Tiger Woods's decision not to play the European Tour's inaugural
Saudi International was based on a desire to limit his travel, the
14-time major champion said Wednesday.
"I haven't really played a lot overseas and I turned the opportunity
to go to Saudi Arabia down last summer," Woods told reporters on the eve
of the US PGA Tour's Genesis Open.
The tournament and players who opted to go to came in for criticism
because of the country's human rights record, and especially the murder
of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Saudi Arabia's Istanbul consulate
in June.
Woods indicated his decision had nothing to do with politics, saying it was made "well before anything had transpired".
"I just think, I'm trying to keep the traveling down to a minimum and just focus on our tour," Woods said.
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