In the second episode of his popular golf series Full Swing on Netflix, which focused on his quest to win a major at the 2023 U.S. Open, Fowler, 35, talked about the subject.
The well-known American has been frequently associated with the league supported by Saudi Arabia, but he disclosed that playing against the world’s top players on the PGA Tour was his top objective every week.
The six-time PGA Tour champion said to the program:
“I play to compete with the world’s best players, not to get paid, and I think the Tour is the best place to be,” the player stated. I would prefer for things to stay that way.”
In an interview with Golfweek earlier this year, Fowler addressed speculation about his future and possible transfer to LIV, citing Jordan Spieth, Tiger Woods, and Patrick Cantlay as major influences in his decision to stay on the PGA Tour.
He declared:
“These guys are pouring a lot of time and effort into it.”While I was on the PAC [Player Advisory Council] last year, I have made an effort to keep out of the way because I have faith in the people that are on it. I simply have faith that Jordan, Cantlay, Tiger, and the other guys will all wind up in good places, and I have no intentions to move.”
Although Fowler has never publicly criticized the LIV league, he recently stated that he thinks defectors shouldn’t have a simple path back to the American circuit in the event of a merger between the PGA Tour and the Saudi Public Investment Fund.
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Justin Thomas, Scottie Scheffler, and other erstwhile LIV critics support him in this regard, but Rory McIlroy, who completely reversed his previous opinions about the breakaway league, went on public as saying it would be difficult to punish those who choose to rejoin.
Speaking on the potential return for LIV golfers, Fowler stated:
“[I’m] probably not in the same spot that Rory — maybe we started in a similar area, but I think there’s been a little rollercoaster ride on his part.”In terms of choosing to move somewhere else and then simply [be] welcomed back, I don’t think there’s a clear path.””Whether how small or big, that’s not up to me.” They made decisions, so something needs to be done.
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