Tiger Woods First Agent Hughes Norton Accuses Him Of Betrayal

Hughes Norton, Tiger Woods’ former agent from the early years of his professional career, has accused the 15-time major winner of “betrayal.”

Tiger Woods First Agent Hughes Norton Accuses Him Of Betrayal

Prior to Woods’ ascent to fame in the professional golf world, Norton initially made the acquaintance of the 13-year-old. The agent helped the American become a great golfer by securing multi-million dollar partnerships for him with companies like Nike and Titleist, maybe the most famous of them.

When the 21-year-old won his first of five green jackets at Augusta National by an incredible 12 strokes in 1997, Norton stood at his side for his first-ever major championship triumph.

The Daily Mail reports that Norton asserts in the shocking book that Woods was “expressionless” and had “zombie-like” eyes during the gunfight.

“It was treason with a capital B,” Norton stated in an interview to promote the book, which was published on Tuesday, with the Daily Mail.

“On a professional level, because I thought I’d done my job in spades. And on a personal level, because it was such a rejection of a relationship that we had built together for 10 years.”

It adds a new chapter to Woods’ dramatic off-course career, which has entailed many controversies during his thirty years as one of the world’s most well-known athletes.

“The solace I can take, which doesn’t provide much, is this: He was an equal opportunity zombie with relationships, his swing coaches, his lawyer, the guy negotiated the IMG representation deal, with caddies. When it’s over, it’s over,” Norton writes in the book, per the Mail.

“It is the way he terminates relationships with everyone. Whether it’s girlfriends, whether it’s his former golf coaches. It’s ironic, really. In a way he’s so good at confrontation on the golf course. If he’s playing you, he will beat your brains out every single time. But when it comes to confronting things like me and other people that are in his life, he has no social skills whatsoever. It’s maddening, actually.”

Not only did Woods collaborate with Norton, but the agency also partnered with Greg Norman, the current CEO of LIV Golf and a former world no. 1 player. Although Norton was also fired by Norman after 11 years of marriage, I found his choice to be far more tolerable than Woods’.

After 11 years together, [Norman] wanted to go on his own and I understood that a little bit more than Tiger, because superstars historically have sort of gone on their own after a period of time,” he commented. “‘He’s certainly entitled to that. Was I disappointed and shattered when he left? Yes, because we were such good friends and I didn’t expect it. But the Tiger situation was far and away more difficult and more disturbing.”

Erica Herman said in their most recent separation that Woods had conned her into leaving their shared house so he could move her belongings out before calling it quits on their romance.

She withdrew Herman’s $30 million lawsuit against Woods following many legal setbacks.

Woods withdrew from The Genesis Invitational due to illness, although he is anticipated to compete in the Masters the following month.

Why is Tiger Woods famous for?

Born on December 30, 1975, Tiger (Eldrick) Woods is a professional golfer and businessman. Following his 1996 professional debut, Tiger has amassed an unparalleled competitive career. His success off the course has been reflected in his on-course accomplishments, which include 15 majors and 106 global victories.

How long was Tiger Woods number 1?

Tiger Woods had led the charts 11 times in total, with his 281-week reign between June 12, 2005, and October 30, 2010 being the longest run of consecutive victories. He has spent over 13 years at the top of the rankings, which is twice as long as Greg Norman, the next-best player, (331 weeks).

What is Tiger Woods annual income?

Tiger now receives a yearly salary of over $50 million and is second behind only Michael Jordan as the highest-earning athlete in history with $2.69 billion.

 

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