Tiger Woods has led a powerhouse meeting between the golf's PGA Tour's best players, as the battle against the Saudi-backed LIV tour intensifies.
The players met on the eve of the BMW Championship in Delaware to discuss the future of the tour and the changes needed, with ongoing defections to the lucrative Saudi-backed competition.
Woods won't be playing at this week's BMW Championship, but his presence is certainly being felt.
"It's pretty apparent that when we all get together, there's an alpha in the room," said Rory McIlroy. "It's not me."
"If someone like him is passionate about it, then no offence to us, but that's really all that matters," said Justin Thomas.
Woods, who has the equal most PGA victories of all time with 82, is a passionate supporter of the tour.
It was no surprise then that he took charge of a meeting of its top players on the best way to move forward in the face of the controversial LIV tour, which he's strongly denounced from the start.
Details on the outcome of the meeting are scarce, but what players do agree on is change is needed if defections to LIV are to stop - or at least slow down.
"It was a productive meeting," added Thomas. "It's just something that the players involved want what's best for the tour, and what's in their best interest."
Speculation of what will happen is in full swing, including players potentially boycotting majors.
With Australian Cameron Smith to be the next big name to make the LIV move, the Woods meeting is more than timely.
"All the top players on this tour are in agreement and alignment about where we should go going forward," said McIlroy. "And that's awesome."
At a crossroads in golf's history, the sport's biggest icon appears to be taking charge.
