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BRITISH OPEN ’24: Looking back at The Opens at Royal Troon
5 months, 1 week ago

BRITISH OPEN ’24: Looking back at The Opens at Royal Troon

Associated Press  

A capsule look at the previous nine British Open championships held at Royal Troon: Year: 1923 Winner: Arthur Havers Runner-up: Walter Hagen Winning score: 295 Prize money: 75 pounds Recap: Only 222 players entered the first British Open held at Troon. ___ Year: 1950 Winner: Bobby Locke Runner-up: Robert de Vicenzo Winning score: 279 Prize money: 300 pounds Recap: Bobby …

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Mickelson tried to bet on 2012 Ryder Cup, has wagered more than $1B, former gambling partner alleges
1 year, 4 months ago

Mickelson tried to bet on 2012 Ryder Cup, has wagered more than $1B, former gambling partner alleges

New York Times  

Noted gambler Billy Walters alleged in his upcoming book “Gambler: Secrets From a Life at Risk” that Phil Mickelson asked Walters to place a $400,000 wager on the U.S. team to win the 39th Ryder Cup in 2012. Walters said he wouldn’t place the Ryder Cup bet and reminded Mickelson of what happened to Pete Rose, according to the book …

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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 …

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PGA Tour and LIV Golf agree to merge to end golf's 'civil war'
1 year, 6 months ago

PGA Tour and LIV Golf agree to merge to end golf's 'civil war'

Firstpost  

Miami: The PGA Tour and DP World Tour announced on Tuesday that they have merged their commercial operations with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf and ended all litigation, bringing to a close the sport’s bitter two-year rift. In a bombshell agreement that caught the golf world by surprise, the US-based PGA Tour said they had signed an agreement that combines its …

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PGA Tour, LIV Golf to merge: Timeline of tension, lawsuits and criticism from both sides
1 year, 6 months ago

PGA Tour, LIV Golf to merge: Timeline of tension, lawsuits and criticism from both sides

New York Times  

In a shocking turn of events, the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and LIV Golf agreed to merge under common ownership “to unify the game of golf” globally. Here’s a timeline of events spanning the start of LIV Golf to its merger with the PGA Tour: Sept. 13, 2023: Senate subcommittee issues subpoena for Saudi PIF documents U.S. That oversight …

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Top executive rebukes LIV Golf but seeks civility at PGA Championship
1 year, 7 months ago

Top executive rebukes LIV Golf but seeks civility at PGA Championship

Firstpost  

PGA of America chief executive officer Seth Waugh fanned the flames of the PGA Tour-LIV Golf civil war even as he called for civility at this week’s PGA Championship. “That’s the tone we want – nobody died, right?” Waugh, however, ripped into LIV Golf, declaring such stars as Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson diminished after leaving the tour. “It never …

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Mickelson says LIV on rise and PGA Tour trending downward
2 years, 2 months ago

Mickelson says LIV on rise and PGA Tour trending downward

Associated Press  

Back in Saudi Arabia for the first time since his disparaging remarks about the source of LIV Golf’s funding, Phil Mickelson said Thursday he was glad he was on the “winning side” and that he sees the PGA Tour trending downward. And I see LIV Golf trending upwards, I see the PGA Tour trending downwards and I love the side …

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Column: Mickelson wins part of the battle, loses the war
2 years, 3 months ago

Column: Mickelson wins part of the battle, loses the war

Associated Press  

Much like his style of golf, Phil Mickelson’s imagination is only as good as his ability to pull off the shot. And the PGA Tour for the leverage that was provided to get these changes done.” These changes are what Mickelson began preaching some 20 years ago, only then he was more passive than aggressive. Most telling from that January …

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Mickelson, others sue PGA Tour over LIV Golf suspensions
2 years, 4 months ago

Mickelson, others sue PGA Tour over LIV Golf suspensions

The Hindu  

Phil Mickelson, Bryson DeChambeau and a group of players who defected to Saudi-funded LIV Golf filed an antitrust lawsuit on Wednesday against the PGA Tour, the first step in a legal fight that could define the rules of where players can compete. Six players who have competed in LIV Golf events are among the top 125 in the FedEx Cup …

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Department of Justice reportedly looking into dispute between PGA and LIV Golf
2 years, 5 months ago

Department of Justice reportedly looking into dispute between PGA and LIV Golf

LA Times  

Greg Norman, chief executive of LIV Golf, tosses a beer to spectators into the crowd during the Portland Invitational on July 2. The U.S. Department of Justice reportedly is interested in the dispute between the PGA Tour and the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series. The Journal said players’ agents have received inquiries from the Justice Department’s antitrust division that involve PGA …

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LIV Golf live stream: How to watch Day 1
2 years, 5 months ago

LIV Golf live stream: How to watch Day 1

The Independent  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The controversial …

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PGA chief slams Saudi-funded league as series of exhibitions
2 years, 6 months ago

PGA chief slams Saudi-funded league as series of exhibitions

Associated Press  

— PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan described the Saudi-funded league that has signed up Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson and Bryson DeChambeau as a “series of exhibition matches” that spends billions of dollars on players without getting a return on its investment. “I would ask any player that has left, or any player that would ever consider leaving, ‘Have you ever …

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Report: DeChambeau, Reed to join Saudi-funded league in US
2 years, 6 months ago

Report: DeChambeau, Reed to join Saudi-funded league in US

Associated Press  

Major champions Bryson DeChambeau and Patrick Reed plan to sign up with the Saudi-funded LIV Golf Invitational series in time for the rival circuit to start playing in U.S. cities, a British newspaper reported Wednesday. The Daily Telegraph says Greg Norman and his staff that runs LIV Golf Investments plan to announce the latest two defections from the PGA Tour …

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Phil Mickelson Had $40 Million In Gambling Losses: Report
2 years, 7 months ago

Phil Mickelson Had $40 Million In Gambling Losses: Report

Huff Post  

Mickelson was a relief defendant in 2016 in the insider trading case that sent noted gambler Billy Walters to prison. In the most recent excerpt on the $40 million in gambling losses, Shipnuck wrote that government auditors investigated Mickelson’s finances over four years from 2010 to 2014. Mickelson’s annual income in 2012 — the time of the Dean Foods stock …

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Golf: Rory McIlroy Says PGA Players Want to See Phil Mickelson Return
2 years, 9 months ago

Golf: Rory McIlroy Says PGA Players Want to See Phil Mickelson Return

News 18  

Rory McIlroy said Wednesday he expects six-time major winner Phil Mickelson to bounce back from the comments on the proposed Saudi-backed Super League that cost him sponsors and a return to the US PGA Tour. Mickelson, 51, called the Saudi partners “scary” but said he was willing to overlook what he called a “horrible record on human rights.” He cited …

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Monahan: Players tempted by Saudi tour need to make up minds
2 years, 10 months ago

Monahan: Players tempted by Saudi tour need to make up minds

Associated Press  

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan says he has “zero complacency” when it comes to the threat of a Saudi-funded rival league, and he has a clear message for any player still tempted to leave. “I told the players we’re moving on and anyone on the fence needs to make a decision,” Monahan said Wednesday in a telephone interview. Norman’s proposed …

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Mickelson expresses further unhappiness with PGA Tour
2 years, 10 months ago

Mickelson expresses further unhappiness with PGA Tour

The Hindu  

Six-time major winner Phil Mickelson on Thursday provided more details of his beef with the PGA Tour, expressing unease that players do not own media rights to their own images in tournaments. A day after saying the threat of a new Saudi-based global golf circuit had already prompted the PGA Tour to distribute more money to its players, Mickelson gave …

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Report: Mickelson accuses PGA Tour of ‘obnoxious greed’
2 years, 10 months ago

Report: Mickelson accuses PGA Tour of ‘obnoxious greed’

Associated Press  

KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY, Saudi Arabia — Phil Mickelson claims the “obnoxious greed” of the PGA Tour and its ownership of media rights is why players are tempted by the prospects of rival tours, such as one backed by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, Golf Digest reported. In a news conference before the tournament, Mickelson said the competition was giving …

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