Mint Explainer: How Saudi Arabia wrangled a seat at golf’s high table
1 year, 8 months ago

Mint Explainer: How Saudi Arabia wrangled a seat at golf’s high table

Live Mint  

In early June, PGA Tour officials and LIV Golf’s owner, Saudi Arabia’s $650-billion Public Investment Fund, announced a three-way merger that included the European Tour, bringing an end to a ferocious battle for control over golf. Last year, LIV Golf’s first season got underway thanks in part to former US President Donald Trump, who welcomed the breakaway league onto courses that his family owns. Why did Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund launch LIV Golf? The fresh approach Now that they have merged, it remains to be seen how LIV’s philosophy could shape the PGA Tour and golf itself.

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Monahan says PGA Tour won’t compromise essence of its sport just to get a deal done with Saudis
1 week, 5 days ago

Monahan says PGA Tour won’t compromise essence of its sport just to get a deal done with Saudis

Associated Press  

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan wants to get a deal done with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf provided it doesn’t compromise what he considers the essence of the tour. Monahan said Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s involvement makes the prospect of reunification “very real.” Missing were details on how to get there, only a …

McIlroy says PGA Tour deal with Saudis isn’t close and an agreement might not be necessary
2 weeks, 4 days ago

McIlroy says PGA Tour deal with Saudis isn’t close and an agreement might not be necessary

Associated Press  

ORLANDO, Fla. — Rory McIlroy believes the PGA Tour completing a deal with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf would be the ideal scenario because it would bring back together all the best players in the world. “So if one party is willing and ready and the other isn’t, it sort of makes it tough.” McIlroy has not been at …

Tiger Woods says PGA Tour-LIV Golf negotiations in a ‘very positive place’
1 month, 1 week ago

Tiger Woods says PGA Tour-LIV Golf negotiations in a ‘very positive place’

The Hindu  

Tiger Woods said on Sunday that talks toward a deal that would resolve the fissure in golf between the U.S.-based PGA Tour and Saudi-backed rival LIV Golf are moving in the right direction. Woods added that PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan and Player Director Adam Scott had a productive meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump this month, where they asked …

Trump and Jay Monahan meet at White House as PGA Tour deal with Saudis gets closer
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump and Jay Monahan meet at White House as PGA Tour deal with Saudis gets closer

Associated Press  

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan said he met with President Donald Trump at the White House this week as the tour moves closer to finalizing a long-sought investment deal with the Saudi Arabian backers of rival LIV Golf. Monahan said Thursday in a statement he and Adam Scott, one of the player directors on the PGA Tour board, met with …

Trump involvement helps PGA Tour get closer to LIV Golf deal: Commissioner
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump involvement helps PGA Tour get closer to LIV Golf deal: Commissioner

Al Jazeera  

PGA commissioner wants the US president to negotiate a deal with the breakaway LIV Golf in hopes of ending the sport’s partition at a professional level. The PGA Tour has asked President Donald Trump to help broker a deal with the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia that could lead to a long-awaited alliance between the parties. In a statement …

PGA Tour holds its annual party in Phoenix. LIV Golf begins in Saudi Arabia
1 month, 2 weeks ago

PGA Tour holds its annual party in Phoenix. LIV Golf begins in Saudi Arabia

Associated Press  

PGA Tour WM PHOENIX OPEN Site: Scottsdale, Arizona. He is being replaced this week by Ollie Schniederjans, who won on the Asian Tour last week.. Jon Rahm and his Legion XIII team did not re-sign Eugenio Chacarra, instead picking up Tom McKibbin of Northern Ireland, who turned down a PGA Tour card.. LIV did not have any highly ranked players …

LIV Golf finally gets network TV partner in deal with Fox Sports
2 months, 1 week ago

LIV Golf finally gets network TV partner in deal with Fox Sports

Associated Press  

LIV Golf finally has a network TV partner as the Saudi-funded league enters its fourth season, announcing a multi-year deal with Fox Sports to broadcast all three rounds across its channels and streaming app. “LIV Golf is getting bigger and bolder, and this relationship signals the next phase of growth as our league joins the company of the nation’s premier …

Rory McIlroy says LIV Golf and PGA Tour match is giving back to fans of a divided sport
3 months, 1 week 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 …

The PGA Tour and LIV’s Saudi backers have a deal—but there’s one holdup
3 months, 1 week ago

The PGA Tour and LIV’s Saudi backers have a deal—but there’s one holdup

Live Mint  

When the PGA Tour announced a stunning alliance with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf that it had spent months battling on and off the course, the plan was for the two sides to have a final agreement by the end of the year. Quietly, though, the two sides have made significant progress and have actually reached an agreement for …

Report: PGA Tour-LIV merger rumors premature
Trending News
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Report: PGA Tour-LIV merger rumors premature

Daily Mail  

In an unsurprising turn of events, the British tabloid report of a finalized merger between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf may have been premature. The shock merger between the PGA Tour and LIV was announced in early June 2023, with a self-imposed Dec. 31, 2023, deadline to finalize the "framework agreement." That deadline came and went, and PGA Tour …

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

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

The Independent  

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DeChambeau, Scheffler part of PGA Tour- LIV Golf match
6 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
6 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
6 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 …

PGA Tour commissioner says sides are making progress on deal with Saudi backers of LIV Golf
9 months ago

PGA Tour commissioner says sides are making progress on deal with Saudi backers of LIV Golf

Associated Press  

CROMWELL, Conn. — PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan said Wednesday the difficulty in finalizing a deal with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf isn’t a reason for concern. “We have the right people around the table for us,” Monahan said, “and they do as well.” It’s been more than a year since the PGA Tour and the Public Investment Fund …

Tour and Saudis agree on some items with work still to go to finalize any deal
9 months ago

Tour and Saudis agree on some items with work still to go to finalize any deal

Associated Press  

The PGA Tour and the Saudi backers of LIV Golf reached consensus on several items during its meeting its recent meeting in New York. Monahan sent players a memo after the PGA Tour policy board and the commercial PGA Tour Enterprises board held a joint meeting during the Travelers Championship in Connecticut. The meeting with Yasir Al-Rumayyan, governor of the …

PGA Tour insists it is making progress in talks with LIV Golf's Saudi backers PIF but does not open up on New York meeting with Tiger Woods and co
9 months, 2 weeks ago

PGA Tour insists it is making progress in talks with LIV Golf's Saudi backers PIF but does not open up on New York meeting with Tiger Woods and co

Daily Mail  

The PGA Tour has claimed it has made progress amid negotiations with LIV Golf's Saudi backers in recent months. PGA Tour Enterprises' entire Transaction Subcommittee, a group that includes 15-times major champion Tiger Woods, was present at the latest meeting with Public Investment Fund Governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan. The PGA Tour has claimed it has made progress amid negotiations with LIV …

PGA Tour reports ‘progress’ without details in meeting with Saudi wealth fund leaders
9 months, 2 weeks ago

PGA Tour reports ‘progress’ without details in meeting with Saudi wealth fund leaders

Associated Press  

The PGA Tour reported progress without details from a face-to-face meeting between its negotiating committee and the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia as it tries to work toward a deal. The meeting in New York on Friday evening involved the “transaction committee” of PGA Tour Enterprises and Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the governor of the Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund that …

PGA Tour reports 'progress' without details in meeting with Saudi wealth fund leaders
9 months, 2 weeks ago

PGA Tour reports 'progress' without details in meeting with Saudi wealth fund leaders

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
9 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 …

At LIV now, Rahm says ‘I’m still a PGA Tour member’ and he wants that tour to succeed, too
10 months, 1 week ago

At LIV now, Rahm says ‘I’m still a PGA Tour member’ and he wants that tour to succeed, too

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Jon Rahm’s move to LIV Golf last year has been portrayed as a turning point in the “us vs. them” narrative that has overrun this sport over the past 24 months. “You guys keep saying ‘the other side,’” Rahm said Tuesday as he prepared for the PGA Championship at Valhalla. I still want to support the PGA …

The Masters can’t escape the LIV civil war tearing golf apart
11 months, 2 weeks ago

The Masters can’t escape the LIV civil war tearing golf apart

The Independent  

There has always been a sense that the Masters is a fairytale or fantasy for golfers and perhaps next week’s first major championship of 2024 most resembles The Wizard of Oz. Off the course, the PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan co-opted the concerns of 9/11 protestors against LIV Golf, then it was revealed he’d okayed secret talks with PIF shortly …

Jon Rahm explains why LIV Golf switch will not harm his Masters defence
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Jon Rahm explains why LIV Golf switch will not harm his Masters defence

The Independent  

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The Masters 2024: Will LIV Golf or the PGA Tour take home the first major?
1 year ago

The Masters 2024: Will LIV Golf or the PGA Tour take home the first major?

The Independent  

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PGA Tour’s Monahan describes ‘constructive’ meeting with Saudi leader of LIV Golf
1 year 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 outlines ideal solution to PGA Tour and LIV feud
1 year ago

Rory McIlroy outlines ideal solution to PGA Tour and LIV feud

The Independent  

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PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan provides update on Saudi PIF negotiations
1 year ago

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan provides update on Saudi PIF negotiations

The Independent  

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Anthony Kim comes out of retirement to join LIV Golf in another blow to PGA Tour
1 year ago

Anthony Kim comes out of retirement to join LIV Golf in another blow to PGA Tour

The Independent  

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LIV players returning to PGA Tour should not be punished, says McIlroy
1 year, 1 month 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
1 year, 1 month 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 …

PGA Tour starts a new year that feels like the old one. There’s more to golf than just the golf
1 year, 2 months ago

PGA Tour starts a new year that feels like the old one. There’s more to golf than just the golf

Associated Press  

KAPALUA, Hawaii — One upside for the PGA Tour extending the Dec. 31 deadline to finalize a deal with Saudi Arabia is the new season starting Thursday at Kapalua can avoid a big distraction. The new year feels a lot like the old one — questions about a fractured landscape, more money than ever that still doesn’t seems to be …

PGA Tour starts a new year that feels like the old one. There's more to golf than just the golf
1 year, 2 months ago

PGA Tour starts a new year that feels like the old one. There's more to golf than just the golf

The Independent  

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McIlroy has become a LIV-Golfers sympathiser, and this conversion gives away everything
1 year, 2 months ago

McIlroy has become a LIV-Golfers sympathiser, and this conversion gives away everything

Hindustan Times  

It's extraordinary how LIV Golf has changed perceptions in such a short time. The latest convert is four-time major champion Rory McIlroy; not exactly the latest but for the first time since the inception of LIV Golf he has shown that he has well and truly softened towards the Saudi league. Even after the merger of the PGA Tour, DP …

PGA Tour seeks extension on commercial deal with Saudis, private investors
1 year, 2 months ago

PGA Tour seeks extension on commercial deal with Saudis, private investors

Associated Press  

The PGA Tour believes it has made enough progress with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf to extend their negotiations into next year for a new commercial deal that would include a U.S. investment group and the European tour. The PGA Tour board unanimously agreed three weeks ago to negotiate exclusively with Strategic Sports Group, a consortium of American-based professional …

Viktor Hovland says Arrogant PGA Tour chiefs doing a bad job
1 year, 3 months ago

Viktor Hovland says Arrogant PGA Tour chiefs doing a bad job

The Hindu  

Viktor Hovland has fired a warning to the PGA Tour saying the organisation is doing a bad job, but the Norwegian says he will not be defecting to the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf World number four Hovland joined a chorus of discontent about the power struggle at the top of the men’s game between LIV Golf and the PGA and …

Jon Rahm jumps ship to LIV Golf in a stunning blow to the PGA Tour
1 year, 3 months ago

Jon Rahm jumps ship to LIV Golf in a stunning blow to the PGA Tour

Al Jazeera  

Big money move by the 29-year-old Masters champion to Saudi-backed LIV Golf sends another shockwave through the sport. Masters champion Jon Rahm has bolted for Saudi-funded LIV Golf for what is believed to be more money than the PGA Tour’s entire prize fund, a stunning blow that deepens the divide in golf as the two sides were negotiating a commercial …

Jon Rahm bolts for LIV Golf in a stunning blow to the PGA Tour
1 year, 3 months ago

Jon Rahm bolts for LIV Golf in a stunning blow to the PGA Tour

The Independent  

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Jon Rahm bolts for LIV Golf in a stunning blow to the PGA Tour
1 year, 3 months ago

Jon Rahm bolts for LIV Golf in a stunning blow to the PGA Tour

Associated Press  

Masters champion Jon Rahm bolted for Saudi-funded LIV Golf on Thursday for what’s believed to be more money than the PGA Tour’s entire prize fund, a stunning blow that deepens the divide in golf as the two sides were negotiating a commercial deal. “LIV Golf is here to stay,” Lawrence Burian, the COO of LIV Golf, said in a news …

Jon Rahm jumps ship from the PGA Tour to LIV Golf in eye-watering deal worth upwards of $500MILLION... with the Saudi rebel tour confirming his move in social media gaffe on Thursday night
1 year, 3 months ago

Jon Rahm jumps ship from the PGA Tour to LIV Golf in eye-watering deal worth upwards of $500MILLION... with the Saudi rebel tour confirming his move in social media gaffe on Thursday night

Daily Mail  

His move comes less than a month before the December 31 merger deadline Jon Rahm has finalized terms on a move to the LIV circuit that will net the Masters champion north of £400million and ranks as the most crippling blow yet to the PGA Tour. Masters champion Jon Rahm has officially jumped ship from the PGA Tour to LIV …

Masters champion Jon Rahm joining LIV Golf in a stunning blow to the PGA Tour
1 year, 3 months ago

Masters champion Jon Rahm joining LIV Golf in a stunning blow to the PGA Tour

LA Times  

Jon Rahm, left, and LIV Golf Commissioner and CEO Greg Norman pose for a photo in New York on Thursday. Masters champion Jon Rahm bolted for Saudi-funded LIV Golf on Wednesday for what’s believed to be more money than the PGA Tour’s entire prize fund, a stunning blow that deepens the divide in golf as the two sides were negotiating …

Tiger Woods confident PGA Tour-Saudi Arabia deal will be completed
1 year, 3 months ago

Tiger Woods confident PGA Tour-Saudi Arabia deal will be completed

Firstpost  

Tiger Woods is among six players on the PGA Tour Policy Board that must approve the framework deal by 31 December or risk a return to golf’s civil war Tiger Woods is confident the US PGA Tour merger agreement with Saudi backers of the LIV Golf League will be completed, vowing Tuesday to make the best deal for players. There’s …

Column: Getting to the majors is tough for LIV Golf players. Making the Olympics is even harder
1 year, 4 months ago

Column: Getting to the majors is tough for LIV Golf players. Making the Olympics is even harder

Associated Press  

Eighteen players from LIV Golf competed in the Masters, a number that already has been cut in half for next year. When the Official World Golf Ranking committee rejected LIV’s application, it made it tough for the league’s players to get into the majors. With just under five months to go, eight players from LIV are currently among the top …

LIV Golf bid for ranking points rejected by official body
1 year, 5 months ago

LIV Golf bid for ranking points rejected by official body

Firstpost  

World Gold Ranking organisation said it had turned down LIV’s request due to the circuit’s 54-hole no-cut format and limited access for players to join the venture. LIV Golf’s bid to be recognised by the sport’s global rankings body has been rejected, the Official World Golf Ranking organisation confirmed on Tuesday. “At the meeting, the Board Committee unanimously determined that …

LIV Golf loses bid to earn world ranking points in unanimous decision
1 year, 5 months ago

LIV Golf loses bid to earn world ranking points in unanimous decision

The Hindu  

LIV Golf’s bid to have its players earn ranking points has been unanimously rejected by the Official World Golf Ranking due to concerns about the Saudi Arabia-backed circuit’s format. OWGR Chairman Peter Dawson said in a letter sent on Tuesday to LIV Golf’s Chief Executive Greg Norman and Chief Operating Officer Gary Davidson, that “at this time” LIV Golf will …

LIV Golf loses its bid to earn ranking points over questions about a closed shop
1 year, 5 months ago

LIV Golf loses its bid to earn ranking points over questions about a closed shop

Associated Press  

LIV Golf is playing only for cash, not world ranking points, after the Official World Golf Ranking board determined it could not fairly measure the 48-man league with the other 24 tours around the world. They’re just not playing in a format where they can be ranked equitably with the other 24 tours and thousands of players trying to compete …

PGA Tour chief Jay Monahan 'certain' merger with LIV Golf will be agreed by 2023 deadline
1 year, 7 months ago

PGA Tour chief Jay Monahan 'certain' merger with LIV Golf will be agreed by 2023 deadline

Daily Mail  

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan is confident - well, even more so - that a deal will be finalized between the Tour and LIV Golf ahead of the December 31 deadline. The PIF's governor, Yasir Al-Rumayyan, would be CEO of the company and have a seat on the PGA Tour board, though Monahan said the PGA Tour had safeguards to …

Rahm sees no need for PGA Tour players to be compensated after deal with Saudis over LIV Golf
1 year, 8 months ago

Rahm sees no need for PGA Tour players to be compensated after deal with Saudis over LIV Golf

The Hindu  

Jon Rahm will take the PGA Tour money for staying loyal if they give it to him. Rahm said on Tuesday ahead of the British Open that the players who stuck with the tour don’t have to be compensated financially for not joining LIV Golf, saying they were not forced to stay. “I understand the PGA Tour wanting to do …

PGA Tour, LIV backers drop no-poaching clause from deal
1 year, 8 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 …

McIlroy says he’d retire if LIV Golf was the only place to play
1 year, 8 months ago

McIlroy says he’d retire if LIV Golf was the only place to play

Associated Press  

GULLANE, Scotland — Rory McIlroy laughed off a Saudi-backed idea that he and Tiger Woods own LIV Golf teams, saying Thursday he would retire if playing for LIV was the only option. The concept came from an April document titled, “The Best of Both Worlds,” provided to Congress ahead of a Senate subcommittee hearing Tuesday on the PGA Tour’s agreement …

Rory McIlroy says he would rather ‘retire’ than play LIV Golf events
1 year, 8 months ago

Rory McIlroy says he would rather ‘retire’ than play LIV Golf events

The Independent  

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