PGA Championship: Rickie Fowler addresses playing with LIV Golf ahead of major

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Ahead of the PGA Championship this week, Rickie Fowler addressed the possibility of playing in the Saudi-funded LIV Golf tour.

Fowler told reporters Monday he was unsure about what he was going to do in regards of playing in some of the rival league’s tournaments. The PGA Tour denied releases for a handful of golfers to play in the league’s first event in London on June 9-11.

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Rickie Fowler plays his shot during the Wells Fargo Championship at TPC Potomac Clubhouse on May 6, 2022, in Potomac, Maryland.  (Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

"To be straightforward with you guys, I haven't necessarily made a decision one way or the other," he said, via ESPN. "I've mentioned in the past... do I currently think that the PGA Tour is the best place to play? I do. Do I think it can be better? Yes. I've always looked at competition being a good thing. It's the driving force of our game. You know, being able to have games with guys at home, that's how I always grew up is competing. I think competition ultimately makes people better, whether it's business or sport. So it's interesting, that's for sure."

Fowler said he would like to have some clarity on how golfers are viewed on the PGA Tour.

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Rickie Fowler is interviewed prior to the start of the 2022 PGA Championship at Southern Hills Country Club on May 16, 2022, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. (Maddie Meyer/PGA of America/PGA of America via Getty Images)

"Are we independent contractors or not?" he asked. "I feel like there needs to be some clarity between if you're an independent