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Rickie Fowler and his PGA Tour peers are desperate for the LIV Golf split to be put to bed so that the best players in the world can compete against each other once again
Thomas Bristow Mirror Sports Editor
04:21, 08 May 2025
Rickie Fowler is hoping golf’s civil war will end soon(Image: Getty Images)
Rickie Fowler has spoken up about the rift in golf, stating that PGA Tour and LIV Golf players all wish to mend the sport’s divide and want the elite competitors facing off once more.
Fowler, who has received a special invite for the PGA Championship, is confident he made the correct choice in refusing the Saudi millions. The separation in golf has resulted in fans and players experiencing major showdowns only at marquee tournaments.
A notable reflection of this is the prevailing tiff between major winners Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau. The rivalry peaked with DeChambeau’s triumph over McIlroy at the U.S. Open, followed by McIlroy’s vindicating win at the Masters.
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In a conversation with Mirror U.S. Sports, Fowler shared the sentiments common among his fellow golfers, saying: “I think it’s something that all of us want behind us in a way. Figure out one less thing to worry about.
“We all want to be playing against every one of the best players, but you know, those guys that made a decision to go over there, we don’t know how long it’s going to be, but I would say, general consensus, yeah, we all want to be playing together.
“How do we get to that point? I don’t know, but it would be nice to get to that. I think the game of golf would be better off and, like I said, less things to worry about and just go play golf.”
Bryson DeChambeau and Rory McIlroy faced each other at the U.S. Open and the Masters(Image: Getty Images)
When asked whether he felt confident in his decision to decline the LIV Golf offer, Fowler asserted: “Yeah. We’re happy with where we’re at,” and underscored his stance by affirming the supremacy of the PGA Tour over its rival.
“I think we all want the PGA Tour to be, has been, the best Tour, [and it] wants to continue to be that. I feel like all this is ultimately going to end up in a better spot but it’s been a little bit of a hurdle getting through it.”
Recently, both tours have added content creators to their arsenals. One such YouTuber who joined LIV Golf is Rick Shiels, someone who Fowler once filmed a video with.
But the American holds no ill will to Shiels or anyone else who joined the Saudi-backed league.
“I have nothing against it,” Fowler says. “Rick’s done an amazing job of building his own brand and has quite a big following. I’m assuming he had a decent offer and deal to be able to go over there and something.
“I’m assuming he had to think about (it) and knew he would take some backlash but you can’t fault a lot of the guys that decided to go that route. I’ve nothing against it.
“I would say for a lot of the guys it was probably the right move, there’s some that maybe wish they could go back. I still play with a bunch of the guys that play on LIV, that live back home.
“It hasn’t changed anything in my eyes how I view other guys. They made a decision they thought was best for them. Like I said there’s some that probably would go back and do it differently but I think plenty would do the same thing over again.”
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