Charley Hoffman wants to make two things clear: He meant what he said Friday night on social media, and he has no intention of spurning the PGA Tour to go play for a rival league.
Hoffman caused a stir when he called out the USGA and PGA Tour in a lengthy Instagram post in which he complained about a specific ruling, criticized how Tour pros are governed and treated, and to top it all off, argued that said issues are one reason for players potentially leaving to join a proposed Saudi-backed circuit.
“I think I explained it fairly well,” Hoffman said Saturday after his third round of the WM Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale, where he shot 8-over 79 to fall to solo 67th, last among the players who made the cut.