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Woods discusses LIV threat

Doug Ferguson

The PGA Tour is in Delaware for the first time and the buzz still surrounded Tiger Woods, even if he didn’t have clubs and wasn’t even at the golf course.

Woods flew to Wilmington yesterday for a private meeting of top players to discuss the threat of Saudi-funded LIV Golf, according to two people aware of the plans at the BMW Championship.

One person, who wanted to remain anonymous, invited to the meeting said that it was to get on the same page against LIV Golf, along with taking more ownership in the direction of the PGA Tour.

Woods flew up from his home in Florida with Rickie Fowler. The meeting was held away from Wilmington Country Club at a hotel, but PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan was not invited.

Monahan met with the players informally last week following a hearing in which a federal judge denied a request by three LIV Golf players seeking to play in the PGA Tour post-season.

He also met with the players a week after the US Open to details plans for big increases in prizemoney on the PGA Tour, qualifying changes and a new schedule that will return to a January start to the season in 2024.

‘‘I’m not sure what, if anything, will change, what will be the result of it,’’ Patrick Cantlay said. ‘‘I think it’s good that a lot of the players are getting together to discuss the situation out here, especially given the current circumstances.’’

Woods has been a strong opponent of LIV Golf.

He said he disagreed with players getting enormous signing bonuses to defect to LIV Golf, saying they have turned their backs on the tour that made them famous.

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