Tiger Woods is set to design a new golf course in Texas as he takes on another project away from the course, with the 15-time major winner also in talks with LIV Golf

Tiger Woods is expanding his design portfolio with a second golf course in Texas, announcing a major new venture.

The 48-year-old golf icon revealed on Thursday that he’s collaborating once more with the Bluejack Ranch brand to create a new course in Aledo, Texas. On their website, Woods expressed his enthusiasm: “I’m grateful for the encore opportunity to reteam with Bluejack National and home-towners Andy and Kristin Mitchell to design a course around this incredibly special property and community.

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“It’s extremely motivating for me to contribute to the golfing legacy of Fort Worth, and I’m excited to see what we’ll build together. We’ll share more after our next design meeting in Aledo.”

Amidst these developments, Woods continues to be a key figure in negotiations between the PGA Tour and the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia (PIF) regarding a potential merger with LIV Golf. These discussions have been active for over a year, with Woods playing a pivotal role while simultaneously pursuing other interests.

In addition to his latest design project, Woods is also gearing up to launch a new golf league in January with fellow PGA Tour star Rory McIlroy. The innovative TGL league will showcase 24 leading PGA Tour players in weekly televised games at a purpose-built arena in Florida.

Golf legends Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy have teamed up with top golf course designer Beau Welling to revolutionise the game by creating digital holes for a state-of-the-art 1,500-seater arena at SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens. They’re set to light up the stage along with stars such as Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, and Justin Rose.

Woods, juggling a plethora of projects including his involvement in crafting a virtual golf experience for the innovative TGL, promoting his clothing line Sun Day Red, and designing new courses, is carving out less time for traditional golf rounds. He’s running on a light schedule these days with an anticipated appearance at the Hero World Challenge on Dec.5.

Over a decade ago, I designed my first U.S. course at Bluejack National. I’m excited to announce that @tgrdesignbytw, @BluejackNation, and the Mitchell family are teaming up again to create @BluejackRanch, an exceptional new golf community in Aledo, Texas.… pic.twitter.com/k2nNCR82nB

— Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) October 3, 2024

While Woods may be entering the twilight of his playing career, he’s been handed the significant role of shaping golf’s future. The PGA Tour, in negotiations with the Public Investment Fund (PIF), saw Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan and Saudi Arabia’s Yasir Al-Rumayyan present a stunning framework agreement last June that remains unsigned, some 18 months on.

According to ESPN, Woods had discussions with PIF representatives in New York recently.

The golf icon has been tight-lipped since giving an update at The Open Championship in July, where he hinted at positive developments, saying: “I can tell you we’re making progress. I can’t tell you more than that just because we’re not going to negotiate on the outside.”

He emphasised confidentiality and optimism about the ongoing dialogues, mentioning: “We’ve got to keep everything at a high level and private, but things are moving and things are changing… There’s a good interchange of ideas and thoughts on how the game could look going forward. It’s just a matter of putting that all together legally.”

“Obviously we have the DOJ with oversight looking into that as well and making sure that we don’t do anything improperly there, as well, but also making sure that all the players benefit from this as well as everyone who’s involved. They want to make money as well. They want to make that return.”

Tiger Woods doesn’t need to join LIV Golf to supplement his income.

The legendary Tiger Woods may be waning on the course, but he remains one of the richest sportspeople in the world off it. At 48 and plagued by serious leg and back injuries, the American is seldom seen at professional tournaments these days, his appearances confined to Major championships and exhibition events.

However, the legacy of the 15-time major champion has long been cemented, having banked record amounts of prize money since turning pro back in August 1996.

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His career winnings alone amount to more then £90million, with that figure inflated immensely by sponsorship endorsements.

In January this year, one of the most iconic sponsorship deals in world sport was ended when Woods cut ties with Nike after 27 years. The contract was reportedly worth more than £373m, and a previous deal with Gatorade is said to have earned him £75m before the sports drink company ended their association in 2011 following reports of his extra-marital affairs.

But it’s the business ventures of Woods, who according to Forbes is now worth around £824m, that have proved more lucrative than his golf prowess and endorsements. The all-time great has indulged in everything from real estate to clothing brands as his name alone continues to appeal to engross the public.

He is said to have purchased, and later sold, a string of luxurious properties over the years. His own home on Jupiter Island is worth an estimated £40m, having been specially adapted in late 2021 to aid his rehabilitation following the high speed car crash that threatened to curtail his golf career.

A number of the world’s best players also live in his star-studded neighbourhood and based close to his home in Florida is The Woods. The restaurant is owned by the man himself, and boasts of being ‘a destination to celebrate like a champion’.

Inevitably, many of the business ventures of the five-time US Masters champion centre around golf. He owns a course design firm, TGR Design, a golf simulator tool Full Swing, and an indoor mini golf chain called Popstroke.

The latter venture has nine different branches, with 15 more sites reportedly set to open. But fans are also awaiting with intrigue for TMRW Sports, a tech company that Woods launched in conjunction with Rory McIlroy, to start the TGL indoor league, designed to attract a new and younger audience to the sport.

Furthermore, Woods is a shareholder in global real estate development company Nexus Luxury Collection, alongside singer Justin Timberlake. But he’s also in the midst of a legal battle with his clothing line which he launched with TaylorMade this year, called Sun Day Red.

American company Tigeraire, who produce air-conditioned helmets for sportspeople, have filed a notice of opposition to the US Patent and Trademark Office. Their complaints centre around alleged similarities between their logo and that of Sun Day Red.

Tiger was brutally straightforward

Justin Thomas did not hold back the details he had with golf legend Tiger Woods during a dicey moment at the President’s Cup.

“It was in the alternate shot, and I just made like an eight-footer for birdie to stay tied in the match. We were in a really good match,” Thomas explained, according to Mirror. “So I had 16 tee shot, and it’s this brutal hole.”

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“It’s this very narrow dog-leg left, and it just gradually dog legs the whole way. And I like to fade the ball off the tee, and there’s this damn tree that’s right off of the tee on the left that’s just right in my window … it’s a big point in the match. I need to get this ball in play.”

“I have the greatest iron player on planet earth on my team, but it’s such a long hole, I can’t hit an iron because it’s like a driver/five-iron kind of par four. And I never really ask Tiger anything in terms of layups or whatever it is, and that’s what makes him such a great partner. He’s just like, ‘look, you go play, I’ll go play, I’ll let you know if I need anything’.

“I call Tiger over. He’s like, ‘What? ‘ I’m like, ‘I mean, is there anything, like, this tee shot’s not very comfortable for me. Like, do you care if you’re further back or…”

Woods was blunt in his response.

“I don’t care what I have in, just put me in the ——- fairway.”

Thomas laughed off the interaction though.

“I was like, ‘Okay, that doesn’t make it any easier, but I appreciate it, partner. So I just teed down a low driver and hit like a little junior draw, and somehow hit the fairway… I’ll never forget that.”

It’s good to know that despite his recent struggles with his health, Tiger still has his sense of humor.