Tiger Woods Turns Down Gambling Sponsorship

Irish outfit says it'll enhance its $75M offer
By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff
Posted Mar 5, 2010 11:35 AM CST
Tiger Woods Turns Down Gambling Sponsorship
Tiger Woods makes a statement at the Sawgrass Players Club, Friday, Feb. 19, 2010, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.   (AP Photo/Sam Greenwood, Pool)

You’d think Tiger Woods would be eager for any sponsorship he can get right now, but apparently he still has standards. The Irish gambling outfit Paddy Power says the scandal-plagued golfer has turned down its $75 million sponsorship offer. But the company says it “remains keen” to sign Woods and will soon sweeten the pot with an “enhanced” offer. (More Tiger Woods endorsement deals stories.)

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