Jim Justice is a billionaire, No. 375 on the Forbes 400 list of the richest Americans.
He’ll be a little poorer financially and a lot poorer spiritually after the two iconic golfers he coaxed into playing his Greenbrier Classic both missed the cut on Friday.
According to a source close to Justice, Tiger Woods was paid — indirectly, so as not to contravene PGA Tour rules that prohibit appearance fees — $1.8 million to sprinkle star dust on the Old White course this week.
For the second straight year, Justice indirectly paid Phil Mickelson $1 million and, for the second straight year, the Californian left the stately Greenbrier resort early after laying an egg.