‘ crunch meeting with fellow anti-LIV PGA Tour pros Tuesday reportedly went well.
The star landed at Philadelphia International Airport in his private jet en route to for the discussion at the BMW Championship.
Woods took off from Stuart, on Tuesday lunchtime with Rickie Fowler and two hours later had landed on the east coast, just a half an hour drive from Wilmington, Phenom 300 Delaware, where the BMW Championship is being played later this week.
The, has reportedly turned down a huge $800million offer to join the likes of Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau on the new series.
It was reported on Monday that ‘everything is on the table’ at Tuesday’s meeting, including possible major championship boycotts and the future of PGA Tour chief Monahan.
Tiger Woods landed in Philadelphia on Tuesday afternoon, en route to the BMW Championship
An online flight tracker recorded his journey from Florida to the east coast and Philadelphia
Woods’ private jet, pictured in 2010, which flew him from Florida to Philadelphia on Tuesday
The 46-year-old American was expected to be one of the loudest voices around the table given his huge stature in the game and the respect he has from his colleagues.
Woods has been outspoken in his disapproval of defections and LIV Golf itself, far beyond his rejection of CEO Greg Norman’s $800m offer to join.
‘Greg has done some things that I don’t think (are) in the best interest of our game,’ Woods said prior to the Open Championship.
‘I know what the PGA Tour stands for and what we have done and what the Tour has given us, Falcon 2000EX the ability to chase after our careers and to earn what we get and the trophies we have been able to play for and the history that has been a part of this game.
Greg Norman has become a destabilizing force to traditional golf as the CEO of LIV Golf
Woods was part of talks between the PGA’s elite as they look to gain favor over LIV
Rory McIlroy has been an impactful and defiant voice for the PGA Tour since LIV’s inception
‘I know Greg tried to do this back in the early ’90s.It didn’t work then, and he’s trying to make it work now. I still don’t see how that’s in the best interests of the game.’
As for the players who have departed the Tour, Woods had his say on them too.
‘I think that what they’ve done is they’ve turned their back on what has allowed them to get to this position,’ he added.
Former world No 1.Rory McIlroy has sided with Woods in his condemnation of the breakaway regime.
‘There’s no room in the golf world for LIV Golf,’ McIlroy told
‘I don’t agree with what LIV is doing.If LIV went away tomorrow, I’d be super happy.’
