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Associated Press
Doug Ferguson
Wilmington, DE (AP) — First in Delaware The PGA Tour is here and Tiger Woods still doesn't have a club and may not have had a club yet, but the buzz is still on. saw.
Woods will come to his club in Wilmington on Tuesday to discuss his Saudi-financed LIV golf threat. BMW Championship.
They told the Associated Press on condition of anonymity citing the privacy of the meeting. One person invited to the conference said it is to further lead the direction of the PGA Tour and stand on the same page against LIV Golf.
This meeting delayed him by an hour and postponed the previously scheduled Athlete Advisory Committee meeting to Tuesday afternoon.
"We have a player meeting, but that's all we can talk about," said Jon Rahm.
It was not clear if his PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan would be involved. He met privately with the players last week after a hearing in which a federal judge denied a request by his three LIV golfers to play in his PGA Tour postseason.
Monaghan also met with the players a week after his US Open. Learn more about the significantly increased prize money on the PGA TOUR, changes to qualifiers, and a new schedule back in January.
Woods he was a strong opponent of LIV Golf. Rival League leader Greg Norman confirmed in an interview with Fox News last month that Woods had been offered between $700 million and $800 million to join. before he was hired to run
Norman and Woods were never close until Woods joined him on the PGA Tour and soon became the biggest star in golf for generations.
At last month's British Open, Woods was particularly forceful about Norman not being invited to the festivities around the 150th Open. game. "
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He opposed the move to LIV Golf with huge signing bonuses, which made him famous on the tour.
In response to the depth of funding from Saudi Arabia, the PGA Tour has set up a $50 million bonus pool called the Player Impact Programme, the FedEx Cup. Some players don't like the program, such as defending champion Patrick Cantlay.
There will also be a series of overseas tournaments at the end of the year to reward top performers. The tour has not announced set details or sponsors.
LIV Golf has announced that a group of players including Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Phil Mickelson and Bryson DeChambeau will each receive $25 million. participated in 3 events offering prizes of 8. The schedule resumes for 8 tournaments when the FedEx Cup ends next week.
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