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Tiger Woods and Rickie Fowler headed to the BMW Championship in Wilmington, Delaware on Tuesday for a player meeting on threats to the LIV Golf Invitational Series and the PGA Tour.
Woods, first reported by the Fire Pit Collective and ESPN late Monday night, is still among the world's top his players who have not defected to the LIV. was expected to collect
ESPN reported that it will include "many" of the world's top 20 players, as well as other influential PGA Tour members.
The group was seen getting off the plane with Woods at the Philadelphia airport and getting into the car with him for the rest of the trip to Delaware. It turns out that it contained a stolen Fowler.
A longtime fan favorite and sponsor magnet, Fowler has not won a Tour since February 2019, dropping him to 173rd place in the Official World Golf Rankings. He is out of his BMW Championship this week after failing to qualify for the second leg of his playoffs.
Fowler has long been associated with LIV, but he admitted the Saudi-funded circuit had made him a big transfer offer. But in an interview published Monday by Golfweek, Fowler indicated he was willing to stay on the PGA Tour, despite its flaws.
It was, and I hope it will continue to be, the best place for us," Fowler said. "But if it makes sense, you can't expect to stay the same and always be the best."
World No. 4 Patrick Cantley and world No. 5 John of Spain Rahm was asked about upcoming player meetings with Woods during Tuesday's pre-tournament press conference.
"You heard Tiger was the new commissioner, right? That's what everyone was saying," cracked Cantlay. and I'll probably have more for you later.
Rahm added that "the news can sometimes be wrong," but It acknowledged that there was a meeting of the Player Advisory Committee. His commissioner, Jay Monaghan, is reportedly scheduled to meet with members of the PGA Tour on Wednesday.
– Field Level Media
