McIlroy and Fowler were to be joined by Mark Wahlberg and Justin Timberlake at Detroit Golf Club for an under-the-lights event in June was canceled “when negotiations between the event’s sponsor, Quicken Loans, and the participants failed to reach a deal,” Lynn Henning of the News wrote.
“As was previously stated by our company, a golf event was under very preliminary consideration, however conversations never progressed to a stage where they warranted widespread speculation,” John Perich, public relations manager for Quicken Loans, said in an email response to Crain’s Detroit Business.