Tiger Woods flew to Wilmington for private meetings with top players to discuss the threat of a Saudi-funded exit ahead of the BMW Championship.Rory McIlroy says of Woods ‘his voice carries farther than anyone in the world of golf’
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Rory McIlroy says Tiger Woods is ‘a hero we look up to’
Rory McIlroy says Tiger Woods is ‘a hero we look up to’
Rory McIlroy praised Tiger Woods’ role as the ‘alpha’ figure in the PGA Tour’s battle against LIV Golf.
Woods flew to Wilmington on Tuesday for a private meeting of top players to discuss the threat of a Saudi-funded exit ahead of the BMW Championship.
The 15-time Grand Slam winner will not qualify for a second FedEx Cup playoff event after playing just three times in 2022 after nearly amputating his right leg in a car accident in February 2021 was.
Players at the meeting were reluctant to give details of what was discussed, but McIlroy said: It was great where we were going.
“We need to get the top guys together more often than we do.”
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Ahead of this week’s BMW Championship, Jon Rahm and Matt Fitzpatrick criticized LIV Golf players for taking legal action for trying to play in the competition.
Asked about Woods’ presence traveling from his home in Florida with Rickie Fowler, McIlroy said, “I think it’s impactful and shows how much he cares about the tour.
“I think it shows how much he cares about the next generation of players.
“Like it or not, they can’t really sell Tiger Woods anymore. The Tour has been an easy job for 20 years. They don’t have Tiger – yes, they don’t want us to.” We’re all great players, but we’re not Tiger Woods. We’re moving into another era.
“He’s a hero we all look up to. His voice reaches farther than anyone else in the world of golf. His role leads us to where we all think it should be. That’s it.
“I think it’s obvious that Alpha is there every time we walk into a room. It’s not me.”
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McIlroy missed out on a spot in the first playoff event in Memphis last week, but he’s doing just that with extensive preparation at Wilmington Country Club, where the top 30 in Sunday’s FedEx Cup standings will advance to the Tour Championship. to his advantage.
“It’s a nice golf course,” added McIlroy. “Compared to Memphis last week, it’s my favorite golf course.
“Last week was a little rusty, but we had more drivers on the tee. [here], a lot of room from the tea. Length is an advantage here, but not in Memphis. It’s a golf course where you feel like you can win.
“I came here on Friday night when I missed the cut and have been on the course every day since Saturday.It’s great to be back and ready to get to know the new golf course.Give everyone a little head start. You can’t do it.
“My family is in Cabin in Upstate New York. If I had been there, I wouldn’t have been practicing and playing. All I had to do was practice and play. .”
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