{"id":10628,"date":"2026-10-01T00:26:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T00:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fogolf.com\/us\/10628\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T00:26:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T00:26:27","slug":"rickie-fowler-may-bounce-to-liv-golf-tour-after-mickelson-bolted-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fogolf.com\/us\/10628\/","title":{"rendered":"Rickie Fowler may bounce to LIV Golf tour after Mickelson bolted today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LIV Golf may be poised to poach another big name.<\/p>\n<p>Rickie Fowler, a well-known figure and a former top-five player in the world, will reportedly bounce to the Saudi-backed LIV Golf series, according to Golf Channel.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>The 33-year-old has played pro for 13 years and has five wins on the PGA Tour. Fowler\u2019s departure comes after The Post\u2019s Mark Cannizzaro first reported Phil Mickelson will join the controversial league.<\/p>\n<p>Greg Norman, a former No. 1 golfer in the world who started LIV Golf, made a splash last week with the announcement that Dustin Johnson would join the league.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been in talks with them for a long time,\u201d Fowler said last week of LIV Golf. \u201cIt\u2019s something to definitely look at. At this point, it wasn\u2019t the right move or decision for us, but I\u2019m not saying I\u2019m for sure here or I\u2019m going to go there. I\u2019m going to just kind of leaving my options open and see how things play out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.50146628;display:block\" decoding=\"async\"   data-modal-image=\"22552028\" width=\"886\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fogolf.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/GettyImages-1241125657-e1654545971305.jpg\" alt=\"Rickie Fowler of the United States hits from the 18th tee during the final round of The Memorial Tournament presented by Workday at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, USA, on Sunday, June 5, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-22552028\"\/>Rickie Fowler Photo by Amy Lemus\/NurPhoto via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The tour is backed by Public Investment Fund \u2013 Saudi Arabia\u2019s wealth fund which finances projects, like LIV Golf, that can boost the Saudi economy.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf is expected to directly compete with the PGA Tour by offering more money to players. PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan sternly said players could be permanently banned from the PGA Tour if they decide to join Norman\u2019s series.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.50146628;display:block\" decoding=\"async\"   data-modal-image=\"22552586\" width=\"886\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fogolf.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fowler.jpg\" alt=\"Rickie Fowler (left) and Phil Mickelson at the Memorial in 2019\" class=\"wp-image-22552586\"\/>Rickie Fowler (left) and Phil Mickelson at the Memorial in 2019 US PGA TOUR<\/p>\n<p>The new golf league will tee-off outside London for its first-ever event from June 9-11.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LIV Golf may be poised to poach another big name. 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