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THIEM

WORK

Tiger Woods watches his tee
shot on the fifth hole during the
pro-am round of the Farmer's
Insurance golf tournament
on the South Course at
Torrey Pines Golf Course on
Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, in
San Diego.
Associated Press
A new

tour

without

Tiger is no

tour at all

By DOUG FERGUSON
AP Golf Writer
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jay
Monahan was at Torrey
Pines for the annual play-
ers meeting, most of it per-
taining to the potential of
a financial windfall for top
players. Five days later, af-
ter so much chatter and
speculation, the possibility
had moved close enough
to reality that the PGA Tour
commissioner felt com-
pelled to return. After all,
Tiger Woods was five shots
behind. Monahan thought Thiem tops
he should be there if Woods
were to set the record with
career win No. 83. Nadal in 4 sets
As for the rumors of a new
golf tour targeting the top
48 players? Austria's Dominic Thiem gestures to his opponent Spain's Rafael
Odds of that happening Nadal after the ball hit the net cord and won him the point
might be a bit longer. during their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open tennis
The concept of a world
tour — the latest name is championship in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 29,
"Premier Golf League" — 2020.
has been around for the Associated Press
better part of six years.
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