watching my friends play on the PGA Tour, and that would have been devastating,” said Coody. He added, “It was a crazy amount of money, but I love the American tour. I never saw myself as a LIV golfer, but a PGA Tour golfer.”

Coody had proven his loyalty to the PGA Tour long before joining it and being among the other players. He said he never got a chance to speak to the CEO of the LIV Tour Greg Norman directly, nor did he talk to any other LIV officials. All communication with the LIV Tour was handled by Coody’s Texas-based agent, Mike Chisum.

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