Phil Mickelson among 11 LIV Golf players to file lawsuit against PGA Tour suspension
2 years, 4 months ago

Phil Mickelson among 11 LIV Golf players to file lawsuit against PGA Tour suspension

The Independent  

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Rory McIlroy says LIV Golf and PGA Tour match is giving back to fans of a divided sport
1 week, 5 days ago

Rory McIlroy says LIV Golf and PGA Tour match is giving back to fans of a divided sport

Associated Press  

Two of the best players each from LIV Golf versus the PGA Tour in a televised match might remind golf fans what they’re missing outside of the four majors. “We’re trying to bring these players together, and the most opportunities we can get to do that, the better,” McIlroy said Wednesday in a conference call for “The Crypto.com Showdown” that …

Rory McIlroy suggests new timeline for PGA Tour and LIV Golf to strike deal
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Rory McIlroy suggests new timeline for PGA Tour and LIV Golf to strike deal

The Independent  

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Jon Rahm appeals fines in bid to keep Ryder Cup hopes alive
3 months, 1 week ago

Jon Rahm appeals fines in bid to keep Ryder Cup hopes alive

The Independent  

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DeChambeau, Scheffler part of PGA Tour- LIV Golf match
3 months, 2 weeks ago

DeChambeau, Scheffler part of PGA Tour- LIV Golf match

The Hindu  

Las Vegas Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy will take on LIV Golf stars Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka in a made-for-TV match in Las Vegas, Golfweek reported Wednesday, the first time outside the Majors top players from each circuit will compete against each other. Blake Smith of Hambric Sports, who manages Scheffler and Koepka for Hambric Sports, confirmed their appearance …

Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler to face Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka in PGA v LIV grudge match
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler to face Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka in PGA v LIV grudge match

The Independent  

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Scheffler and DeChambeau part of PGA Tour-LIV Golf match in Las Vegas, report says
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Scheffler and DeChambeau part of PGA Tour-LIV Golf match in Las Vegas, report says

Associated Press  

Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy will take on LIV Golf stars Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka in a made-for-TV match in Las Vegas, Golfweek reported Wednesday, the first time outside the majors top players from each circuit will compete against each other. Blake Smith of Hambric Sports, who manages Scheffler and Koepka for Hambric Sports, confirmed their appearance and said …

Graeme McDowell suspended by LIV Golf for surprising reason
4 months, 1 week ago

Graeme McDowell suspended by LIV Golf for surprising reason

The Independent  

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Analysis: A year after PGA Tour’s surprise deal with Saudis, still no clarity on where golf is going
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Analysis: A year after PGA Tour’s surprise deal with Saudis, still no clarity on where golf is going

Associated Press  

DUBLIN, Ohio — PGA champion Xander Schauffele was on the 10th tee at Muirfield Village for a late Monday afternoon practice round to start the week of the Memorial. Unbeknownst to Schauffele — unbeknownst to every PGA Tour player — was that Dunne and Herlihy, along with PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan, had been secretly meeting with the Public Investment …

Tiger Woods admits his part in tour-LIV talks could cost him Ryder Cup captaincy
7 months, 1 week ago

Tiger Woods admits his part in tour-LIV talks could cost him Ryder Cup captaincy

The Independent  

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Jimmy Dunne resigns from PGA Tour board. He feels his input is no longer needed
7 months, 1 week ago

Jimmy Dunne resigns from PGA Tour board. He feels his input is no longer needed

Associated Press  

Jimmy Dunne, one of the architects behind the PGA Tour’s stunning reversal to strike a deal with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf, abruptly resigned Monday from the PGA Tour board with a letter that expressed frustration at the lack of progress that no longer included his input. “I believe that history will look favorably on this outcome and the …

LIV Golf star unleashes astonishing attack on 'talentless fool' Brandel Chamblee over his shock PGA Tour-PIF U-turn... and claims 'p*ssy' analyst is 'disliked by most people in golf world'
7 months, 1 week ago

LIV Golf star unleashes astonishing attack on 'talentless fool' Brandel Chamblee over his shock PGA Tour-PIF U-turn... and claims 'p*ssy' analyst is 'disliked by most people in golf world'

Daily Mail  

LIV Golf's Anthony Kim has launched a blistering attack on top golf analyst Brandel Chamblee, calling him a 'p*ssy' and a 'talentless fool' after his LIV Golf U-turn. Anthony Kim has launched a social media attack at former golf pro Brandel Chamblee Chamblee this week U-turned on his LIV opinion and says the PGA Tour should make a deal Kim …

Rory McIlroy responds to shock reports of ‘$850m LIV Golf’ offer
8 months, 1 week ago

Rory McIlroy responds to shock reports of ‘$850m LIV Golf’ offer

The Independent  

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PGA Tour’s Monahan describes ‘constructive’ meeting with Saudi leader of LIV Golf
9 months ago

PGA Tour’s Monahan describes ‘constructive’ meeting with Saudi leader of LIV Golf

Associated Press  

PALM HARBOR, Fla. — The PGA Tour took a first step in sparking negotiations with Saudi Arabia’s national wealth fund with a meeting in the Bahamas that Commissioner Jay Monahan described as “constructive” without offering many more details. In a memo late Monday night to players, Monahan said the player directors on the PGA Tour Enterprises board met with Yasir …

Rory McIlroy explains why he’ll never join LIV Golf
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Rory McIlroy explains why he’ll never join LIV Golf

The Independent  

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LIV players returning to PGA Tour should not be punished, says McIlroy
10 months, 3 weeks ago

LIV players returning to PGA Tour should not be punished, says McIlroy

The Hindu  

Rory McIlroy concedes he has “changed his tune” on the issue of LIV golfers returning to play on the PGA Tour, with the four-time major champion now saying they should be able to come back without being punished. Tyrrell Hatton joins Saudi-funded LIV Golf and becomes a part of Jon Rahm’s new team However, with negotiations on a merger between …

Rory McIlroy says the PGA Tour is cheapened without LIV Golf players. He doesn’t want them punished
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Rory McIlroy says the PGA Tour is cheapened without LIV Golf players. He doesn’t want them punished

Associated Press  

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Rory McIlroy wants golf put back together again as quickly as possible, saying Tuesday that even winning one of the PGA Tour’s signature events would feel cheapened because it didn’t have all the best players in the world. “I think it’s hard to punish people,” McIlroy said at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. McIlroy, who previously …

McIlroy eases criticism of LIV Golf, says Rahm defection was a smart business move
11 months, 2 weeks ago

McIlroy eases criticism of LIV Golf, says Rahm defection was a smart business move

The Hindu  

Rory McIlroy has gone from being the harshest critic of LIV Golf to extending an olive branch. He said on a British soccer podcast that he was too judgmental about players defecting and has accepted that LIV is “part of our sport now.” He referred to Jon Rahm’s decision to join LIV Golf last month as a “smart business move.” …

McIlroy eases off criticism of LIV Golf. He says Rahm defection was a smart business move
11 months, 2 weeks ago

McIlroy eases off criticism of LIV Golf. He says Rahm defection was a smart business move

Associated Press  

KAPALUA, Hawaii — Rory McIlroy has gone from being the harshest critic of LIV Golf to extending an olive branch. He said on a British soccer podcast Wednesday he was too judgmental about players defecting and has accepted that LIV is “part of our sport now.” He referred to Jon Rahm’s decision to join LIV Golf last month as a …

Rahm is suspended by the PGA Tour. The formality is a boon for Mackenzie Hughes and Carl Yuan
1 year ago

Rahm is suspended by the PGA Tour. The formality is a boon for Mackenzie Hughes and Carl Yuan

Associated Press  

The PGA Tour has notified Jon Rahm he has been suspended for signing with Saudi-funded LIV Golf, a formality that is more about the benefits to the players Rahm leaves behind. PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan in a memo to players Monday afternoon said Rahm’s suspension “due to his association with a series of unauthorized tournaments” removes his name from …

‘Patrick Cantlay-led power coup’ blamed for Jon Rahm’s £450m LIV move
1 year ago

‘Patrick Cantlay-led power coup’ blamed for Jon Rahm’s £450m LIV move

The Telegraph  

McGinley expressed the hope that a deal with PIF can still be reached and he is backed in this wish by countryman Rory McIlroy. “The majority of people like the PGA Tour, but if LIV were to take a few players each and every year it’s really going to be divided – and that’s no good for anyone. In August, …

‘It can’t happen again’: Tiger Woods responds to PGA Tour and LIV agreement without consulting players
1 year ago

‘It can’t happen again’: Tiger Woods responds to PGA Tour and LIV agreement without consulting players

The Independent  

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Rory McIlroy explains why he left PGA Tour’s policy board
1 year, 1 month ago

Rory McIlroy explains why he left PGA Tour’s policy board

The Independent  

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Tiger Woods joins PGA Tour policy board as sixth player director
1 year, 4 months ago

Tiger Woods joins PGA Tour policy board as sixth player director

New York Times  

In a sweeping change amid the power struggle atop the PGA Tour, the players now hold more weight than ever, albeit after their tour’s future was reshaped without their consent. Responding to significant player unrest over secret negotiations to unite the tour with the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund in a new joint commercial business, the tour announced Tuesday that …

PGA Tour, LIV backers drop no-poaching clause from deal
1 year, 5 months ago

PGA Tour, LIV backers drop no-poaching clause from deal

The Hindu  

The PGA Tour and the Saudi Public Investment Fund have dropped a provision from their framework agreement that barred LIV Golf and the Tour from recruiting each other’s players, the PGA Tour confirmed Thursday. “Based on discussions with staff at the Department of Justice, we chose to remove specific language from the Framework Agreement,” the PGA Tour said in a …

Rory McIlroy hates LIV so much that he’d ‘retire’ if it was last place to golf on Earth
1 year, 5 months ago

Rory McIlroy hates LIV so much that he’d ‘retire’ if it was last place to golf on Earth

LA Times  

Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy tees off Thursday on the 10th hole during the first round of the Scottish Open at the Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland. Rory McIlroy has long been one of the most vocal critics of LIV Golf, the Saudi Arabia-backed tour that launched in 2021 to challenge the PGA Tour’s supremacy in professional golf. “LIV is …

PGA Tour officials: No choice but to join LIV
1 year, 5 months ago

PGA Tour officials: No choice but to join LIV

The Hindu  

PGA Tour officials painted a bleak outlook during a contentious Senate hearing Tuesday, sharing they felt no other choice was left but to merge with Saudi-backed LIV Golf in order for the tour to survive. “The PGA Tour is not that big in terms of players,” PGA Tour board member Jimmy Dunne said during sworn testimony Tuesday before the U.S. …

PGA Tour-LIV Golf Tie-Up Under US Senate Panel Scanner Over Saudi Involvement
1 year, 5 months ago

PGA Tour-LIV Golf Tie-Up Under US Senate Panel Scanner Over Saudi Involvement

News 18  

Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund has agreed to invest more than $1 billion in a new commercial entity controlled by the PGA Tour, and Greg Norman will be ousted as the CEO of LIV Golf if the business deal between the Saudis and the tour is finalized, a tour executive told Congress on Tuesday. Asked by Blumenthal how much money …

PGA Tour executives testify before Senate on deal with Saudi Arabia’s PIF
1 year, 5 months ago

PGA Tour executives testify before Senate on deal with Saudi Arabia’s PIF

New York Times  

PGA Tour chief operating officer Ron Price and board member Jimmy Dunne testified before the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations on Tuesday regarding its planned agreement with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. Dunne said in response to the criticism: “If any person had the remotest connection to an attack on our country or the murder of my friends, I …

PGA officials, but not LIV, to testify before US lawmakers
1 year, 5 months ago

PGA officials, but not LIV, to testify before US lawmakers

The Hindu  

US PGA Tour officials Jimmy Dunne and Ron Price will speak before a US Senate hearing into the PGA merger deal with Saudi backers of LIV Golf, lawmakers said on Monday. Testimony had been sought from LIV chief executive Greg Norman and Saudi Public Investment Fund governor Yasir al-Rumayyan but neither will appear at the July 11 hearing. Price, the …

Players returning from LIV Golf is part of Saudis’ agreement with PGA Tour
1 year, 5 months ago

Players returning from LIV Golf is part of Saudis’ agreement with PGA Tour

Associated Press  

The PGA Tour and European tour have agreed to work with Saudi backers of LIV Golf to decide how defectors to the rival league can return and what kind of punishment they should face, according to a framework agreement obtained by The Associated Press. The agreement also said the for-profit company to be formed by the PGA Tour and the …

PGA Tour, PIF agreement: LIV Golf’s future will be determined by tour leadership
1 year, 5 months ago

PGA Tour, PIF agreement: LIV Golf’s future will be determined by tour leadership

New York Times  

The framework agreement for the controversial new commercial company uniting the PGA Tour and the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund, along with the DP World Tour, has been obtained by The Athletic, offering for the first time clarity and new insight into the deal. The deal — signed on May 30 by PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan, PIF Governor Yasir …

PGA Tour will appear before a Senate panel investigating its deal with Saudi backers of LIV
1 year, 6 months ago

PGA Tour will appear before a Senate panel investigating its deal with Saudi backers of LIV

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The PGA Tour said Wednesday that it would appear next month before a Senate subcommittee whose leader asked executives from the tour, Saudi golf interests and LIV Golf to testify as Congress investigates the business deal that upended the sport. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., announced that the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations would hold a hearing on July …

PGA Tour, LIV Golf, PIF file motion to dismiss lawsuits
1 year, 6 months ago

PGA Tour, LIV Golf, PIF file motion to dismiss lawsuits

The Hindu  

The PGA Tour, the LIV Golf League and the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia officially agreed to end all pending antitrust litigation among the parties on Friday night. The news came amid the second round of the U.S. Open, and 10 days after PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan appeared with PIF governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan for a CNBC interview explaining …

Saudi-backed LIV Golf, PGA Tour file joint motion to dismiss lawsuits
1 year, 6 months ago

Saudi-backed LIV Golf, PGA Tour file joint motion to dismiss lawsuits

Associated Press  

Saudi-backed LIV Golf and the PGA Tour filed a motion late Friday to dismiss their antitrust lawsuit and countersuits, ending more than 10 months and enormous legal fees in a bitter dispute that turned into a business agreement. The PGA Tour sent a notice to players, which was obtained by The Associated Press, that said, “Pursuant to the Framework Agreement …

Justice Department looking into PGA Tour deal with LIV’s Saudi backers
1 year, 6 months ago

Justice Department looking into PGA Tour deal with LIV’s Saudi backers

The Hindu  

The Justice Department has begun to examine an agreement between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabian backers of LIV Golf to determine whether it violates federal antitrust statutes, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. In a letter to various lawmakers sent last week, Monahan said he would be CEO of the new commercial entity, which he …

Justice Department looking into PGA Tour deal with LIV’s Saudi backers, AP source says
1 year, 6 months ago

Justice Department looking into PGA Tour deal with LIV’s Saudi backers, AP source says

Associated Press  

The Justice Department has begun to examine an agreement between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabian backers of LIV Golf to determine whether it violates federal antitrust statutes, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. In a letter to various lawmakers sent last week, Monahan said he would be CEO of the new commercial entity, which he …

Controversial PGA Tour Deal With Saudis Faces Scrutiny In Washington
1 year, 6 months ago

Controversial PGA Tour Deal With Saudis Faces Scrutiny In Washington

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING PGA Tour’s controversial merger plans with Saudi-backed LIV Golf is facing scrutiny in Washington, D.C., where lawmakers are questioning the morality and safety of such an acquisition, and a federal agency is reportedly planning an investigation. The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that the Justice Department has notified the PGA Tour, the organizer of many professional golf …

Another LIV lawsuit claims logo infringement for Mickelson team
1 year, 6 months ago

Another LIV lawsuit claims logo infringement for Mickelson team

The Hindu  

Two days after the PGA Tour and the Saudi Arabia sovereign wealth fund agreed to a partnership that ends all litigation, another lawsuit has been filed against LIV Golf and Phil Mickelson over a logo. Cool Brands Supply, an Argentine lifestyle and skateboard company, filed a trademark infringement lawsuit last Thursday that claims Mickelson’s “HyFlyers” logo used in LIV Golf …

Hypocrisy isn’t new in sports, it’s just more obvious in PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger
1 year, 6 months ago

Hypocrisy isn’t new in sports, it’s just more obvious in PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger

Associated Press  

Major League Baseball was once so concerned about gambling it banned Hall of Famers Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays just for working as casino greeters. “There is no higher priority than player safety,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said — before the league added a 17th game to the schedule and ramped up the Thursday night schedule that forces players back …

Rory McIlroy Says He Feels Like 'Sacrificial Lamb' Amid PGA Tour Merger With LIV
1 year, 6 months ago

Rory McIlroy Says He Feels Like 'Sacrificial Lamb' Amid PGA Tour Merger With LIV

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Rory McIlroy, the strongest voice against Saudi-funded LIV Golf that caused so much disruption in golf, said Wednesday he now feels like a “sacrificial lamb” with the stunning reversal of the PGA Tour becoming partners with Saudi Arabia’s enormous wealth fund. There’s no denying that,” he said, “But for me as an individual, yeah, there’s just going …

Rory McIlroy a strong anti-Saudi voice that now feels like 'sacrificial lamb' amid LIV Golf merger
1 year, 6 months ago

Rory McIlroy a strong anti-Saudi voice that now feels like 'sacrificial lamb' amid LIV Golf merger

The Independent  

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LIV Golf, PGA Tour deal 'good for professional golf', says Rory McIlroy
1 year, 6 months ago

LIV Golf, PGA Tour deal 'good for professional golf', says Rory McIlroy

Firstpost  

Rory McIlroy on Wednesday welcomed the PGA Tour’s shock merger with the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf but said rebel players who joined the upstart circuit should not be granted an automatic return to the sport. Northern Ireland star McIlroy, one of the staunchest critics of LIV Golf since the rebel circuit launched, said he believes the deal announced on Tuesday …

Blindsided PGA Tour players want answers over merger with LIV Golf
1 year, 6 months ago

Blindsided PGA Tour players want answers over merger with LIV Golf

The Hindu  

PGA Tour players were blindsided by news of a merger with the rebel Saudi-backed LIV Golf on Tuesday that left them, fans and politicians demanding answers. “They’re going to continue to grow, and we’re in a control position on their behalf as we move forward in this structure.” Rickie Fowler, Will Zalatoris and Hideki Matsuyama were all reported to have …

PGA chief Jay Monahan accepts 'hypocrite' claims after LIV merger
1 year, 6 months ago

PGA chief Jay Monahan accepts 'hypocrite' claims after LIV merger

Firstpost  

PGA Tour chief Jay Monahan said he understood being branded a “hypocrite” after brokering the stunning merger with LIV Golf. The PGA Tour chief – who has railed against LIV since its inception while simultaneously lobbying star tour players to resist huge paydays to join the circuit – attended a tense meeting with players at the Canadian Open in Toronto …

PGA Tour, LIV Golf merge to end golf’s ‘civil war’
1 year, 6 months ago

PGA Tour, LIV Golf merge to end golf’s ‘civil war’

The Hindu  

The PGA Tour announced a shock merger with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit on Tuesday, rocking the golfing world with a bombshell deal aimed at ending the sport’s bitter two-year civil war. In a stunning agreement that took the sport completely by surprise, the US-based PGA Tour and Europe’s DP World Tour said they had signed an agreement with LIV’s …

What does the shock PGA Tour-LIV merger mean for golf?
1 year, 6 months ago

What does the shock PGA Tour-LIV merger mean for golf?

Al Jazeera  

What does the deal with Saudi Arabia involve, what has the reaction been, and what uncertainties remain around the controversial deal? In a stunning statement that took golf by surprise on Tuesday, the US-based PGA Tour and Europe’s DP World Tour said they would end a two-year litigation with LIV’s Saudi backers and form “a new collectively owned, for-profit entity”. …

PGA Tour and European tour agree to merge with Saudis and end LIV Golf feud
1 year, 6 months ago

PGA Tour and European tour agree to merge with Saudis and end LIV Golf feud

Associated Press  

The PGA Tour abruptly dropped its expensive fight with Saudi Arabia’s LIV Golf venture on Tuesday and instead announced a stunning merger that creates a global operation featuring the world’s top players backed by the Saudis’ massive wealth. As part of the deal merging the PGA Tour and European tour with Saudi Arabia’s golf interests, the sides immediately are dropping …

PGA Tour commissioner has ‘heated’ meeting with players after LIV Golf merger
1 year, 6 months ago

PGA Tour commissioner has ‘heated’ meeting with players after LIV Golf merger

Associated Press  

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan spent more than an hour explaining to players Tuesday afternoon why he changed his mind about taking Saudi funds in a surprise collaboration, saying it ultimately was for their benefit. “Nothing like finding out through Twitter that we’re merging with a tour that we said we’d never do that with,” Mackenzie Hughes tweeted. As I’m …

PGA Tour and Europe join forces with Saudi’s LIV Golf. Here’s what you need to know
1 year, 6 months ago

PGA Tour and Europe join forces with Saudi’s LIV Golf. Here’s what you need to know

Associated Press  

The announcement was so shocking that not even PGA Tour players knew what was coming. The PGA Tour, European tour and Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund say they will combine their commercial businesses into a new company with hopes of unifying golf. That starts with whether top stars like Phil Mickelson and Brooks Koepka — suspended for taking massive Saudi …

LIV Golf-PGA Tour merger reignites not-so-clean debate over sportswashing
1 year, 6 months ago

LIV Golf-PGA Tour merger reignites not-so-clean debate over sportswashing

Associated Press  

There have been other recent headlines out of Saudi Arabia that had nothing to do with golf. The announcement Tuesday that LIV Golf, a Saudi-backed organization implicated by its critics for the sin of sportswashing, had made a deal with the PGA Tour certainly outstripped news that the same backers are trying to lure top soccer players to Saudi Arabia’s …

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