Woods rallying support around PGA Tour

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TIGER Woods and Rickie Fowler headed to the BMW Championship in Wilmington, Delaware on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) to attend a player meeting regarding the LIV Golf Invitational Series and its threat to the PGA Tour.

First reported by Fire Pit Collective and ESPN late Monday night (Tuesday in Manila), Woods was expected to “rally support around the PGA Tour” among the top players in the world who haven’t already defected to LIV.

ESPN reported it would include “many” of the top 20 players in the world and other influential PGA Tour members.

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It turned out that group included Fowler, who was seen leaving a plane at a Philadelphia airport with Woods and getting into a car with him to make the rest of the trip to Delaware.

A longtime fan favorite and sponsor magnet, Fowler hasn’t won on tour since February 2019 and has fallen to No. 173 in the Official World Golf Ranking. He isn’t competing at the BMW Championship this week because he failed to qualify for the second leg of the FedEx Cup Playoffs during last week’s playoff opener, the FedEx St. Jude Championship.

Fowler has long been linked to LIV, and he confirmed the Saudi-financed circuit made him a large offer to make the jump. But in an interview published by Golfweek on Monday (Tuesday in Manila), Fowler indicated a willingness to stay with the PGA Tour despite its shortcomings.

“The Tour has been the best place to play, currently is and I’d like to see it continue to be,” Fowler said. “But you can’t expect to stay the same and be the best all the time, if that makes sense.” — Reuters

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