“I thought a couple of them were pointed at me a little bit because TGL, Race to Dubai, non-PGA TOUR events,” Rory McIlroy said about Charlie Hoffman letter.
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PALMBEACHGARDENS—RoryMcIlroyhasfeltnothingbutlovesincewinningtheAT&TPebbleBeachPro-AmSundayinhisfirstPGAToureventoftheseason.
Thatisbesidesthecontentsofaletterbyoneofhispeersthatincludedscathingcommentsheistakingpersonally.
CharlieHoffman,whohaswonfourtimesonthePGATour,thelastnearlyadecadeago,wascriticalofplayersparticipatinginTGLandnon-PGAToureventsliketheRacetoDubaiinalettertomembership.HeevenmistakenlycalledTGLanon-PGATourevent.ThePGATourownsastakeintheindoorgolfleaguecreatedbyMcIlroyandTigerWoods.
“IthoughtacoupleofthemwerepointedatmealittlebitbecauseTGL,RacetoDubai,non-PGAToureventsliketheShowdownthatScottie(Scheffler)andIdidinDecember,”McIlroysaid.“I’vebeenvocalaboutnotwantingtoplayquiteasmuchsoitseemedlikeitwaspointedatme.”
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